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Lexicon :: Strong's G868 - aphistēmi

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ἀφίστημι
Transliteration
aphistēmi (Key)
Pronunciation
af-is'-tay-mee
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
14x in 12 unique form(s) TR
15x in 13 unique form(s) LXX
154x in 37 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:512,88

Strong’s Definitions

ἀφίστημι aphístēmi, af-is'-tay-mee; from G575 and G2476; to remove, i.e. (actively) instigate to revolt; usually (reflexively) to desist, desert, etc.:—depart, draw (fall) away, refrain, withdraw self.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x

The KJV translates Strong's G868 in the following manner: depart (10x), draw away (1x), fall away (1x), refrain (1x), withdraw self (1x), depart from (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x
The KJV translates Strong's G868 in the following manner: depart (10x), draw away (1x), fall away (1x), refrain (1x), withdraw self (1x), depart from (1x).

  1. to make stand off, cause to withdraw, to remove

    1. to excite to revolt

  2. to stand off, to stand aloof

    1. to go away, to depart from anyone

    2. to desert, withdraw from one

    3. to fall away, become faithless

    4. to shun, flee from

    5. to cease to vex one

    6. to withdraw one's self from, to fall away

    7. to keep one's self from, absent one's self from

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἀφίστημι aphístēmi, af-is'-tay-mee; from G575 and G2476; to remove, i.e. (actively) instigate to revolt; usually (reflexively) to desist, desert, etc.:—depart, draw (fall) away, refrain, withdraw self.
STRONGS G868:
ἀφίστημι: 1 aorist ἀπέστησα; 2 aorist ἀπέστην; middle, present ἀφισταμαι, imperative ἀφίστασο (1 Timothy 6:5 Rec.; cf. Winer's Grammar, § 14, 1 e.); [imperfect ἀφιστάμην]; future ἀποστήσομαι;
1. transitively, in present, imperfect, future, 1 aorist active, to make stand off, cause to withdraw, to remove; tropically, to excite to revolt: Acts 5:37 (ἀπέστησε λαὸν... ὀπίσω αὐτοῦ drew away after him; τινὰ ἀπό τινος, Deuteronomy 7:4, and in Greek writings from Herodotus 1, 76 down).
2. intransitively, in perfect, pluperfect, 2 aorist active, to stand off, stand aloof, in various senses [as in Greek writings] according to the context: ἀπό with the genitive of person to go away, depart, from anyone, Luke 13:27 (from Psalm 6:9; cf. Matthew 7:23 ἀποχωρεῖτε ἀπ’ ἐμοῦ); Acts 12:10; Acts 19:9; to desert, withdraw from, one, Acts 15:38; to cease to vex one, Luke 4:13; Acts 5:38; Acts 22:29; 2 Corinthians 12:8; to fall away, become faithless, ἀπὸ θεοῦ, Hebrews 3:12; to shun, flee from, ἀπὸ τῆς ἀδικίας, 2 Timothy 2:19. Middle, to withdraw oneself from: absolutely, to fall away, Luke 8:13; [τῆς πίστεως, 1 Timothy 4:1, cf. Winers Grammar, 427, 428 (398)]; to keep oneself away from, absent oneself from, Luke 2:37 (οὐκ ἀφίστατο ἀπὸ [T Tr WH omit ἀπὸ] τοῦ ἱεροῦ, she was in the temple every day); from anyone's society or fellowship, 1 Timothy 6:5 Rec.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Deuteronomy
7:4
Psalms
6:9
Matthew
7:23
Luke
2:37; 4:13; 8:13; 13:27
Acts
5:37; 5:38; 12:10; 15:38; 19:9; 22:29
2 Corinthians
12:8
1 Timothy
4:1; 6:5; 6:5
2 Timothy
2:19
Hebrews
3:12

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G868 matches the Greek ἀφίστημι (aphistēmi),
which occurs 14 times in 14 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:37 - and then as a widow until she was eighty-four.[fn] She did not depart from the temple, worshiping with fasting and prayer night and day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:13 - And when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from him until an opportune time.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:13 - And the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear the word, receive it with joy. But these have no root; they believe for a while, and in time of testing fall away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 13:27

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:27 - But he will say, ‘I tell you, I do not know where you come from. Depart from me, all you workers of evil!’

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:37 - After him Judas the Galilean rose up in the days of the census and drew away some of the people after him. He too perished, and all who followed him were scattered.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 5:38

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:38 - So in the present case I tell you, keep away from these men and let them alone, for if this plan or this undertaking is of man, it will fail;

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:10 - When they had passed the first and the second guard, they came to the iron gate leading into the city. It opened for them of its own accord, and they went out and went along one street, and immediately the angel left him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 15:38

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:38 - But Paul thought best not to take with them one who had withdrawn from them in Pamphylia and had not gone with them to the work.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:9 - But when some became stubborn and continued in unbelief, speaking evil of the Way before the congregation, he withdrew from them and took the disciples with him, reasoning daily in the hall of Tyrannus.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 22:29

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:29 - So those who were about to examine him withdrew from him immediately, and the tribune also was afraid, for he realized that Paul was a Roman citizen and that he had bound him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 12:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 12:8 - Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 4:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 4:1 - Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 2:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 2:19 - But God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Let everyone who names the name of the Lord depart from iniquity.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 3:12

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 3:12 - Take care, brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from the living God.
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