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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 154 times in 140 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:4 - For twelve years they had been subject to King Kedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled against him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:9 - “Stand back!” they shouted. “This fellow came to town as an outsider, and now he’s acting like our judge! We’ll treat you far worse than those other men!” And they lunged toward Lot to break down the door.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:36 - who took them a three-days’ journey from where Jacob was. Meanwhile, Jacob stayed and cared for the rest of Laban’s flock.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:40 - “I worked for you through the scorching heat of the day and through cold and sleepless nights.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:49 - But it was also called Mizpah (which means “watchtower”), for Laban said, “May the LORD keep watch between us to make sure that we keep this covenant when we are out of each other’s sight.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:9 - Do not rebel against the LORD, and don’t be afraid of the people of the land. They are only helpless prey to us! They have no protection, but the LORD is with us! Don’t be afraid of them!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:31 - “‘You said your children would be carried off as plunder. Well, I will bring them safely into the land, and they will enjoy what you have despised.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:27 - So all the people stood back from the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. Then Dathan and Abiram came out and stood at the entrances of their tents, together with their wives and children and little ones.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:16 - “These are the very ones who followed Balaam’s advice and caused the people of Israel to rebel against the LORD at Mount Peor. They are the ones who caused the plague to strike the LORD’s people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 32:9 - After they went up to the valley of Eshcol and explored the land, they discouraged the people of Israel from entering the land the LORD was giving them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:28 - Where can we go? Our brothers have demoralized us with their report. They tell us, “The people of the land are taller and more powerful than we are, and their towns are large, with walls rising high into the sky! We even saw giants there—the descendants of Anak!”’

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:4 - for they will lead your children away from me to worship other gods. Then the anger of the LORD will burn against you, and he will quickly destroy you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 13:10 - Stone the guilty ones to death because they have tried to draw you away from the LORD your God, who rescued you from the land of Egypt, the place of slavery.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 13:13 - that scoundrels among you are leading their fellow citizens astray by saying, ‘Let us go worship other gods’—gods you have not known before.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:15 - “But Israel[fn] soon became fat and unruly;
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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:16 - Then all the men in the town were called out to chase after them. In this way, they were lured away from the town.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:18 - And yet today you are turning away from following the LORD. If you rebel against the LORD today, he will be angry with all of us tomorrow.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:17 - Finally, Samson shared his secret with her. “My hair has never been cut,” he confessed, “for I was dedicated to God as a Nazirite from birth. If my head were shaved, my strength would leave me, and I would become as weak as anyone else.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:19 - Delilah lulled Samson to sleep with his head in her lap, and then she called in a man to shave off the seven locks of his hair. In this way she began to bring him down,[fn] and his strength left him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:20 - Then she cried out, “Samson! The Philistines have come to capture you!”
When he woke up, he thought, “I will do as before and shake myself free.” But he didn’t realize the LORD had left him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:9 - If they say to us, ‘Stay where you are or we’ll kill you,’ then we will stop and not go up to them.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:14 - Now the Spirit of the LORD had left Saul, and the LORD sent a tormenting spirit[fn] that filled him with depression and fear.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:23 - And whenever the tormenting spirit from God troubled Saul, David would play the harp. Then Saul would feel better, and the tormenting spirit would go away.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:13 - Finally, Saul sent him away and appointed him commander over 1,000 men, and David faithfully led his troops into battle.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 19:10 - Saul hurled his spear at David. But David dodged out of the way, and leaving the spear stuck in the wall, he fled and escaped into the night.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 28:15 - “Why have you disturbed me by calling me back?” Samuel asked Saul.
“Because I am in deep trouble,” Saul replied. “The Philistines are at war with me, and God has left me and won’t reply by prophets or dreams. So I have called for you to tell me what to do.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 28:16 - But Samuel replied, “Why ask me, since the LORD has left you and has become your enemy?

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:22 - Again Abner shouted to him, “Get away from here! I don’t want to kill you. How could I ever face your brother Joab again?”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:23 - But Asahel refused to turn back, so Abner thrust the butt end of his spear through Asahel’s stomach, and the spear came out through his back. He stumbled to the ground and died there. And everyone who came by that spot stopped and stood still when they saw Asahel lying there.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:28 - So Joab blew the ram’s horn, and his men stopped chasing the troops of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 7:15 - But my favor will not be taken from him as I took it from Saul, whom I removed from your sight.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:10 - From this time on, your family will live by the sword because you have despised me by taking Uriah’s wife to be your own.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:23 - I have followed all his regulations;
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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:29 - One day as Jeroboam was leaving Jerusalem, the prophet Ahijah from Shiloh met him along the way. Ahijah was wearing a new cloak. The two of them were alone in a field,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:24 - Only this time replace the kings with field commanders!

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:18 - The rest of the events in Ahaziah’s reign are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 3:3 - Nevertheless, he continued in the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had committed and led the people of Israel to commit.

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