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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

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Strong's Number G868 matches the Greek ἀφίστημι (aphistēmi),
which occurs 15 times in 15 verses in the TR Greek.

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