What does μή · ἀπέρχομαι · μηδέ · διώκω mean in the Bible?
μή · ἀπέρχομαι · μηδέ · διώκω is a Greek phrase meaning "do not go away and do not pursue/run after".
Greek · G3361, G565, G3366, G1377
μὴ ἀπέλθητε μηδὲ διώξητε
Not · to go away · but not, not even; in a continued negation, nor · to pursue
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μήG3361not
Pronunciationmḗ
Subjective negation: denies what one thinks or believes, not absolute fact; used with non-indicative moods
Open lexicon entry →ἀπέρχομαιG565to go away
Pronunciationapérchomai
Departure with directional completion; often followed by another verb to express sequential action in narrative.
Open lexicon entry →μηδέG3366but not, not even; in a continued negation, nor
Pronunciationmēdé
Open lexicon entry →διώκωG1377to pursue
Pronunciationdiṓkō
Pursue with intensity; in NT often means persecute actively or seek eagerly after virtues.
Open lexicon entry →What does μὴ ἀπέλθητε μηδὲ διώξητε (mē apelthēte mēde diōxēte) mean in the Bible?
μή · ἀπέρχομαι · μηδέ · διώκω is a Greek phrase meaning "do not go away and do not pursue/run after".
Full entry for μὴ ἀπέλθητε μηδὲ διώξητε (G3361, G565, G3366, G1377) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3361, G565, G3366, G1377?
G3361, G565, G3366, G1377 is connected to 1,036 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. do not go away and do not pursue/run after
Source Gloss
do not go away and do not pursue/run after
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 3 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns3Aligned forms1036
Matt 1:19 · Matt 1:20 · Matt 2:12 · Matt 3:9 · Matt 3:10 · Matt 5:13 · Matt 5:17 · Matt 5:18 · Matt 5:20 · Matt 5:26 · Matt 5:29 · Matt 5:30 · Matt 5:34 · Matt 5:39 · Matt 5:42 · Matt 6:1945×
Matt 7:9 · Matt 7:10 · Matt 9:15 · Matt 11:23 · Mark 2:19 · Luke 5:34 · Luke 10:15 · Luke 17:9 · Luke 18:7 · Luke 22:35 · John 3:4 · John 4:12 · John 4:33 · John 6:67 · John 7:31 · John 7:3557×
Matt 18:10 · Matt 24:4 · Mark 13:5 · Mark 13:36 · Luke 11:35 · Luke 21:8 · Acts 5:26 · Acts 13:40 · Acts 23:10 · Acts 27:17 · Acts 27:29 · Acts 27:42 · 1 Cor 8:9 · 1 Cor 9:27 · 1 Cor 10:12 · 2 Cor 2:734×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 117 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist108present4future3perfect1pluperfect1
Voice
active110middle7
Mood
indicative66participle31infinitive12subjunctive8
NT Occurrences
Matthew 2:22ἀπελθεῖνaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveMatthew 4:24ἀπῆλθενaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 5:30ἀπέλθῃaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 8:18ἀπελθεῖνaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveMatthew 8:19ἀπέρχῃpresent middle subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 8:21ἀπελθεῖνaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveMatthew 8:32ἀπῆλθονaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 8:33ἀπελθόντεςaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 9:7ἀπῆλθενaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 10:5ἀπέλθητεaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 13:25ἀπῆλθενaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 13:28ἀπελθόντεςaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 13:46ἀπελθὼνaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 14:15ἀπελθόντεςaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 14:16ἀπελθεῖνaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveMatthew 16:21ἀπελθεῖνaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveMatthew 16:4ἀπῆλθενaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 18:30ἀπελθὼνaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 19:22ἀπῆλθενaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 20:5ἀπῆλθονaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 21:29ἀπῆλθενaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 21:30ἀπῆλθενaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 22:22ἀπῆλθανaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 22:5ἀπῆλθονaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 25:10ἀπερχομένωνpresent middle participleparticipleMatthew 25:18ἀπελθὼνaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 25:25ἀπελθὼνaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 25:46ἀπελεύσονταιfuture middle indicativeprospectiveMatthew 26:36ἀπελθὼνaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 26:42ἀπελθὼνaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 26:44ἀπελθὼνaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 27:5ἀπελθὼνaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 27:60ἀπῆλθενaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 28:10ἀπέλθωσινaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 28:8ἀπελθοῦσαιaorist active participleparticipleMark 1:20ἀπῆλθονaorist active indicativecompletedMark 1:35ἀπῆλθενaorist active indicativecompletedMark 1:42ἀπῆλθενaorist active indicativecompletedMark 3:13ἀπῆλθονaorist active indicativecompletedMark 5:17ἀπελθεῖνaorist active infinitiveinfinitive+77 more occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
μὴ ἀπέλθητε μηδὲ διώξητε is built from this root: