What does ἀποφεύγω (apopheúgō) mean in the Bible?
ἀποφεύγω (apopheúgō) is a Greek word meaning "(figuratively) to escape".
Greek · G668
ἀποφεύγω
(Figuratively) to escape
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ἀποφεύγω G668
Pronunciation apopheúgō
What does ἀποφεύγω (apopheúgō) mean in the Bible?
ἀποφεύγω (apopheúgō) is a Greek word meaning "(figuratively) to escape".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G668?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include escaping (1), now that you have escaped (1), they have escaped (1).
Where does ἀποφεύγω (apopheúgō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Peter 1:4. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Peter (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It escaping 1× 2 Peter 2:18
now that you have escaped 1× 2 Peter 1:4
they have escaped 1× 2 Peter 2:20
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2 Peter 1:4 ἀποφυγόντες to now that you have escaped Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural 2 Peter 2:18 ἀποφεύγοντας to escaping Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural 2 Peter 2:20 ἀποφυγόντες to they have escaped Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 2 Peter 1:4
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 1
2 Peter 3
Source forms
ἀποφυγόντες 2x apophygontes 2 Peter 1:4, 2 Peter 2:20
ἀποφεύγοντας 1x apopheugontas 2 Peter 2:18
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural 2x 2 Peter 1:4, 2 Peter 2:20
Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural 1x 2 Peter 2:18
Evidence Summary
Greek word. (figuratively) to escape
Source Gloss
(figuratively) to escape
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
2 Peter 1:4 Verb Second Aorist Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ἀποφυγόντες apofugontev
I flee from, escape
Read verse 2 Peter 2:18 Verb Second Aorist Active Participle Accusative Plural Masculine
ἀποφυγόντας apofugontav
I flee from, escape
Read verse 2 Peter 2:20 Verb Second Aorist Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ἀποφυγόντες apofugontev
I flee from, escape
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 2 present 1
Voice
active 3
Mood
participle 3
NT 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
ἀποφεύγω is built from these roots:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain