Greek · G672, G3433 · unreviewed

μόγις ἀποχωρεῖ

To go away · with difficulty

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ἀποχωρέω G672 to go away
Pronunciation apochōréō
Departure involving withdrawal or separation, often implying deliberate distancing rather than mere movement away
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μόλις G3433 with difficulty
Pronunciation mólis
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What does μόγις ἀποχωρεῖ (mogis apochōrei) mean in the Bible?

ἀποχωρέω · μόλις is a Greek word meaning "scarcely departs, hardly leaves".

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Meaning

scarcely departs, hardly leaves
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Present Aorist
Voices
Active
Imperative command or strong request
Present Active Matt 7:23
Indicative states a fact or reality
Present Active Luke 9:39
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality
Aorist Active Acts 13:13
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
ongoing 1 imperative 1 participle 1
Tense
present 2 aorist 1
Voice
active 3
Mood
participle 1 indicative 1 imperative 1

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 Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

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