What does ἀποχωρέω · μόλις mean in the Bible?
ἀποχωρέω · μόλις is a Greek phrase meaning "scarcely departs, hardly leaves".
Greek · G672, G3433
μόγις ἀποχωρεῖ
To go away · with difficulty
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ἀποχωρέωG672to go away
Pronunciationapochōréō
Departure involving withdrawal or separation, often implying deliberate distancing rather than mere movement away
Open lexicon entry →μόλιςG3433with difficulty
Pronunciationmólis
Open lexicon entry →What does μόγις ἀποχωρεῖ (mogis apochōrei) mean in the Bible?
ἀποχωρέω · μόλις is a Greek phrase meaning "scarcely departs, hardly leaves".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G672, G3433?
G672, G3433 is connected to 3 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. scarcely departs, hardly leaves
Source Gloss
scarcely departs, hardly leaves
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups3Aligned forms3TensesPresent, AoristVoicesActive
Tenses
Voices
Imperativecommand or strong request1×
Present ActiveMatt 7:231×
Indicativestates a fact or reality1×
Present ActiveLuke 9:391×
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality1×
Aorist ActiveActs 13:131×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present2aorist1
Voice
active3
Mood
participle1indicative1imperative1
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
μόγις ἀποχωρεῖ is built from these roots: