What does ἀποχωρέω (apochōréō) mean in the Bible?
ἀποχωρέω (apochōréō): Departure involving withdrawal or separation, often implying deliberate distancing rather than mere movement away
Greek · G672
ἀποχωρέω
To go away
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ἀποχωρέωG672
Pronunciationapochōréō
What does ἀποχωρέω (apochōréō) mean in the Bible?
ἀποχωρέω (apochōréō): Departure involving withdrawal or separation, often implying deliberate distancing rather than mere movement away
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G672?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include depart (1), departs (1), left (1).
Where does ἀποχωρέω (apochōréō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 7:23. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (1), Luke (1), Matthew (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itdepart1×Matthew 7:23
departs1×Luke 9:39
left1×Acts 13:13
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 7:23
Aligned rows3
Books represented3
Matthew1Luke1Acts1
Source forms
ἀποχωρεῖ1xapochōreiLuke 9:39
ἀποχωρεῖτε1xapochōreiteMatthew 7:23
ἀποχωρήσας1xapochōrēsasActs 13:13
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular1xActs 13:13
Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural1xMatthew 7:23
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular1xLuke 9:39
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Departure involving withdrawal or separation, often implying deliberate distancing rather than mere movement away
Strong'sG672
Lexical occurrences3 versesGreek text appearances3 timesWord forms3 forms3 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkLuke 9:37-45Source Gloss
to go away
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 7:23Verb Second Person Plural Present Active Imperative
ἀποχωρεῖτεapocwreite
I go away, depart
Read verseLuke 9:39Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative
ἀποχωρεῖapocwrei
I go away, depart
Read verseActs 13:13Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ἀποχωρήσαςapocwrhsav
I go away, depart
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.
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
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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)
Selected Scripture Witnesses
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Biblical Witnesses
Jesus withdraws or goes away from the mountain after transfiguration
Christ commands evildoers to go away from his presence in judgment
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Word Origins
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