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Greek · G868, G4102

ἀποστήσονταί τινες τῆς πίστεως

To leave · faith

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ἀφίστημιG868to leave
Pronunciationaphístēmi
Departure carrying sense of apostasy or defection, especially withdrawal from covenant allegiance to God.
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πίστιςG4102faith
Pronunciationpístis
Trust in God or Christ as the decisive principle of Christian life and salvation, not mere intellectual assent.
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What does ἀποστήσονταί τινες τῆς πίστεως (apostēsontai tines tēs pisteōs) mean in the Bible?

ἀφίστημι · πίστις is a Greek phrase meaning "some will depart from the faith".

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What does ἀφίστημι · πίστις mean in the Bible?

ἀφίστημι · πίστις is a Greek phrase meaning "some will depart from the faith".

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. some will depart from the faith

Strong'sG868, G4102
Lexical occurrences0 verses

Source Gloss

some will depart from the faith
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 14 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed4ongoing1prospective1imperative3background1subjunctive1infinitive1participle2
Tense
aorist11future1imperfect1present1
Voice
active11middle3
Mood
indicative7imperative3participle2subjunctive1infinitive1
NT Occurrences
Luke 2:37ἀφίστατοimperfect middle indicativebackgroundLuke 4:13ἀπέστηaorist active indicativecompletedLuke 8:13ἀφίστανταιpresent middle indicativeongoingLuke 13:27ἀπόστητεaorist active imperativeimperativeActs 5:37ἀπέστησεaorist active indicativecompletedActs 5:38ἀπόστητεaorist active imperativeimperativeActs 12:10ἀπέστηaorist active indicativecompletedActs 15:38ἀποστάνταaorist active participleparticipleActs 19:9ἀποστὰςaorist active participleparticipleActs 22:29ἀπέστησανaorist active indicativecompleted2 Corinthians 12:8ἀποστῇaorist active subjunctivesubjunctive1 Timothy 4:1ἀποστήσονταίfuture middle indicativeprospective2 Timothy 2:19Ἀποστήτωaorist active imperativeimperativeHebrews 3:12ἀποστῆναιaorist active infinitiveinfinitive

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)

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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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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