What does ἀφίστημι · πίστις mean in the Bible?
ἀφίστημι · πίστις is a Greek phrase meaning "some will depart from the faith".
Greek · G868, G4102
ἀποστήσονταί τινες τῆς πίστεως
To leave · faith
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ἀφίστημι G868 to leave
Pronunciation aphístēmi
Departure carrying sense of apostasy or defection, especially withdrawal from covenant allegiance to God.
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πίστις G4102 faith
Pronunciation pístis
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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Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. some will depart from the faith
Strong's G868, G4102
Lexical occurrences 0 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
Tense
aorist 11 future 1 imperfect 1 present 1
Voice
active 11 middle 3
Mood
indicative 7 imperative 3 participle 2 subjunctive 1 infinitive 1
NT Occurrences
Luke 2:37 ἀφίστατο imperfect middle indicative background Luke 4:13 ἀπέστη aorist active indicative completed Luke 8:13 ἀφίστανται present middle indicative ongoing Luke 13:27 ἀπόστητε aorist active imperative imperative Acts 5:37 ἀπέστησε aorist active indicative completed Acts 5:38 ἀπόστητε aorist active imperative imperative Acts 12:10 ἀπέστη aorist active indicative completed Acts 15:38 ἀποστάντα aorist active participle participle Acts 19:9 ἀποστὰς aorist active participle participle Acts 22:29 ἀπέστησαν aorist active indicative completed 2 Corinthians 12:8 ἀποστῇ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive 1 Timothy 4:1 ἀποστήσονταί future middle indicative prospective 2 Timothy 2:19 Ἀποστήτω aorist active imperative imperative Hebrews 3:12 ἀποστῆναι aorist active infinitive infinitive
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
ἀποστήσονταί τινες τῆς πίστεως 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