Definition
ἀνα-χωρέω, -ῶ
[in LXX for בָּרַח, נוּם, etc. ;]
1. to go back.
2. to withdraw: Matthew 9:24; frequently in sense of avoiding danger (MM, VGT, see word), Matthew 2:12 (but see Thayer), Matthew 2:13-14, 22; 4:12; 12:15; 14:13; 15:21; 27:5, Mark 3:7, John 6:15, Acts 23:19; 26:31.
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ἀναχωρέω:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
14 total
- Matthew 2:12ἀνεχώρησαν · they withdrewAnd having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they withdrew to their country by another route.
- Matthew 2:13Ἀναχωρησάντων · had goneWhen the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.”
- Matthew 2:14ἀνεχώρησεν · withdrewSo he got up, took the Child and His mother by night, and withdrew to Egypt,
- Matthew 2:22ἀνεχώρησεν · he withdrewBut when he learned that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee,
- Matthew 4:12ἀνεχώρησεν · He withdrewWhen Jesus heard that John had been imprisoned, He withdrew to Galilee.
- Matthew 9:24Ἀναχωρεῖτε · Go away“Go away,” He told them. “The girl is not dead, but asleep.” And they laughed at Him.
- Matthew 12:15ἀνεχώρησεν · withdrewAware of this, Jesus withdrew from that place. Large crowds followed Him, and He healed them all,
- Matthew 14:13ἀνεχώρησεν · He withdrewWhen Jesus heard about John, He withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. But the crowds found out about it and followed Him on foot from the towns.
- Matthew 15:21ἀνεχώρησεν · withdrewLeaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.
- Matthew 27:5ἀνεχώρησεν · and leftSo Judas threw the silver into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.
- Mark 3:7ἀνεχώρησεν · withdrewSo Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea, accompanied by a large crowd from Galilee, Judea,
- John 6:15ἀνεχώρησεν · withdrewThen Jesus, realizing that they were about to come and make Him king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by Himself.
- Acts 23:19ἀναχωρήσας · drew [him]The commander took the young man by the hand, drew him aside, and asked, “What do you need to tell me?”
- Acts 26:31ἀναχωρήσαντες · On their way outOn their way out, they said to one another, “This man has done nothing worthy of death or imprisonment.”