φεύγω

pheugōto fleeHow to read Greek
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Definition

φεύγω

[in LXX chiefly for נוּס, also for בָּרַח, etc. ;]

to flee from or away, take flight: absol., Matthew 8:33; 26:56, Mark 5:14; 14:50, Luke 8:34, John 10:12, Acts 7:29; before εἰς, Matthew 2:13; 10:23; 24:16 (WH, txt.), Mark 13:14, Luke 21:21, Revelation 12:6; ἐπί, with accusative loc., Matthew 24:16 (WH, mg.); ἐκ, Acts 27:30; ἀπό, with genitive loc. (cl.), Mark 16:8; id. with genitive of person(s) (as in Heb.), John 10:5, James 4:7. Metaphorical: absol., Revelation 16:20; with accusative of thing(s), 1 Corinthians 6:18, Hebrews 11:34 (see M, Fr., 116); opposite to διώκειν, 1 Timothy 6:11, 2 Timothy 2:22; before άπό, with genitive of person(s), Revelation 9:6; άπὸ τ. προσώπου, Revelation 20:11; with genitive of thing(s), Matthew 3:7 (M, Pr., l.with) Matthew 23:33, Luke 3:7, 1 Corinthians 10:14 (cf. ἀπο-, δια-, ἐκ-, κατα-φεύγω).

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as φεύγω:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

29 total
  1. Matthew 2:13φεῦγε · flee
    When 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.”
  2. Matthew 3:7φυγεῖν · to flee
    But when John saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his place of baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
  3. Matthew 8:33ἔφυγον · ran off
    Those tending the pigs ran off into the town and reported all this, including the account of the demon-possessed men.
  4. Matthew 10:23φεύγετε · flee
    When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next. Truly I tell you, you will not reach all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
  5. Matthew 23:33φύγητε · will you escape
    You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of hell?
  6. Matthew 24:16φευγέτωσαν · flee
    …then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
  7. Matthew 26:56ἔφυγον · [and] fled
    But this has all happened so that the writings of the prophets would be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples deserted Him and fled.
  8. Mark 5:14ἔφυγον · ran off
    Those tending the pigs ran off and reported this in the town and countryside, and the people went out to see what had happened.
  9. Mark 13:14φευγέτωσαν · flee
    So when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
  10. Mark 14:50ἔφυγον · [and] fled
    Then everyone deserted Him and fled.
  11. Mark 14:52ἔφυγεν · and ran away
    …but he pulled free of the linen cloth and ran away naked.
  12. Mark 16:8ἔφυγον · and ran away
    So the women left the tomb and ran away, trembling and bewildered. And in their fear they did not say a word to anyone.
  13. Luke 3:7φυγεῖν · to flee
    Then John said to the crowds coming out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
  14. Luke 8:34ἔφυγον · they ran off
    When those tending the pigs saw what had happened, they ran off and reported this in the town and countryside.
  15. Luke 21:21φευγέτωσαν · flee
    Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country stay out of the city.
  16. John 10:5φεύξονται · they will flee
    But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will flee from him because they do not recognize his voice.”
  17. John 10:12φεύγει · runs away
    The hired hand is not the shepherd, and the sheep are not his own. When he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf pounces on them and scatters the flock.
  18. Acts 7:29ἔφυγεν · fled
    At this remark, Moses fled to the land of Midian, where he lived as a foreigner and had two sons.
  19. Acts 27:30φυγεῖν · to escape
    Meanwhile, the sailors attempted to escape from the ship. Pretending to lower anchors from the bow, they let the lifeboat down into the sea.
  20. 1 Corinthians 6:18Φεύγετε · Flee from
    Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a man can commit is outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body.
  21. 1 Corinthians 10:14φεύγετε · flee
    Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry.
  22. 1 Timothy 6:11φεῦγε · flee from
    But you, O man of God, flee from these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness.
  23. 2 Timothy 2:22φεῦγε · Flee from
    Flee from youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, together with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
  24. Hebrews 11:34ἔφυγον · [and] escaped
    …quenched the raging fire, and escaped the edge of the sword; who gained strength from weakness, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight.
  25. James 4:7φεύξεται · he will flee
    Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
  26. Revelation 9:6φεύγει · will escape
    In those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will long to die, but death will escape them.
  27. Revelation 12:6ἔφυγεν · fled
    And the woman fled into the wilderness, where God had prepared a place for her to be nourished for 1,260 days.
  28. Revelation 16:20ἔφυγεν · fled
    Then every island fled, and no mountain could be found.
  29. Revelation 20:11ἔφυγεν · fled
    Then I saw a great white throne and the One seated on it. Earth and heaven fled from His presence, and no place was found for them.