ἀπέρχομαι

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Definition

ἀπέρχομαι,

[in LXX chiefly for הלךְ ;]

1. to go away, depart (also, in late writers, with "perfective" force, to arrive at a destination, the thought being carried on to the goal; M, Pr., 111f., 247; MM, see word);

(a) absol.: Matthew 13:25, al.; ptcp., ἀπελθών, used pleonastically with other verbs as in Heb. (Dalman, Words, 21), Matthew 13:28, al.;

(b) with mention of place or person: εἰς, Matthew 14:15; ἐπί, Luke 24:24; πρός, Revelation 10:9; ἀπό, Luke 1:38; ἐξω, Acts 4:15; ἐκεῖ, Matthew 2:22.

2. As in LXX, before ὀπίσω, with genitive (Heb. הָלַךְ אַחֲרֵי), to go after, follow: Mark 1:20, John 12:19; metaphorically, Mark 1:42, Revelation 21:1.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

117 total
  1. Matthew 2:22ἀπελθεῖν · to go
    But 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,
  2. Matthew 4:24ἀπῆλθεν · spread
    News about Him spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering acute pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed, and He healed them.
  3. Matthew 5:30ἀπέλθῃ · to depart
    And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to depart into hell.
  4. Matthew 8:18ἀπελθεῖν · to cross
    When Jesus saw a large crowd around Him, He gave orders to cross to the other side of the sea.
  5. Matthew 8:19ἀπέρχῃ · You go
    And one of the scribes came to Him and said, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.”
  6. Matthew 8:21ἀπελθεῖν · go
    Another of His disciples requested, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
  7. Matthew 8:32ἀπῆλθον · and went
    “Go!” He told them. So they came out and went into the pigs, and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and died in the waters.
  8. Matthew 8:33ἀπελθόντες
    Those tending the pigs ran off into the town and reported all this, including the account of the demon-possessed men.
  9. Matthew 9:7ἀπῆλθεν · and went
    And the man got up and went home.
  10. Matthew 10:5ἀπέλθητε · go
    These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Do not go onto the road of the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans.
  11. Matthew 13:25ἀπῆλθεν · slipped away
    But while everyone was asleep, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and slipped away.
  12. Matthew 13:28ἀπελθόντες · us to go [and]
    ‘An enemy did this,’ he replied. So the servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’
  13. Matthew 13:46ἀπελθὼν · he went away
    When he found one very precious pearl, he went away and sold all he had and bought it.
  14. Matthew 14:15ἀπελθόντες · they can go
    When evening came, the disciples came to Him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is already late. Dismiss the crowds so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food.”
  15. Matthew 14:16ἀπελθεῖν · to go away
    “They do not need to go away,” Jesus replied. “You give them something to eat.”
  16. Matthew 16:4ἀπῆλθεν · [and] went away
    A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.” Then He left them and went away.
  17. Matthew 16:21ἀπελθεῖν · go
    From that time on Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.
  18. Matthew 18:30ἀπελθὼν · he went
    But he refused. Instead, he went and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay his debt.
  19. Matthew 19:22ἀπῆλθεν · he went away
    When the young man heard this, he went away in sorrow, because he had great wealth.
  20. Matthew 20:5ἀπῆλθον · they went
    So they went. He went out again about the sixth hour and the ninth hour and did the same thing.
  21. Matthew 21:29ἀπῆλθεν · [and] went
    ‘I will not,’ he replied. But later he changed his mind and went.
  22. Matthew 21:30ἀπῆλθεν · he did not go
    Then the man went to the second son and told him the same thing. ‘I will, sir,’ he said. But he did not go.
  23. Matthew 22:5ἀπῆλθον · [and] went away
    But they paid no attention and went away, one to his field, another to his business.
  24. Matthew 22:22ἀπῆλθαν · [and] went away
    And when they heard this, they were amazed. So they left Him and went away.
  25. Matthew 25:10Ἀπερχομένων · were on their way
    But while they were on their way to buy it, the bridegroom arrived. Those who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet, and the door was shut.
  26. Matthew 25:18ἀπελθὼν · went off
    But the servant who had received the one talent went off, dug a hole in the ground, and hid his master’s money.
  27. Matthew 25:25ἀπελθὼν · and went out [and]
    So I was afraid and went out and hid your talent in the ground. See, you have what belongs to you.’
  28. Matthew 25:46ἀπελεύσονται · will go away
    And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
  29. Matthew 26:36ἀπελθὼν · I go
    Then Jesus went with His disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and He told them, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.”
  30. Matthew 26:42ἀπελθὼν · He went away
    A second time He went away and prayed, “My Father, if this cup cannot pass unless I drink it, may Your will be done.”
  31. Matthew 26:44ἀπελθὼν · [and] went away
    So He left them and went away once more and prayed a third time, saying the same thing.
  32. Matthew 27:5ἀπελθὼν · Then he went away
    So Judas threw the silver into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.
  33. Matthew 27:60ἀπῆλθεν · [and] went away
    …and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut into the rock. Then he rolled a great stone across the entrance to the tomb and went away.
  34. Matthew 28:8ἀπελθοῦσαι · they hurried away
    So they hurried away from the tomb in fear and great joy, and ran to tell His disciples.
  35. Matthew 28:10ἀπέλθωσιν · go
    “Do not be afraid,” said Jesus. “Go and tell My brothers to go to Galilee. There they will see Me.”
  36. Mark 1:20ἀπῆλθον · [and] followed
    Immediately Jesus called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed Him.
  37. Mark 1:35ἀπῆλθεν
    Early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up and went out to a solitary place to pray.
  38. Mark 1:42ἀπῆλθεν · left
    And immediately the leprosy left him, and the man was cleansed.
  39. Mark 3:13ἀπῆλθον · they came
    Then Jesus went up on the mountain and called for those He wanted, and they came to Him.
  40. Mark 5:17ἀπελθεῖν · to leave
    And the people began to beg Jesus to leave their region.
  41. Mark 5:20ἀπῆλθεν · [the man] went away
    So the man went away and began to proclaim throughout the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him. And everyone was amazed.
  42. Mark 5:24ἀπῆλθεν · [Jesus] went
    So Jesus went with him, and a large crowd followed and pressed around Him.
  43. Mark 6:27ἀπελθὼν · who went
    So without delay, the king commanded that John’s head be brought in. He sent an executioner, who went and beheaded him in the prison.
  44. Mark 6:32ἀπῆλθον · they went away
    So they went away in a boat by themselves to a solitary place.
  45. Mark 6:36ἀπελθόντες · they can go
    Dismiss the crowd so they can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.”
  46. Mark 6:37Ἀπελθόντες · Should we go out
    But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” They asked Him, “Should we go out and spend two hundred denarii to give all of them bread to eat?”
  47. Mark 6:46ἀπῆλθεν · He went
    After bidding them farewell, He went up on the mountain to pray.
  48. Mark 7:24ἀπῆλθεν · [and] went
    Jesus left that place and went to the region of Tyre. Not wanting anyone to know He was there, He entered a house, but was unable to escape their notice.
  49. Mark 7:30ἀπελθοῦσα · she went
    And she went home and found her child lying on the bed, and the demon was gone.
  50. Mark 8:13ἀπῆλθεν · [and] crossed
    And He left them, got back into the boat, and crossed to the other side.