Definition
ἀστοχέω, -ῶ
(στόχος, a mark), [in LXX: Sir.7.19; 8:9 * ;]
to miss the mark, fail: with genitive, 1 Timothy 1:6 (so in π., MM, see word); before περί, 1 Timothy 6:21, 2 Timothy 2:18.
Usage patterns
Occurrences
3 total
- 1 Timothy 1:6ἀστοχήσαντες · have strayedSome have strayed from these ways and turned aside to empty talk.
- 1 Timothy 6:21ἠστόχησαν · and [thus] swerved away…which some have professed and thus swerved away from the faith. Grace be with you all.
- 2 Timothy 2:18ἠστόχησαν · have deviated…who have deviated from the truth. They say that the resurrection has already occurred, and they undermine the faith of some.