To leave
ἀναχωρέωStrong’s G0402anachōreō
Appears in 14 verses of the New Testament
In short
Anachōreō is the Greek word usually translated “withdrew”, “having withdrawn” and “when were withdrawing”. It appears in 14 verses of the New Testament.
“And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.”
Meaning
Usually translated “withdrew”, “having withdrawn” and “when were withdrawing”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- withdrew 5
- he withdrew 4
- having withdrawn 2
- they withdrew 1
- when were withdrawing 1
- do go away 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 10
- Acts 2
- Mark 1
- John 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 2:13And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.
- Matthew 2:14When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt:
- Matthew 2:22But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judaea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding, being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee:
- Matthew 4:12Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee;
- Matthew 9:24He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.
- Matthew 12:15But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all;
Greek dictionary
ἀναχωρέω anachōreō · to leave
ἀνα-χωρέω, -ῶ [in LXX for בָּרַח, נוּם, etc. ;] 1. to go back. 2. to withdraw: Mat.9:24; frequently in sense of avoiding danger (MM, VGT, see word), Mat.2:12 (but see Thayer), Mat.2:13-14, 22 4:12 12:15 14:13 15:21 27:5, Mrk.3:7, Jhn.6:15, Act.23:19 26:31.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.