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ἀναχωρέωStrong’s G0402

anachōreō

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Anachōreō is the Greek word usually translated “withdrew”, “having withdrawn” and “when were withdrawing”.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.”
Matthew 2:12 KJV
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Usually translated “withdrew”, “having withdrawn” and “when were withdrawing”.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  • having withdrawn 2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.

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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.