To carry off
ἀποφέρωStrong’s G0667apopherō
Appears in 6 verses of the New Testament
In short
Apopherō is the Greek word usually translated “carried away”, “led away” and “carrying”. It appears in 6 verses of the New Testament.
“And straightway in the morning the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him to Pilate.”
Meaning
Usually translated “carried away”, “led away” and “carrying”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- he carried away 2
- they led away 1
- to be carried away 1
- carrying 1
- to carry 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Revelation 2
- Mark 1
- Luke 1
- Acts 1
- 1 Corinthians 1
5 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Luke 16:22And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;
- Acts 19:12So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them.
- 1 Corinthians 16:3And when I come, whomsoever ye shall approve by your letters, them will I send to bring your liberality unto Jerusalem.
- Revelation 17:3So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.
- Revelation 21:10And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,
Greek dictionary
ἀποφέρω apopherō · to carry off
ἀπο-φέρω [in LXX for הָלַךְ, etc. ;] to carry off, bear, or lead away: with accusative, Mrk.15:1, 1Co.16:3, Rev.17:3 21:10. Pass., Luk.16:22, Act.19:12.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “carrying” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
CARRYING, participle present
tense Bearing, conveying, removing, etc.
All definitions and other forms of “carrying”
CARRYING, noun
A bearing, conveying, removing, transporting.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.