To deviate
ἀστοχέωStrong’s G0795astocheō
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Astocheō is the Greek word usually translated “went astray” and “having missed the mark”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“From which some having swerved have turned aside unto vain jangling;”
Meaning
Usually translated “went astray” and “having missed the mark”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- went astray 2
- having missed the mark 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Timothy 2
- 2 Timothy 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
ἀστοχέω astocheō · to deviate
ἀστοχέω, -ῶ (στόχος, a mark), [in LXX: Sir.7:19 8:9 * ;] to miss the mark, fail: with genitive, 1Ti.1:6 (so in π., MM, see word); before περί, 1Ti.6:21, 2Ti.2:18.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “deviate” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
DEVIATE, verb intransitive
[Latin, way.]
- To turn aside or wander from the common or right way, course or line, either in a literal or figurative sense; as, to deviate from the common track or path, or from a true course.
- To stray from the path of duty; to wander, in a moral sense; to err; to sin.
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.