To depart
μεταβαίνωStrong’s G3327metabainō
Appears in 11 verses of the New Testament
In short
Metabainō is the Greek word usually translated “having departed”, “may depart” and “do move”. It appears in 11 verses of the New Testament.
“And, behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart out of their coasts.”
Meaning
Usually translated “having departed”, “may depart” and “do move”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- having departed 3
- he may depart 2
- do move 2
- he departed 1
- it will move 1
- has passed 1
- do depart 1
- we have passed 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 5
- John 3
- Luke 1
- Acts 1
- 1 John 1
5 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 11:1And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities.
- Matthew 12:9And when he was departed thence, he went into their synagogue:
- Matthew 15:29And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there.
- Matthew 17:20And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
- Luke 10:7And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.
- John 5:24Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
Greek dictionary
μεταβαίνω metabainō · to depart
μετα-βαίνω [in LXX: Wis.7:27 19:19, 2Ma.6:1 2Mac 6:9 2Mac 6:24 * ;] to pass over from one place to another : Mat.17:20, Luk.10:7; with reference to the point of departure only, to withdraw, depart: Mat.8:34 11:1 12:9 15:29, Jhn.7:3, Act.18:7; of removal from this life, ἐκ τ. κότμου πρὸς τ. Πατέρα, Jhn.13:1; metaphorically, ἐκ τ. θανάτου εἰς τ. ζωήν, Jhn.5:24, 1Jn.3:14.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “depart” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
DEPART, verb intransitive
- To go or move from.“DEPART from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire” Matthew 25:41
- To go from; to leave; to desist, as from a practice.
- To leave; to deviate from; to forsake; not to adhere to or follow; as, we cannot depart from our rules.“I have not departed from thy judgments” Psalms 119:102
- To desist; to leave; to abandon; as, he would not depart from his purpose, resolution, or demand.
All definitions and other forms of “depart”
- To be lost; to perish; to vanish; as, his glory has departed.
- To die; to decease; to leave this world.“Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word” Luke 2:29
- To cease.
- To deviate; to vary from.
- To vary; to deviate from the title or defense in pleading.
- To part with.
DEPART, verb transitive
To divide or separate; to part.
DEPART, noun
- The act of going away; death.
- Division; separation.
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.