◄ 5343. pheugó ►
Strong's Lexicon pheugó: to flee, escape, avoid Original Word: φεύγω Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: pheugó Pronunciation: fyoo'-go Phonetic Spelling: (fyoo'-go) Definition: to flee, escape, avoid Meaning: I flee, escape, shun. Word Origin: A primary verb Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H1272 (barach): to flee, to run away - H5127 (nus): to flee, escape Usage: The Greek verb "pheugó" primarily means to flee or escape from danger, threat, or undesirable situations. It conveys a sense of urgency and deliberate action to avoid harm or evil. In the New Testament, it is often used metaphorically to describe fleeing from sin, temptation, or the wrath of God. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of fleeing was not only physical but also moral and spiritual. The idea of escaping from evil or danger was prevalent in both Jewish and Hellenistic thought. The act of fleeing was often associated with wisdom and prudence, as it demonstrated an awareness of danger and a desire to preserve one's life or moral integrity. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin a prim. verb Definition to flee NASB Translation escape (2), escaped (2), fled (5), fled away (2), flee (13), flees (2), ran away (3). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 5343: φεύγω φεύγω; future φεύξομαι; 2 aorist ἔφυγον; from Homer down; the Sept. for נוּס and בָּרַח; to flee, i. e. a. to flee away, seek safety by flight: absolutely, Matthew 8:33; Matthew 26:56; Mark 5:14; Mark 14:50; Luke 8:34; John 10:12 (13 (here G T Tr text WH omit; L Tr marginal reading brackets the clause)); Acts 7:29; followed by εἰς with an accusative of the place, Matthew 2:13; Matthew 10:23; (Matthew 24:16, here R G T WH marginal reading ἐπί); Mark 13:14; Luke 21:21; (John 6:15 Tdf.); Revelation 12:6; followed by ἐπί with an accusative of the place, Matthew 24:16 (here L Tr WH text εἰς); ἐκ τοῦ πλοίου, Acts 27:30; followed by ἀπό with a genitive of the place, in a purely local sense, to leave by fleeing, as in Greek writings (cf. Winers Grammar, 223 (210); (Buttmann, § 131, 1)), Mark 16:8: by ἀπό with a genitive of the person inspiring fear or threatening danger (after the Hebrew), John 10:5; James 4:7: poetically, φεύξεται ἀπ' αὐτῶν ὁ θάνατος, death shall flee from them, opposed to ζητησουσι θάνατον, Revelation 9:6. b. metaphorically, to flee (to shun or avoid by flight) something abhorrent, especially vices: with an accusative of the thing, 1 Corinthians 6:18 (Wis. 1:5; 4 Macc. 8:18); opposed to διώκειν, 1 Timothy 6:11; 2 Timothy 2:22; Hebraistically followed by ἀπό with a genitive of the thing, 1 Corinthians 10:14 (ἀπό ἁμαρτίας, Sir. 21:2). c. to be saved by flight, to escape safe out of danger: absolutely Hebrews 12:25 R G; with an accusative of the thing, Hebrews 11:34; Hebraistically followed by ἀπό with a genitive — of the thing, Matthew 3:7; Matthew 23:33; Luke 3:7; of the person Mark 14:52 (T Tr text WH omit; L Tr marginal reading brackets ἀπ' αὐτῶν). d. poetically, to flee altar equivalent to vanish: πᾶσα νῆσος ἔφυγε καί ὄρη οὐχ εὑρέθησαν, Revelation 16:20; with the Hebraistic addition ἀπό προσώπου τίνος (as in Deuteronomy 28:7; Joshua 7:4; Joshua 8:5; 2 Chronicles 10:2, etc.; see πρόσωπον, 1 b., p. 551b middle), Revelation 20:11. (Compare the synonyms: ἀποφεύγω (emphasizes the inner endeavor or aversion), διαφεύγω (suggests the space which the flight must traverse), ἐκφεύγω (looks rather to the physical possibility), καταφεύγω (points to the place or the person where refuge is sought); Schmidt, Syn., chapter 109.) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance escape, flee away. Apparently a primary verb; to run away (literally or figuratively); by implication, to shun; by analogy, to vanish -- escape, flee (away). Forms and Transliterations έφευγον έφυγαν έφυγε εφυγεν έφυγεν ἔφυγεν έφυγες εφυγον έφυγον ἔφυγον πέφευγα πεφεύγασι πεφεύγασιν πέφευγε πέφευγεν πεφευγότων φευγε φεύγε φεῦγε φευγει φεύγει φευγείν φεύγειν φεύγεις φευγετε φεύγετε φευγέτω φευγετωσαν φευγέτωσαν φεύγον φεύγοντα φεύγοντας φεύγοντες φευγόντων φεύγουσι φεύγουσιν φεύγω φεύγων φεύξεσθε φευξεται φεύξεται φεύξη φευξόμεθα φευξονται φεύξονται φύγε φυγειν φυγείν φυγεῖν φυγέτωσαν φυγη φύγη φυγητε φύγητε φυγόντες φύγω φύγωμεν φύγωσιν ephugen ephugon ephygen éphygen ephygon éphygon pheuge pheûge pheugei pheúgei pheugete pheúgete pheugetosan pheugetōsan pheugétosan pheugétōsan pheuxetai pheúxetai pheuxontai pheúxontai phugein phugete phugēte phygein phygeîn phygete phygēte phýgete phýgēte Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Matthew 2:13 V-PMA-2S GRK: αὐτοῦ καὶ φεῦγε εἰς Αἴγυπτον NAS: and His mother and flee to Egypt, KJV: mother, and flee into Egypt, INT: of him and flee into Egypt Matthew 3:7 V-ANA GRK: ὑπέδειξεν ὑμῖν φυγεῖν ἀπὸ τῆς NAS: warned you to flee from the wrath KJV: hath warned you to flee from the wrath INT: forewarned you to flee from the Matthew 8:33 V-AIA-3P GRK: δὲ βόσκοντες ἔφυγον καὶ ἀπελθόντες NAS: The herdsmen ran away, and went KJV: they that kept them fled, and INT: moreover [who] fed [them] fled and having gone away Matthew 10:23 V-PMA-2P GRK: πόλει ταύτῃ φεύγετε εἰς τὴν NAS: city, flee to the next; KJV: this city, flee ye into another: INT: city one flee to the Matthew 23:33 V-ASA-2P GRK: ἐχιδνῶν πῶς φύγητε ἀπὸ τῆς NAS: how will you escape the sentence KJV: how can ye escape INT: of vipers how shall you escape from the Matthew 24:16 V-PMA-3P GRK: τῇ Ἰουδαίᾳ φευγέτωσαν εἰς τὰ NAS: are in Judea must flee to the mountains. KJV: Judaea flee into INT: Judea let them flee to the Matthew 26:56 V-AIA-3P GRK: ἀφέντες αὐτὸν ἔφυγον NAS: the disciples left Him and fled. KJV: forsook him, and fled. INT: having forsaken him fled Mark 5:14 V-AIA-3P GRK: βόσκοντες αὐτοὺς ἔφυγον καὶ ἀπήγγειλαν NAS: Their herdsmen ran away and reported KJV: they that fed the swine fled, and told INT: fed them fled and proclaimed [it] Mark 13:14 V-PMA-3P GRK: τῇ Ἰουδαίᾳ φευγέτωσαν εἰς τὰ NAS: are in Judea must flee to the mountains. KJV: Judaea flee to INT: Judea let them flee to the Mark 14:50 V-AIA-3P GRK: ἀφέντες αὐτὸν ἔφυγον πάντες NAS: And they all left Him and fled. KJV: forsook him, and fled. INT: having left him fled all Mark 14:52 V-AIA-3S GRK: σινδόνα γυμνὸς ἔφυγεν NAS: of the linen sheet and escaped naked. KJV: the linen cloth, and fled from INT: linen cloth naked he fled Mark 16:8 V-AIA-3P GRK: καὶ ἐξελθοῦσαι ἔφυγον ἀπὸ τοῦ NAS: They went out and fled from the tomb, KJV: quickly, and fled from INT: And having gone out they fled from the Luke 3:7 V-ANA GRK: ὑπέδειξεν ὑμῖν φυγεῖν ἀπὸ τῆς NAS: warned you to flee from the wrath KJV: hath warned you to flee from the wrath INT: forwarned you to flee from the Luke 8:34 V-AIA-3P GRK: τὸ γεγονὸς ἔφυγον καὶ ἀπήγγειλαν NAS: what had happened, they ran away and reported KJV: what was done, they fled, and INT: what had taken place fled and reported [it] Luke 21:21 V-PMA-3P GRK: τῇ Ἰουδαίᾳ φευγέτωσαν εἰς τὰ NAS: are in Judea must flee to the mountains, KJV: Judaea flee to INT: Judea let them flee to the John 10:5 V-FIM-3P GRK: ἀκολουθήσουσιν ἀλλὰ φεύξονται ἀπ' αὐτοῦ NAS: they simply will not follow, but will flee from him, because KJV: follow, but will flee from him: INT: they should follow but will flee from him John 10:12 V-PIA-3S GRK: πρόβατα καὶ φεύγει καὶ ὁ NAS: the sheep and flees, and the wolf KJV: the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf INT: sheep and flees and the Acts 7:29 V-AIA-3S GRK: ἔφυγεν δὲ Μωυσῆς NAS: remark, MOSES FLED AND BECAME AN ALIEN KJV: Then fled Moses at INT: fled moreover Moses Acts 27:30 V-ANA GRK: ναυτῶν ζητούντων φυγεῖν ἐκ τοῦ NAS: were trying to escape from the ship KJV: were about to flee out of INT: [the] sailors seeking to flee out of the 1 Corinthians 6:18 V-PMA-2P GRK: φεύγετε τὴν πορνείαν NAS: Flee immorality. Every KJV: Flee fornication. Every INT: Flee sexual immorality 1 Corinthians 10:14 V-PMA-2P GRK: ἀγαπητοί μου φεύγετε ἀπὸ τῆς NAS: my beloved, flee from idolatry. KJV: my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry. INT: beloved of me flee from 1 Timothy 6:11 V-PMA-2S GRK: θεοῦ ταῦτα φεῦγε δίωκε δὲ NAS: But flee from these things, you man KJV: man of God, flee these things; and INT: of God these things flee pursue moreover 2 Timothy 2:22 V-PMA-2S GRK: νεωτερικὰς ἐπιθυμίας φεῦγε δίωκε δὲ NAS: Now flee from youthful lusts KJV: Flee also youthful INT: youthful lusts flee pursue moreover Hebrews 11:34 V-AIA-3P GRK: δύναμιν πυρός ἔφυγον στόματα μαχαίρης NAS: of fire, escaped the edge KJV: of fire, escaped the edge INT: [the] power of fire escaped [the] mouths of [the] sword James 4:7 V-FIM-3S GRK: διαβόλῳ καὶ φεύξεται ἀφ' ὑμῶν NAS: the devil and he will flee from you. KJV: the devil, and he will flee from you. INT: devil and he will flee from you Strong's Greek 5343 29 Occurrences ἔφυγεν — 5 Occ. ἔφυγον — 7 Occ. φεῦγε — 3 Occ. φεύγει — 2 Occ. φεύγετε — 3 Occ. φευγέτωσαν — 3 Occ. φεύξεται — 1 Occ. φεύξονται — 1 Occ. φύγητε — 1 Occ. φυγεῖν — 3 Occ.