◄ 868. aphistémi ►
Strong's Lexicon aphistémi: To depart, withdraw, remove, desert, fall away Original Word: ἀφίστημι Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: aphistémi Pronunciation: ah-FIS-tay-mee Phonetic Spelling: (af-is'-tay-mee) Definition: I make to stand away, draw away, repel, take up a position away from, withdraw from, leave, abstain from. Meaning: • To lead away, to depart from, to withdraw, to remove. • To fall away, to desert, to become faithless. • To cease, to desist. Word Origin: From ἀπό (apo, meaning "from") and ἵστημι (histēmi, meaning "to stand"). Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • The Greek ἀφίστημι can be compared to several Hebrew terms that convey similar meanings of departure or removal, such as: • סוּר (suwr, Strong's Hebrew 5493): To turn aside, to depart. • נָסַע (nasa, Strong's Hebrew 5265): To pull up, to set out, to journey. • עָזַב (azab, Strong's Hebrew 5800): To leave, to forsake, to abandon. These Hebrew terms, like ἀφίστημι, often carry the connotation of both physical and spiritual departure, underscoring the thematic continuity between the Old and New Testaments regarding the concept of faithfulness and apostasy. Usage: • The verb ἀφίστημι is used in various contexts in the New Testament, often implying a physical or metaphorical departure or withdrawal. It can refer to a literal leaving or a spiritual or moral falling away. Context: • The term ἀφίστημι appears in several New Testament passages, illustrating both physical and spiritual departures. In Luke 8:13, it describes those who "fall away" in times of testing, indicating a spiritual departure from faith. In Acts 5:37, it is used to describe Judas the Galilean who "drew away" people after him, signifying a physical and ideological departure. • In 1 Timothy 4:1, the term is used prophetically to describe a future apostasy: "The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons." Here, ἀφίστημι conveys a significant spiritual defection. • The word also appears in a more neutral or positive sense, such as in Acts 12:10, where an angel "departed" from Peter after freeing him from prison, indicating a simple physical departure. • The concept of ἀφίστημι is crucial in understanding the dynamics of faithfulness and apostasy in the New Testament, highlighting the importance of steadfastness in belief and the dangers of turning away from the truth. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from apo and histémi Definition to lead away, to depart from NASB Translation abstain (1), depart (1), departed (1), deserted (1), drew away (1), fall away (2), falls away (1), leave (1), left (2), let go (1), stay away (1), withdrew (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 868: ἀφίστημι ἀφίστημι: 1 aorist ἀπέστησα; 2 aorist ἀπέστην; middle, present ἀφισταμαι, imperative ἀφίστασο (1 Timothy 6:5 Rec.; cf. Winer's Grammar, § 14, 1 e.); (imperfect ἀφισταμην); future ἀποστήσομαι; 1. transitively, in present, imperfect, future, 1 aorist active, to make stand off, cause to withdraw, to remove; tropically, to excite to revolt: Acts 5:37 (ἀπέστησε λαόν ... ὀπίσω αὐτοῦ drew away after him; τινα ἀπό τίνος, Deuteronomy 7:4, and in Greek writings from Herodotus 1, 76 down). 2. intransitively, in perfect, pluperfect, 2 aorist active, to stand off, stand aloof, in various senses (as in Greek writings) according to the context: ἀπό with the genitive of person to go away, depart, from anyone, Luke 13:27 (from Psalm 6:9; cf. Matthew 7:23 ἀποχωρεῖτε ἀπ' ἐμοῦ); Acts 12:10; Acts 19:9; to desert, withdraw from, one, Acts 15:38; to cease to vex one, Luke 4:13; Acts 5:38; Acts 22:29; 2 Corinthians 12:8; to fall away, become faithless, ἀπό Θεοῦ, Hebrews 3:12; to shun, flee from, ἀπό τῆς ἀδικίας, 2 Timothy 2:19. Middle, to withdraw oneself from: absolutely, to fall away, Luke 8:13; (τῆς πίστεως, 1 Timothy 4:1, cf. Winers Grammar, 427, 428 (398)); to keep oneself away from, absent oneself from, Luke 2:37 (οὐκ ἀφίστατο ἀπό (T Tr WH omit ἀπό) τοῦ ἱεροῦ, she was in the temple every day); from anyone's society or fellowship, 1 Timothy 6:5 Rec. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance depart, fall away, refrain, withdraw self. From apo and histemi; to remove, i.e. (actively) instigate to revolt; usually (reflexively) to desist, desert, etc. -- depart, draw (fall) away, refrain, withdraw self. see GREEK apo see GREEK histemi Forms and Transliterations απεστη απέστη ἀπέστη απέστημεν απέστης απέστησα απεστήσαμεν απεστησαν απέστησαν ἀπέστησαν απεστησε απέστησε ἀπέστησε απέστησεν ἀπέστησεν απέστητε απόστα αποσταίη αποσταντα αποστάντα ἀποστάντα αποστάντες αποστας αποστάς ἀποστὰς αποστη αποστή ἀποστῇ απόστηθι αποστηναι αποστήναι ἀποστῆναι αποστής αποστήσαι αποστήσαί αποστήσει αποστήσεται αποστήση αποστησόμεθα απόστησον αποστησονται αποστήσονταί ἀποστήσονταί αποστήσω αποστητε αποστήτε απόστητε ἀπόστητε Αποστητω αποστήτω Ἀποστήτω αποστώμεν αφέστακα αφέστηκας αφέστηκε αφέστηκεν αφεστηκός αφεστηκότα αφεστηκότας αφεστηκότες αφέστησε αφιστανται αφίστανται ἀφίστανται αφίστασο αφιστατο αφίστατο ἀφίστατο apeste apestē apéste apéstē apestesan apestēsan apéstesan apéstēsan apestesen apestēsen apéstesen apéstēsen aphistantai aphístantai aphistato aphístato apostanta apostánta apostas apostàs aposte apostē apostêi apostē̂i apostenai apostênai apostēnai apostē̂nai apostesontai apostēsontai apostḗsontaí apostete apostēte apóstete apóstēte Aposteto Apostētō Apostḗto Apostḗtō Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Luke 2:37 V-IIM/P-3S GRK: ἣ οὐκ ἀφίστατο τοῦ ἱεροῦ NAS: She never left the temple, KJV: years, which departed not from INT: who not departed the temple Luke 4:13 V-AIA-3S GRK: ὁ διάβολος ἀπέστη ἀπ' αὐτοῦ NAS: temptation, he left Him until KJV: the temptation, he departed from INT: the devil departed from him Luke 8:13 V-PIM/P-3P GRK: καιρῷ πειρασμοῦ ἀφίστανται NAS: and in time of temptation fall away. KJV: time of temptation fall away. INT: time of testing fall away Luke 13:27 V-AMA-2P GRK: πόθεν ἐστέ ἀπόστητε ἀπ' ἐμοῦ NAS: where you are from; DEPART FROM ME, ALL KJV: whence ye are; depart from me, INT: from where you are depart from me Acts 5:37 V-AIA-3S GRK: ἀπογραφῆς καὶ ἀπέστησεν λαὸν ὀπίσω NAS: of the census and drew away [some] people KJV: and drew away much INT: census and drew away people after Acts 5:38 V-AMA-2P GRK: λέγω ὑμῖν ἀπόστητε ἀπὸ τῶν NAS: I say to you, stay away from these KJV: I say unto you, Refrain from these INT: I say to you Withdraw from the Acts 12:10 V-AIA-3S GRK: καὶ εὐθέως ἀπέστη ὁ ἄγγελος NAS: the angel departed from him. KJV: forthwith the angel departed from him. INT: and immediately departed the angel Acts 15:38 V-APA-AMS GRK: ἠξίου τὸν ἀποστάντα ἀπ' αὐτῶν NAS: that they should not take him along who had deserted them in Pamphylia KJV: with them, who departed from them INT: thought it well the [one] having withdrawn from them Acts 19:9 V-APA-NMS GRK: τοῦ πλήθους ἀποστὰς ἀπ' αὐτῶν NAS: the people, he withdrew from them and took away KJV: the multitude, he departed from INT: the multitude having departed from them Acts 22:29 V-AIA-3P GRK: εὐθέως οὖν ἀπέστησαν ἀπ' αὐτοῦ NAS: him immediately let go of him; and the commander KJV: straightway they departed from INT: Immediately therefore departed from him 2 Corinthians 12:8 V-ASA-3S GRK: παρεκάλεσα ἵνα ἀποστῇ ἀπ' ἐμοῦ NAS: three times that it might leave me. KJV: thrice, that it might depart from me. INT: I begged that it might depart from me 1 Timothy 4:1 V-FIM-3P GRK: ὑστέροις καιροῖς ἀποστήσονταί τινες τῆς NAS: some will fall away from the faith, KJV: some shall depart from the faith, INT: latter times will depart from some the 2 Timothy 2:19 V-AMA-3S GRK: αὐτοῦ καί Ἀποστήτω ἀπὸ ἀδικίας NAS: of the Lord is to abstain from wickedness. KJV: of Christ depart from INT: his and Let depart from unrighteousness Hebrews 3:12 V-ANA GRK: ἐν τῷ ἀποστῆναι ἀπὸ θεοῦ NAS: heart that falls away from the living KJV: in departing from INT: in departing from God Strong's Greek 868 14 Occurrences ἀπέστη — 2 Occ. ἀπέστησαν — 1 Occ. ἀπέστησεν — 1 Occ. ἀφίστανται — 1 Occ. ἀφίστατο — 1 Occ. ἀποστάντα — 1 Occ. ἀποστὰς — 1 Occ. ἀποστῇ — 1 Occ. ἀποστῆναι — 1 Occ. ἀποστήσονταί — 1 Occ. ἀπόστητε — 2 Occ. Ἀποστήτω — 1 Occ.