Greek · G868, G575 · unreviewed

ἀπόστητε ἀπ’ ἐμοῦ

To leave · away from

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ἀφίστημι G868 to leave
Pronunciation aphístēmi
Departure carrying sense of apostasy or defection, especially withdrawal from covenant allegiance to God.
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ἀπό G575 away from
Pronunciation apó
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What does ἀπόστητε ἀπ’ ἐμοῦ (apostēte ap' emou) mean in the Bible?

ἀφίστημι · ἀπό is a Greek word meaning "depart from me, go away from me".

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Meaning

depart from me, go away from me
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 14 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 4 ongoing 1 prospective 1 imperative 3 background 1 subjunctive 1 infinitive 1 participle 2
Tense
aorist 11 future 1 imperfect 1 present 1
Voice
active 11 middle 3
Mood
indicative 7 imperative 3 participle 2 subjunctive 1 infinitive 1

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

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