Word

ἀπέρχομαι

apérchomai · G565 · Greek · 117 occurrences

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Meanings

to go away, to depart, to leave

Motion away from a reference point with emphasis upon the departure, but without implications as to any resulting state of separation or rupture

Examples
Matthew 2:22 But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. Then after being warned by God in a dream, he left for the regions of Galilee,
Matthew 4:24 And the news about Him spread throughout Syria; and they brought to Him all who were ill, those suffering with various diseases and severe pain, demon-possessed, people with epilepsy, and people who were paralyzed; and He healed them.
Matthew 5:30 “And if your right hand is causing you to sin, cut it off and throw it away from you; for it is better for you to lose one of the parts of your body, than for your whole body to go into hell.
to cease to exist, to pass away, to cease

To go out of existence

Examples
Mark 1:42 And immediately the leprosy left him, and he was cleansed.
Luke 5:13 And He reached out with His hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed.” And immediately the leprosy left him.
Revelation 9:12 The first woe has passed; behold, two woes are still coming after these things.
to no longer be a disciple, to no longer follow

(An idiom, literally: to go back to what lies behind) To cease being a follower or disciple of

Examples
John 6:66 As a result of this many of His disciples left, and would no longer walk with Him.
to have homosexual intercourse

(An idiom, literally: to go after strange flesh) To engage in unnatural sexual intercourse

Examples
Jude 1:7 just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, since they in the same way as these angels indulged in sexual perversion and went after strange flesh, are exhibited as an example in undergoing the punishment of eternal fire.
to go back home, to go back to one’s place

(An idiom, literally: to return to oneself) To go back to one’s place or abode

Examples
Luke 24:12 Nevertheless, Peter got up and ran to the tomb; and when he stooped and looked in, he saw the linen wrappings only; and he went away to his home, marveling at what had happened.

How it’s used In 7 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Who or what does itSubject

117 occurrences in 38 groups

Not stated in the clause 30
Not stated: he, she or it 24
Not stated: they 8
αὐτόςhe, she, it, same 5
ἄγγελοςangel, messenger 4
ὁthe (definite article) 4
Other words · 30 groups that occur once or twice (36) 36

What it acts on, or what is saidObject

15 occurrences in 12 groups

αὐτόςhe, she, it, same 4
Other words · 11 groups that occur once or twice (12) 12

To or for whomIndirect object

3 occurrences in 4 groups

ἱερεύςpriest 1
λοιποίthe rest, other 1
στρατηγόςmagistrate 1
ἀρχιερεύςchief priest, high priest 1

With prepositionsPrepositional phrases

61 occurrences in 52 groups

ἀπόfrom+ αὐτόςhe, she, it, same 6
εἰςto+ οἶκοςhouse, household 4
εἰςto+ πόλιςcity 4
εἰςto+ τόποςplace 3
πρόςto, toward, with+ αὐτόςhe, she, it, same 3
Other words · 47 groups that occur once or twice (52) 52

With adverbsAdverbs

21 occurrences in 10 groups

πάλινagain, and, also 6
μήnot 4
Other words · 8 groups that occur once or twice (11) 11

What it doesIt is the subject

3 occurrences in 2 groups

συμφέρωto be profitable, to be better 2
δέωto bind, to tie 1

What is done to itIt is the object

14 occurrences in 12 groups

Other words · 12 groups that occur once or twice (15) 15

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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In the other Testament 1 word

הָלַךְ hâlak · H1980 · to move, to go, to walk: Both verbs denote basic movement away from a point of reference (departure, going forth); Greek ἀπέρχομαι emphasizes the separative prefix ἀπο- (away from), while Hebrew הָלַךְ is the unmarked general motion verb that covers both going and departing depending on context.

Semantic domains 5 entries

To cease to exist, to pass away, to cease13.93: In Revelation 21:1, John writes, “I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth passed away (apē̃lthan), and there is no longer any sea,” describing the old order coming to a complete end.
To go away, to depart, to leave15.37: In Matthew 2:22, Joseph, warned in a dream, “left (anechṓrēsen; the surrounding narrative uses apē̃lthen for similar departures) for the regions of Galilee,” describing an ordinary journey away from one place toward another.
To go back home, to go back to one’s place15.92: In John 20:10, after finding the empty tomb, “the disciples went away (apē̃lthon) again to their own homes,” describing a return specifically to one's own dwelling rather than travel in general.
To no longer be a disciple, to no longer follow36.36: In John 6:66, after Jesus' hard teaching, “many of His disciples left (apē̃lthon), and would no longer walk with Him,” describing a permanent withdrawal from following Him rather than a temporary absence.
To have homosexual intercourse88.279: In Jude 1:7, Sodom and Gomorrah are condemned because they “indulged in sexual perversion and went after (apelthoũsai) strange flesh,” using the verb for a going-after that names a specific sexual sin.

Word family 19 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

ἔρχομαι érchomai · G2064 · to come, to go, coming · 635×ἐξέρχομαι exérchomai · G1831 · to go out, to depart · 218×εἰσέρχομαι eisérchomai · G1525 · to move into, to come into, to go into · 192×ἀπέρχομαιapérchomai · G565προσέρχομαι prosérchomai · G4334 · to move toward, to approach, to come near to · 87×διέρχομαι diérchomai · G1330 · to move on to, to go on to, to travel around through · 41×συνέρχομαι synérchomai · G4905 · to gather together, to come together, to go together · 30×παρέρχομαι parérchomai · G3928 · to pass by, to go by, to come · 29×κατέρχομαι katérchomai · G2718 · to move down, to come down, to go down · 15×ἐπέρχομαι epérchomai · G1904 · to come to, to arrive, to attack · 10×προέρχομαι proérchomai · G4281 · to move on, to go on, to go ahead · 9×περιέρχομαι periérchomai · G4022 · to travel about, to wander about, to go around · 4×προσήλυτος prosḗlytos · G4339 · proselyte · 4×ἀνέρχομαι anérchomai · G424 · to come up, to go up, to ascend · 3×ἀντιπαρέρχομαι antiparérchomai · G492 · to pass by on the opposite side · 2×ἐπανέρχομαι epanérchomai · G1880 · to return to, to go back to, to go back again to · 2×παρεισέρχομαι pareisérchomai · G3922 · to slip into a group unnoticed, to join unnoticed · 2×συνεισέρχομαι syneisérchomai · G4897 · to go in with, to enter with · 2×ἔλευσις éleusis · G1660 · to come, coming · 1×

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon future ἀπελεύσομαι (Mt 25:46; Rom 15:28; Winer's Grammar, 86 (82)); 2 aorist ἀπῆλθον…

future ἀπελεύσομαι (Mt 25:46; Rom 15:28; Winer's Grammar, 86 (82)); 2 aorist ἀπῆλθον (ἀπῆλθα in Rev 10:9 (where R G Tr ἀπῆλθον), ἀπῆλθαν L T Tr WH in Mt 22:22; Rev 21:1, Rev 21:4 ((but here WH text only), etc., and WH in Lk 24:24); cf. Winers Grammar, § 13, 1; Mullach, p. 17f. (226); Buttmann, 39 (34); (Sophocles Lexicon, p. 38; Tdf. Proleg., p. 123; WHs Appendix, p. 164f; Kuenen and Cobet, N. T., p. lxiv.; Scrivener, Introduction, p. 562; Collation, etc., p. liv. following )); perfect ἀπεληλυθα (Jas 1:24); pluperfect ἀπεληλύθειν (Jn 4:8); (from Homer down); to go away (from a place), to depart;
1. properly,
a. absolutely: Mt 13:25; Mt 19:22; Mk 5:20; Lk 8:39; Lk 17:23; Jn 16:7, etc. Participle ἀπελθών with indicative or subjunctive of other verbs in past time to go (away) and etc.: Mt 13:28, Mt 13:46; Mt 18:30; Mt 25:18, Mt 25:25; Mt 26:36; Mt 27:5; Mk 6:27 (), ; Lk 5:14.
b. with specification of the place into which, or of the person to whom or from whom one departs: εἰς with the accusative of place, Mt 5:30 L T Tr WH; Mt 14:15; Mt 16:21; ; Mk 6:36; Mk 9:43; Jn 4:8; Rom 15:28, etc.; εἰς ὁδόν ἐθνῶν, Mt 10:5; εἰς τό πέραν, Mt 8:18; Mk 8:13; (δἰ ὑμῶν... εἰς Μακεδονίαν, 2 Cor 1:16, Lachmann text); ἐπί with the accusative of place, Luke (Lk 23:33 R G T); ; ἐπί with the accusative of the business which one goes to attend to: ἐπί (the true reading for R G εἰς) τήν ἐμπορίαν αὐτοῦ, Mt 22:5; ἐκεῖ, Mt 2:22; ἔξω with the genitive, Acts 4:15; πρός τινα, Mt 14:25 (Rec.); Rev 10:9; ἀπό τίνος, Lk 1:38; Lk 8:37. Hebraistically (cf. אַחֲרֵי הָלַך) ἀπέρχεσθαι ὀπίσω τίνος, to go away in order to follow anyone, go after him figuratively, i. e. to follow his party, follow him as a leader: Mk 1:20; Jn 12:19; in the same sense, ἀπέρχεσθαι πρός τινα, Jn 6:68; Xenophon, an. 1, 9, 16 (29); used also of those who seek anyone for vile purposes, Jude 1:7. Lexicographers (following Suidas, 'ἀπέλθῃ. ἀντί τοῦ ἐπανελθη') incorrectly ascribe to ἀπέρχεσθαι also the idea of returning, going back — misled by the fact that a going away is often at the same time a going back. But where this is the case, it is made evident either by the connection, as in Lk 7:24, or by some adjunct, as εἰς τόν οἶκον αὐτοῦ, Mt 9:7; Mk 7:30 (οἴκαδε, Xenophon, Cyril 1, 3, 6); πρός ἑαυτόν (Treg. πρός αὐτόν) home, Lk 24:12 (R G, but L Tr brackets T WH reject the verse); Jn 20:10 (here T Tr πρός αὐτούς, WH πρός αὐτόν (see αὑτοῦ)); εἰς τά ὀπίσω, Jn 6:66 (to return home); Jn 18:6 (to draw back, retreat).
2. tropically: of departing evils and sufferings, Mk 1:42; Lk 5:13 (ἡ λέπρα ἀπῆλθεν ἀπ' αὐτοῦ); Rev 9:12; Rev 11:14; of good things taken away from one, Rev 18:14 (R G); of an evanescent state of things, Rev 21:1 (Rec. παρῆλθε), 4; of a report going forth or spread εἰς, Mt 4:24 (Treg. marginal reading ἐξῆλθεν).

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain

Topical studies with this word 5 entries

Exist7 occurrences Leave, Depart, Flee, Escape, Send107 occurrences Return1 occurrence Follow, Be a Disciple1 occurrence Sexual Misbehavior1 occurrence

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0