apagō · lead away

What it means

apagō (ἀπάγω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “lead away”.

Take off to a place.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To take someone away, like a prisoner.
2. To lead to a place, like a road.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• they led away ×4
• led away ×3
• leads ×2
• led him away ×2
• Take ×1
• carried away ×1
• lead him away ×1
• lead it away ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×5
• Mark×3
• Luke×4
• Acts×2
• 1 Corinthians×1

• Matthew 7:13

  “Enter through the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and spacious the way that leads to destruction, and many are those who enter through it;

• Matthew 7:14

  for narrow is the gate and constricted the way that leads to life, and few are those who find it.

• Matthew 26:57

  Those who had seized Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders had gathered.

• Matthew 27:2

  And they bound him and led him away and handed him over to Pilate the governor.

• Matthew 27:31

  And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the cloak and put his own clothes on him, and they led him away to crucify him.

• Mark 14:44

  Now the one who was handing him over had given them a signal, saying, “Whomever I kiss, he is the one; seize him and lead him away under guard.”

• Mark 14:53

  And they led Jesus away to the high priest; and all the high priests and the elders and the scribes come together.

• Mark 15:16

  And the soldiers led him away inside the courtyard, which is the praetorium, and they call together the whole cohort.

• Luke 13:15

  But the Lord answered him and said, “Hypocrites! Does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from the manger and lead it away and give it water?

• Luke 21:12

  But before all these things they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, handing you over to the synagogues and prisons, you being led away before kings and governors for the sake of my name.

• Luke 22:66

  And when day came, the council of elders of the people was gathered together, both high priests and scribes, and they led him away to their council,

• Luke 23:26

  And as they led him away, they seized a certain Simon, a Cyrenian, coming from the country, and put the cross on him to carry it behind Jesus.

• Acts 12:19

  And Herod, after searching for him and not finding him, examined the guards and ordered them to be led away; and going down from Judea to Caesarea, he stayed there.

• Acts 23:17

  And Paul, calling one of the centurions, said, “Take this young man to the commander, for he has something to report to him.”

• 1 Corinthians 12:2

  You know that when you were of the nations, you were carried away to mute idols, however you were led.