aphistēmi · withdraw, depart

What it means

aphistēmi (ἀφίστημι) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “withdraw, depart”.

Withdraw, go away, depart from; also fall away; in the active, cause to revolt.

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 move away from a place or person.
2. To abandon the faith, turn away from God.
3. To stir people up to rebel and follow oneself.

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

How it is translated

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

• Depart ×4
• drew away ×1
• fall away ×1
• he departed ×1
• he withdrew ×1
• keep away ×1
• leave ×1
• left ×1
• one who had withdrawn ×1
• stepped back ×1
• others ×1

Related words

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

Where it appears

• Luke×4
• Acts×6
• 2 Corinthians×1
• 1 Timothy×1
• 2 Timothy×1
• Hebrews×1

• Luke 2:37

  and she was a widow until she was eighty-four years old. She did not leave the temple, serving God with fastings and petitions night and day.

• Luke 4:13

  And when the devil had finished every temptation, he departed from him until an opportune time.

• Luke 8:13

  And those on the rock are the ones who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root; they believe for a while, and in a time of testing fall away.

• Luke 13:27

  And he will speak, saying to you, ‘I do not know where you are from. Depart from me, all you workers of unrighteousness!’

• Acts 5:37

  After him Judas the Galilean rose up in the days of the census and drew away people after him; he too perished, and all who obeyed him were scattered.

• Acts 5:38

  And now I tell you, keep away from these men and leave them alone, because if this plan or this work is of human origin, it will be overthrown;

• Acts 12:10

  And passing a first guard and a second, they came to the iron gate that leads into the city, which opened for them by itself; and going out they went along one street, and at once the angel left him.

• Acts 15:38

  But Paul thought it right not to take along this man, the one who had withdrawn from them from Pamphylia and had not gone with them to the work.

• Acts 19:9

  But when some were hardened and refused to believe, speaking evil of the Way before the multitude, he withdrew from them and separated the disciples, reasoning daily in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.

• Acts 22:29

  So at once those who were about to examine him stepped back from him; and the commander too was afraid when he realized that he was a Roman and that he had bound him.

• 2 Corinthians 12:8

  About this three times I begged the Lord that it might depart from me.

• 1 Timothy 4:1

  But the Spirit says explicitly that in later times some will depart from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons,

• 2 Timothy 2:19

  Nevertheless, the firm foundation of God stands, having this seal: “The Lord knew those who are his,” and, “Let everyone who names the name of the Lord depart from unrighteousness.”

• Hebrews 3:12

  Watch out, brothers, that there not be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in turning away from the living God.