aperchomai · go away

What it means

aperchomai (ἀπέρχομαι) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “go away”.

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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 leave where one is for another place, leaving something or someone behind.
2. To turn back, or pass away.

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

Word study

To go away, to leave a place. It is a compound of ἀπό, “from, away from”, and ἔρχομαι, “to come, to go” (G2064). Thayer: to go away, depart; also, of a report, to spread, and of things, to pass away.

• Going away, leaving Matthew 19:22Matthew 26:42
• Going to a destination Matthew 25:46
• A report spreading Matthew 4:24
• Turning back, ceasing to follow John 6:66
• Passing away, ceasing to exist Revelation 21:1Revelation 21:4

How we translate it

“Went away” 46 times, “go” 20, “went” 16, “go away” 13, “going away” 5, “left” 3… As the context requires: “went out” of a report (Matthew 4:24), “turned back” (John 6:66) and “passed away” of what ceases to exist (Revelation 21:1, 4).

How it is translated

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

• went away ×46
• go ×20
• went ×16
• go away ×13
• going away ×5
• had gone away ×3
• has gone ×3
• left ×3
• has passed ×2
• departed ×1
• others ×5

Related words

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

Where it appears

• Matthew×35
• Mark×23
• Luke×20
• John×21
• Acts×6
• Romans×1
• Galatians×1
• James×1
• Jude×1
• Revelation×8

• Matthew 2:22

  But hearing that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there; and having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the region of Galilee,

• Matthew 4:24

  And the report about him went out into all Syria; and they brought to him all those who were ill, afflicted with various diseases and torments, the demon-possessed and the moonstruck and paralytics, and he healed them.

• Matthew 5:30

  And if your right hand causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it away from you; for it is better for you that one of your members perish and not your whole body go off into Gehenna.

• Matthew 8:18

  Now seeing large crowds around him, Jesus gave orders to go away to the other side.

• Matthew 8:19

  And a scribe came up and said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.”

• Matthew 8:21

  Another of the disciples said to him, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.”

• Matthew 8:32

  And he said to them, “Go.” So they came out and went into the pigs; and look, the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and died in the waters.

• Matthew 8:33

  And those who were tending them fled, and going away into the town, they reported everything, including what had happened to those possessed by demons.

• Matthew 9:7

  And he got up and went away to his home.

• Matthew 10:5

  These twelve Jesus sent out, instructing them, saying, “Do not go off onto a road of the nations, and do not enter into a town of Samaritans;

• Matthew 13:25

  But while people were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed darnel among the wheat and went away.

• Matthew 13:28

  And he said to them, ‘An enemy has done this.’ And the slaves say to him, ‘Then do you want us to go and gather them?’

• Matthew 13:46

  and finding one very valuable pearl, he went away and sold all that he had and bought it.

• Matthew 14:15

  When evening came, the disciples came to him, saying, “The place is deserted, and the hour has already passed; send the crowds away, so that they may go into the villages and buy food for themselves.”

• Matthew 14:16

  But Jesus said to them, “They have no need to go away; you give them something to eat.”

• Matthew 16:4

  A wicked and adulterous generation seeks a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.” And leaving them, he went away.

• Matthew 16:21

  From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go away to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and high priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised.

• Matthew 18:30

  But he was not willing, but went and threw him into prison until he should repay what was owed.

• Matthew 19:22

  But when the young man heard the word, he went away grieving, for he had many possessions.

• Matthew 20:5

  And they went. Again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour and did the same.

• Matthew 21:29

  And he answered and said, ‘I do not want to.’ But later he regretted it and went.

• Matthew 21:30

  And he came to the second and said the same. And he answered and said, ‘I will, sir,’ and did not go.

• Matthew 22:5

  But they paid no attention and went off, one to his own field, another to his business;

• Matthew 22:22

  And when they heard it, they were amazed; and leaving him, they went away.

• Matthew 25:10

  And while they were going away to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding feast, and the door was shut.

• Matthew 25:18

  But the one who had received the one went away, dug in the ground, and hid his master’s money.

• Matthew 25:25

  and being afraid, I went off and hid your talent in the ground; look, you have what is yours.’

• Matthew 25:46

  And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

• Matthew 26:36

  Then Jesus comes with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he says to the disciples, “Sit here while I go away there and pray.”

• Matthew 26:42

  Again, a second time, he went away and prayed, saying, “My Father, if this cannot pass unless I drink it, let your will be done.”

• Matthew 26:44

  And leaving them again, he went away and prayed a third time, saying the same words again.

• Matthew 27:5

  And throwing the pieces of silver into the sanctuary, he left, and he went away and hanged himself.

• Matthew 27:60

  and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had cut in the rock; and after rolling a large stone to the door of the tomb, he went away.

• Matthew 28:8

  And going away quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, they ran to tell his disciples.

• Matthew 28:10

  Then Jesus says to them, “Do not be afraid; go, tell my brothers to go away to Galilee, and there they will see me.”

• Mark 1:20

  And at once he called them; and leaving their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men, they went away after him.

• Mark 1:35

  And very early, while it was still night, he got up and went out and went away to a deserted place, and there he was praying.

• Mark 1:42

  And at once the leprosy left him, and he was made clean.

• Mark 3:13

  And he goes up onto the mountain and summons those whom he himself wanted, and they came to him.

• Mark 5:17

  And they began to beg him to go away from their region.

And 77 more times.