apopherō · carry off

What it means

apopherō (ἀποφέρω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “carry off”.

Carry away, take to another 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 move someone or something from where it is to another place.

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

How it is translated

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

• he carried ×2
• carry ×1
• led him away ×1
• was carried away ×1
• were carried ×1

Related words

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

Where it appears

• Mark×1
• Luke×1
• Acts×1
• 1 Corinthians×1
• Revelation×2

• Mark 15:1

  And at once, early in the morning, the high priests, having held a council with the elders and scribes and the whole council, bound Jesus, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate.

• Luke 16:22

  And it happened that the poor man died and he was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s bosom; and the rich man also died and was buried.

• Acts 19:12

  so that even handkerchiefs or aprons that had touched his skin were carried to the sick, and the diseases left them, and the evil spirits went out.

• 1 Corinthians 16:3

  And when I arrive, whomever you approve, these I will send with letters to carry your gift to Jerusalem.

• Revelation 17:3

  And he carried me away into a wilderness in the Spirit; and I saw a woman seated on a scarlet beast full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.

• Revelation 21:10

  And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,