καταφεύγω
katapheugō · flee for refuge
Greek word · Strong’s number G2703 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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katapheugō (καταφεύγω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “flee for refuge”.
Flee to a place for refuge.
How to say it
ka·ta·pheu·gō
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
- To escape to a safe place for protection.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
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Where it appears
- Acts 14:6
they learned of it and fled to the cities of Lycaonia, Lystra and Derbe, and the surrounding region;
- Hebrews 6:18
so that through two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge may have strong comfort to hold on to the hope set before us.