ἀναχωρέω
anachōreō
“to leave”
Definition
to retire
from G303 (ἀνά) and G5562 (χωρέω);
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Occurrences
ἀναχωρέω appears 14 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
The commander took the young man by the hand, drew him aside, and asked, “What do you need to tell me?”
Then Jesus, realizing that they were about to come and make Him king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by Himself.
When Jesus heard about John, He withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. But the crowds found out about it and followed Him on foot from the towns.
And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they withdrew to their country by another route.
So he got up, took the Child and His mother by night, and withdrew to Egypt,
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