ἀπό

apoPrepositionG0575

away from

From: a primary particle;

Short Definition

"off," i.e. away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)

Full Lexicon Entry

prep. with genitive, from (i.e. from the exterior).
1.Of separation and cessation; (1) of motion from a place
2.Of origin; (1) of birth, extraction, and hence, in late writers
aof local extraction
bof membership in a community or society (BL, §40, 2)
withof material
dafter verbs of asking, seeking, etc.
3.Noteworthy Hellenistic phrases: *φοβεῖσθαι ἀπό *; *προσέχειν ἀπό *(M, Pr.
11.with; Milligan, NTD, 50); *ἀπὸ νότου *(Heb. מִגֶּנֶב)
4.In composition, *ἀπό *denotes separation, departure, origin, etc. (ἀπολύω, ἀπέρχομαι, ἀπογράφω); it also has a perfective force, as in ἀφικνεῖσθαι, which see
LXX Usage: for לְ,בְּ,מִן

Grammar

Part of Speech Preposition

Morphology G:PREP

DescriptionGreek Preposition

Occurrences

618 times

Appears 618 times in the New Testament. Top books include:

Luke
115
Acts
106
Matthew
106
Mark
47
John
42

Key Passages

  • 1 Corinthians 1:3
  • Acts 16:33
  • John 11:1
  • Luke 5:15
  • Matthew 5:30

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