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 timesAppears 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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