ἀπολείπω
apoleipō
to leave
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek word ἀπολείπω (apoleipō) means "to leave." This verb is used in various contexts to convey the idea of abandoning or forsaking something or someone. Its semantic domain is Movement & Travel, suggesting that it often involves physical movement or departure. In the Bible, ἀπολείπω is used 9 times, indicating its significance in various narratives and teachings. This verb can be used to describe leaving a place, a relationship, or even a responsibility. For example, it may be used to describe a wanderer leaving their home or a king abandoning his throne. The range of usage for ἀπολείπω is quite broad, encompassing different scenarios and emotions. It can convey a sense of abandonment, rejection, or even a deliberate choice to leave. This verb's significance lies in its ability to capture the complexities of human relationships and experiences, highlighting the consequences of our choices and actions.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
9 total occurrences across the text
but I tell you that whoever puts away his wife, except for the cause of sexual immorality, makes her an adulteress; and whoever marries her when she is put away commits adultery.
Luke 16:18Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery. He who marries one who is divorced from a husband commits adultery.
2 Timothy 4:13Bring the cloak that I left at Troas with Carpus when you come, and the books, especially the parchments.
2 Timothy 4:20Erastus remained at Corinth, but I left Trophimus at Miletus sick.
Titus 1:5I left you in Crete for this reason, that you would set in order the things that were lacking and appoint elders in every city, as I directed you,
Hebrews 4:6Seeing therefore it remains that some should enter into it, and they to whom the good news was preached before failed to enter in because of disobedience,
Hebrews 4:9There remains therefore a Sabbath rest for the people of God.
Hebrews 10:26For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remains no more a sacrifice for sins,
Jude 1:6Angels who didn’t keep their first domain, but deserted their own dwelling place, he has kept in everlasting bonds under darkness for the judgment of the great day.