to leave

Greek Verb

ἀφ-ίστημι [in LXX for סוּר, מָעַל, etc. (41 words in all);] 1) trans. in pres, impf, fut, 1 aor, to put away, lead away; metaphorically, to move to revolt: Act.5:37. 2) Intrans. in pf, plpf, 2 aor, to stand off, depart from, withdraw from: with genitive, Luk.2:37; before ἀπό, Luk.4:13 13:27, Act.5:38 12:10 15:38 19:9 22:29, 2Co.12:8; metaphorically, ἀπὸ ἀδικίας, 2Ti.2:19; ἀπὸ θεοῦ, (fall away, apostatize), Heb.3:12 Mid. (exc. 1 aor, WH. is trans.), to withdraw oneself from, absent oneself from: Luk.2:37; metaphorically, fall away, apostatize: absol, Luk.8:13; with genitive, 1Ti.4:1 (MM, see word; Cremer, 308). (AS)

to leave

Greek Verb

ἀφίστημι: causal in present and imperfect, in future ἀποστήσω, and aorist I ἀπέστησα, as also in aorist I middle (see. below):—put away, remove, keep out of the way, τὸ ἀσθενέστατον τοῦ στρατεύματος[Refs 5th c.BC+]; of diseases, [Refs 5th c.BC+]hinder from, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. τὰς τῶν πολεμίων ἐπιβουλάς frustrate them, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. τὸν ἄρχοντα depose him, [Refs 5th c.BC+] —aorist middle, Ἀργείων δόρυ πυλῶν ἀπεστήσασθε remoued it from your own gates, [Refs 5th c.BC+], having retired. 2) cause to revolt, of allies, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 3) in geometrical constructions, cut off, [Refs 5th c.AD+] II) weigh out, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; pay, δραχμὰς ή ἀργυρίου[Refs 2nd c.BC+]aorist I middle, μὴ. ἀποστήσωνται Ἀχαιοὶ χρεῖος lest they weigh out (i. e. pay in full) the debt, [Refs 8th c.BC+] —in strict sense of middle, ἀποστήσασθαι τὸν χαλκόν to have the brass weighed out to one, [Refs 8th c.BC+] III) middle, give a final decision (or break up, dismiss the assembly), ῥήτρα cited in [Refs 1st c.AD+] B) intransitive, in passive, as also in aorist 2 ἀπέστην, imperative ἀπόστηθι[Refs 5th c.BC+]perfect ἀφέστηκα in present sense, syncopated. in plural ἀφέστᾰμεν, -στᾰτε, -στᾶσι, as in infinitive ἀφεστάναι, participle ἀφεστώς, -ῶσα, -ός or -ώς: pluperfect ἀφεστήκειν, Attic dialect -κη[Refs 5th c.BC+]: future middle ἀποστήσομαι[Refs 5th c.BC+]aorist I middle is causal (see. above)): for future ἀφεστήξω see entry:—stand away or aloof from, keep far from, ὅσσον δὲ τροχοῦ ἵππος ἀφίσταται[Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὡς γραφεὺς (or βραβεὺς) ἀποσταθείς[Refs 5th c.BC+] lose one's wits, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὐδενὸς ἀποστήσονται ὅσα ἂν δίκαια λέγητε depart from, object to right proposals, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. ἀρχῆς to be deposed from office, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; simply, resign, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; ἀ. τῶν πραγμάτων, τῆς πολιτείας, etc, withdraw from business, politics, have done with it, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἔργων ἢ πόνων ἢ κινδύνων shun them, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὧν εἷλεν ἀποστάς giving up all claim to what he had won (at law), [Refs 4th c.BC+]; τὴν πολιτείαν. τὴν ἀφεστηκυῖαν τοῦ μέσου πλεῖον further removed from, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἀ. ἐκ Σικελίας withdraw from the island, give up the expedition, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; retire, ἐς Ἰθώμην[Refs]: rarely c.accusative, avoid, shrink from, τὸν ἥλιον[Refs 5th c.BC+] B.2) in Prose, ἀ. ἀπό τινος revolt from, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: absolutely, revolt, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὑπό τινος at his instigation, [Refs 5th c.BC+] B.3) ἀ. τινί make way for another, give way to him, [Refs 5th c.BC+] B.4) with genitive, shrink from, τῶν κινδύνων[Refs 5th c.BC+]: also with infinitive, shrink from doing, ἀπέστην τοῦτ᾽ ἐρωτῆσαι σαφῶς[Refs 5th c.BC+] B.5) absolutely, stand aloof, recoil from fear, horror, etc, τίπτε καταπτώσσοντες ἀφέστατ;[Refs 8th c.BC+]; desist, μὴ νῦν -ώμεθα[Refs 5th c.BC+]a runaway, [Refs 5th c.BC+] B.6) in Medicine texts, ἀφίσταται, ={ἀπόστασις γίγνεται, εἰς ἄρθρα} [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. ὀστέον exfoliates, [Refs]; also ἀ. ἀπὸ τῶν ὀστῶν[Refs 5th c.BC+]; also, project, stand out, ὦτα ἀφεστηκότα[Refs 1st c.BC+] B.6.b) to be separated by the formation of an abscess, [Refs 2nd c.AD+] (also in active, τὸ πύον ἀφίστησι 7.715).

Greek

Verb

to remove, i.e. (actively) instigate to revolt; usually (reflexively) to desist, desert, etc.; depart, draw (fall) away, refrain, withdraw self; from g575 (ἀπό) and g2476 (ἵστημι)