ἈΠΟΦΕΥΓΕΙΝ, ἀποφευγειν
APOPHEUGEIN, apopheugein
Sounds Like: ah-po-FEW-gayn
Translations: to flee away, to escape, to avoid
From the root: ἈΠΟΦΕΥΓΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb, formed from the preposition ἀπό (apo), meaning 'from' or 'away from', and the verb φεύγω (pheugō), meaning 'to flee' or 'to escape'. As an infinitive, it expresses the action of fleeing away, escaping, or avoiding something. It is often used to describe the act of getting away from danger, punishment, or a difficult situation.
Inflection: Present, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G0628 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 5:8
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΠΟΦΕΥΓΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἈΠΟΦΕΥΓΕ — flee from, escape, avoid
- ἈΠΟΦΕΥΓΕΙ — flee away, escape, avoid
- ἈΠΟΦΕΥΞΕΤΑΙ — will escape, will flee away, will get away
- ἈΠΟΦΥΓΕΙΝ — to escape, to flee away
- ἈΠΟΦΥΓΟΝΤΑΣ — having escaped, escaping, fleeing from
- ἈΠΟΦΥΓΟΝΤΕΣ — having escaped, having fled from, having avoided
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