ΑΠΟΛΙΣΘΑΙ, απολισθαι
APOLISTHAI, apolisthai
Sounds Like: ah-po-LIS-thai
Translations: to slip away, to fall away, to backslide, to apostatize
From the root: ΑΠΟΛΙΣΘΑΝΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word describes the action of slipping or falling away, often in a metaphorical sense, implying a departure from a previous state, belief, or commitment. It can refer to a physical slipping, but more commonly in Koine Greek, it denotes a spiritual or moral falling away, such as from faith or truth. It suggests a gradual or unintentional deviation rather than a deliberate act of rebellion.
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G0659 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΠΟΛΙΣΘΑΝΩ.
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.
- ἈΠΟΛΙΣΘΑΝΟΙ — slip away, slide off, fall off, be dislodged
- ΑΠΟΛΙΣΘΑΝΟΙ — may slip away, may fall away, may backslide, may stumble
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