Lexicon: απο-

αααβαγαδαεαζαηαθαιακαλ

  • αμαναξαοαπαποαποβ-απογ-
  • αποδ-αποθ-αποι-αποκ-απολ-απομ-
  • απον-αποξ-αποπ-απορ-αποσ-αποτ-
  • απου-αποφ-αποχ-αποψ-
  • αρασαταυαφαχαψαω

    ἀπό
    • Parse: Preposition
    • Note: Followed by the Genitive
    • Meaning:
      • Basic Meaning: separation from someone, something
      • Removal: from, away from, separation from

        ἀτεκνωθῶ ἀπὸ τῶν δύο ὑμῶν
        I am bereaved of you both (Gen 27:45)

        ἐξηλείφθησαν ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς
        wiped out from the land (Gen 7:23)

      • From thing:

        ἀφ᾿ ἵππου
        from the horse, on horseback

      • From place:

        ἀπὸ Σάρδεων
        from Sardis

      • Origin: starting from, originating from

        κύριος ἀπέστειλέν με ποιῆσαι πάντα τὰ ἔργα ταῦτα ὅτι οὐκ ἀπ’ ἐμαυτοῦ
        the Lord sent me to do all these thing that are not originating from me (Num 16:28)

        κλέμμα ἀπό τε ὄνου ἕως προβάτου
        stolen from donkey to sheep (Ex 22:4)

      • Of time:

        ἀπὸ τούτου τοῦ χρόνου
        from this time, ever since

      • Figurative:

        καλεῖσθαι ἀπὸ τινος
        to be named after someone

      • By agency: by, through the agency of [follows a passive verb]

        αἱ πέτραι διεθρύβησαν ἀπ’ αὐτοῦ
        the rocks are shattered by him (Nahum 1:6)

      • By means: by, with

        στράτευμα συλλέγειν ἀπὸ τῶν χρημάτων
        to bring a campaign together by need

        ἀπὸ τοῦ αἵματος ... καθαριεῖ αὐτὸ
        with blood ... he will cleanse it (Ex 30:10)

      • By cause: for, in consequence of, because of

        ἀπὸ τούτου τοῦ τολμήματος
        for this enterprise

        οἱ δὲ ὀφθαλμοὶ Ἰσραὴλ ἐβαρυώπησαν ἀπὸ τοῦ γήρους
        Now the eyes of Israel were dim because of age (Gen 48:10)

      • Distributive: one by one

        καὶ ἤρξαντο ἀπὸ μιᾶς πάντες παραιτεῖσθαι
        one by one they all began to make excuses (Luke 14:18)

      • Harmoniously: alike, unanimously, in agreement

        καὶ ἤρξαντο ἀπὸ μιᾶς πάντες παραιτεῖσθαι
        they all alike began to make excuses (Luke 14:18)

      • Some of all, a portion of

        ἔλαβεν ... ἀπὸ πάντων τῶν ἀγαθῶν
        he took some of all the goods (Gen 24:10)

        ἔλαβεν Μωυσῆς ἀπὸ τοῦ ἐλαίου
        Moses took a portion of the oil (Lev 8:10)

    • Forms:
      • ἀπ᾿ PREP
      • ἀφ᾿ PREP
  • Prepared by John Barach