Greek word · G549
ἄπειμι
apeimi
to go
To go away, depart, go off (to a place). It is formed from ἀπό 'away' + εἶμι 'go'. In prose the imperfect often pictures a departure under way: 'he went off', 'he set out'.
Appears once in the Greek New Testament. ·
What it means
From G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).
In depth
From the study of 4 Maccabees 4:8
- Range of meaning
To go away, depart, go off (to a place). It is formed from ἀπό 'away' + εἶμι 'go'. In prose the imperfect often pictures a departure under way: 'he went off', 'he set out'.
- Against the English
'Went away into the temple' (Brenton, WEB) is literal, but it can sound odd in English, as if he left the temple. The sense is that he broke off from the confrontation with the people and proceeded into the temple.
- Used elsewhere in the period
Very common in Attic and Koine prose (Xenophon, Polybius, Josephus). Used in Acts 17:10 ('they went into the synagogue'), where εἰς likewise marks the destination.
Similar words
Where it appears
Acts · 1
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Acts 17:10 ἀπῄεσαν. were going.
As soon as night had fallen, the brothers sent Paul and Silas away to Berea. On arriving there, they went into the Jewish synagogue.
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