verb

afistanamō

Greekἀφίσταμαι (afistamai)

Strong’sG868

I lead away, seduce, depart, abstain from

stem afistan-14 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books11 forms occur

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What it means

Forms in the New Testament

Where it appears

14 occurrences, every one of them listed

afistanelō“fall away”happening now · theypresent middle indicative 3rd person plural1×

Luke 8:13“fall away”tois de epi tau petrau hois hotan akoualeia meta charau dechelō ton logon, kai houtois rizan ouk echalō, hois pros kairon pisteualō kai en kairo peirasmou afistanelō.The seeds on rocky ground are those who hear the word and receive it with joy, but they have no root. They believe for a season, but in the time of testing, they fall away.

afistanete“depart”was happening · he/she/itimperfect middle indicative 3rd person singular1×

Luke 2:37“depart”kai autas chēras heōs eteiu ogdoēkonta tessares, has ouk afistanete teu hiereu nēsteiai kai deēsiai latreuarōtas nuxan kai hēmeran.and then was a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the temple, but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying.

afistaneli“depart”will happen · theyfuture middle indicative 3rd person plural1×

1 Timothy 4:1“depart”Tem de pneumem rētōs legatō hoti en husteroi kairoi afistaneli tinois tau pistiau, prosecharōtois pneumei planei kai didaskaliai daimoneiuNow the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons,

afistanata“departed”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular3×

Luke 4:13“departed”kai suntelaratos panton peirasmon tos diabolos afistanata apo autou achri kairou.When the devil had finished every temptation, he left Him until an opportune time.

Acts 5:37“drew away”meta houton anistanata Ioudaos tos Galilaios en tai hēmerai tau apografau kai afistanata laon opisō autou; kakeinos apollueta kai pantois hosois peithile auto diaskorpizila.After him, Judas the Galilean appeared in the days of the census and drew away people after him. He too perished, and all his followers were scattered.

Acts 12:10“departed”diercharatois de prōtan fulakan kai deuteran erchala epi tan pulan tan sidērouan tan ferarōtan eis tan politan, hotinas automatas anoigita autoi, kai exercharatois proerchala ruman henan, kai eutheōs afistanata tos angelos apo autou.They passed the first and second guards and came to the iron gate leading to the city, which opened for them by itself. When they had gone outside and walked the length of one block, the angel suddenly left him.

afistanala“withdrew”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural1×

Acts 22:29“withdrew”eutheōs oun afistanala apo autou tois mellarōtois auton anetazarō; kai tos chiliarchos de fobita epignōskaratos hoti Rōmaios atō kai hoti auton ate darētos.At once those who were about to interrogate Paul stepped back, and the commander himself was alarmed when he realized that he had put a Roman citizen in chains.

afistanateia“depart”happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular1×

2 Corinthians 12:8“depart”huper houteu tris ton kurion parakalama hina afistanateia apo mu;Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me.

afistanatar“turn away”happened · he/she/itaorist active imperative 3rd person singular1×

2 Timothy 2:19“turn away”tos mentoi stereos themelios tou theou histanatē, echarōtos tan sfragian houtan; Gnōskata kurios toin arōtoin autou, kai; Afistanatar apo adikiau pantos tos onomazarōtos tem onomem kuriou.Nevertheless, God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from iniquity.”

afistanavar“depart”happened · yeaorist active imperative 2nd person plural2×

Luke 13:27“depart”kai legati legarōtos vi; Ouk oidamē pothen avō; afistanavar apo mu, pantoir ergatoir adikiau.And he will answer, ‘I tell you, I do not know where you are from. Depart from me, all you evildoers.’

Acts 5:38“keep away”kai teim nun legamō vi, afistanavar apo toiu anthrōpoiu houtoiu kai afiēkavar autoin; hoti ean ateiō ek anthrōpoiu tas boulas houtas ē tem ergem houtem, kataluiti,So in the present case I advise you: Leave these men alone. Let them go! For if their purpose or endeavor is of human origin, it will fail.

afistanara“turns away”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×

Hebrews 3:12“turns away”blepavōr, adelfoir, mēpote eti en tino vu kardias ponēras apistiau en te afistanara apo theou zōarōtou,See to it, brothers, that none of you has a wicked heart of unbelief that turns away from the living God.

afistanaratos“withdrew”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine1×

Acts 19:9“withdrew”hōs de tinois sklērunile kai apeithale kakologarōtois tan hodan enōpion teu plētheu, afistanaratos apo autoiu aforizata toin mathētoin, kata hēmeran dialegerōtos en ta schola Turannou.But when some of them stubbornly refused to believe and publicly maligned the Way, Paul took his disciples and left the synagogue to conduct daily discussions in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.

afistanaraton“deserted”happened · objectaorist active participle accusative singular masculine1×

Acts 15:38“deserted”Paulos de axiate, ton afistanaraton apo autoiu apo Pamfuliau kai mē sunercharaton autoi eis tem ergem, mē sumparalambarō houton.But Paul thought it best not to take him, because he had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not accompanied them in the work.