verb

anachōramō

Greekἀναχωρέω (anachōreō)

Strong’sG402

I return, retire, depart, withdraw

stem anachōr-14 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books6 forms occur

Translated as

withdrew7×departed1×drew … aside1×go away1×gone1×gone aside1×left1×returned1×

What it means

ἀνα-χωρέω, -ῶ,

[in LXX for בּרח, נוּם, etc.;]

1. to go back.

2. to withdraw: Mt 9:24; freq. in sense of avoiding danger (MM, VGT, s.v.), Mt 2:12 (but v. Thayer), 13, 14, 22 4:12 12:15 14:13 15:21 27:5, Mk 3:7, Jo 6:15, Ac 23:19 26:31.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G402 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidan-akh-o-reh'-o

to retire

Fromfrom G303 and G5562;

King Jamesdepart, give place, go (turn) aside, withdraw self.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind it	What it is	Usually	Times
anachōrataἀνεχώρησεν	happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular	withdrew	9×
anachōralaἀνεχώρησαν	happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural	returned	1×
anachōravōrἈναχωρεῖτε	happening now · yepresent active imperative 2nd person plural	go away	1×
anachōraratosἀναχωρήσας	happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine	drew … aside	1×
anachōraratoisἀναχωρήσαντες	happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine	gone aside	1×
anachōraratoiuἈναχωρησάντων	happened · of, belonging toaorist active participle genitive plural masculine	gone	1×

Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.

Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses

Statements — indicative mood, 10 occurrences

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	anachōramō	anachōrame	anachōrami	anachōrama	anachōramē	anachōramelē
you 2nd person singular	anachōrasō	anachōrase	anachōrasi	anachōrasa	anachōrasē	anachōraselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	anachōratō	anachōrate	anachōrati	anachōrata9×ἀνεχώρησεν	anachōratē	anachōratelē
we 1st person plural	anachōranō	anachōrane	anachōrani	anachōrana	anachōranē	anachōranelē
ye 2nd person plural	anachōravō	anachōrave	anachōravi	anachōrava	anachōravē	anachōravelē
they 3rd person plural	anachōralō	anachōrale	anachōrali	anachōrala1×ἀνεχώρησαν	anachōralē	anachōralelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	anachōrameiō	anachōrameia	anachōrameiē
you 2nd person singular	anachōraseiō	anachōraseia	anachōraseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	anachōrateiō	anachōrateia	anachōrateiē
we 1st person plural	anachōraneiō	anachōraneia	anachōraneiē
ye 2nd person plural	anachōraveiō	anachōraveia	anachōraveiē
they 3rd person plural	anachōraleiō	anachōraleia	anachōraleiē

Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	anachōrasōr	anachōrasar	anachōrasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	anachōratōr	anachōratar	anachōratēr
ye 2nd person plural	anachōravōr1×Ἀναχωρεῖτε	anachōravar	anachōravēr
they 3rd person plural	anachōralōr	anachōralar	anachōralēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	anachōramoiō	anachōramoia
you 2nd person singular	anachōrasoiō	anachōrasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	anachōratoiō	anachōratoia
we 1st person plural	anachōranoiō	anachōranoia
ye 2nd person plural	anachōravoiō	anachōravoia
they 3rd person plural	anachōraloiō	anachōraloia

The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	anachōrarō	anachōrari	anachōrara	anachōrarē

Used as an adjective — participle, 3 occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	anachōrarōtos	anachōraritos	anachōraratos3×ἀναχωρήσας	anachōrarētos

Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.

How every form is built — the slots that make them

anachōrstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

anachōr is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

14 occurrences, every one of them listed

anachōrata“withdrew”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular9×

Matthew 2:14“left”tos de egeiriratos paralambata tem paidiem kai tan mētēran autou nuxau kai anachōrata eis Aiguptan,So he got up, took the Child and His mother by night, and withdrew to Egypt,

Matthew 2:22“withdrew”akouaratos de hoti Archelaos basilatō tau Ioudaiau anti tou patērou autou Hērōdou fobita ekei aperchara; chrēmatiziratos de kata onarem anachōrata eis teim mereim tau Galilaiau,But when he learned that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee,

Matthew 4:12“withdrew”Akouaratos de hoti Iōannos paradōita anachōrata eis tan Galilaian.When Jesus heard that John had been imprisoned, He withdrew to Galilee.

Matthew 12:15“withdrew”Tos de Iēsus gnōskaratos anachōrata ekeithen. kai akolouthala auto pollois, kai therapeuata autoin pantoin,Aware of this, Jesus withdrew from that place. Large crowds followed Him, and He healed them all,

Matthew 14:13“withdrew”Akouaratos de tos Iēsus anachōrata ekeithen en ploie eis erēmon topon kata idian; kai akouaratois tois ochlois akolouthala auto pezē apo taiu politaiu.When Jesus heard about John, He withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. But the crowds found out about it and followed Him on foot from the towns.

Matthew 15:21“withdrew”Kai exercharatos ekeithen tos Iēsus anachōrata eis teim mereim Turau kai Sidōnau.Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.

Matthew 27:5“departed”kai riptaratos teim argurieim eis ton naon anachōrata, kai apercharatos apancheta.So Judas threw the silver into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.

Mark 3:7“withdrew”Kai tos Iēsus meta toiu mathētoiu autou anachōrata pros tan thalassan; kai pollem plēthem apo tau Galilaiau akolouthata, kai apo tau IoudaiauSo Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea, accompanied by a large crowd from Galilee, Judea,

John 6:15“withdrew”Iēsus oun gnōskaratos hoti mellalō ercherō kai harpazarō auton hina poialeia basilevon anachōrata palin eis tem orem autos monos.Then Jesus, realizing that they were about to come and make Him king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by Himself.

anachōrala“returned”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural1×

Matthew 2:12“returned”kai chrēmatiziratois kata onarem mē anakamptara pros Hērōdon dia allau hodau anachōrala eis tan chōran autoiu.And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they withdrew to their country by another route.

anachōravōr“go away”happening now · yepresent active imperative 2nd person plural1×

Matthew 9:24“go away”legate; Anachōravōr, ouk gar apothnēskata tem korasiem alla katheudatō; kai katagelale autou.“Go away,” He told them. “The girl is not dead, but asleep.” And they laughed at Him.

anachōraratos“drew … aside”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine1×

Acts 23:19“drew … aside”epilamberatos de tau cheirau autou tos chiliarchos kai anachōraratos kata idian punthanete; Tinem atō hem echasō apangellara mi?The commander took the young man by the hand, drew him aside, and asked, “What do you need to tell me?”

anachōraratois“gone aside”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine1×

Acts 26:31“gone aside”kai anachōraratois lalale pros allēloin legarōtois hoti Oudenem thanatou ē desmoiu axiem tinem prassatō tos anthrōpos houtos.On their way out, they said to one another, “This man has done nothing worthy of death or imprisonment.”

anachōraratoiu“gone”happened · of, belonging toaorist active participle genitive plural masculine1×

Matthew 2:13“gone”Anachōraratoiu de autoiu idou angelos kuriou fainetō kata onarem to Iōsēf legarōtos; Egeiriratos paralambasar tem paidiem kai tan mētēran autou kai feugasōr eis Aiguptan, kai asōr ekei heōs an legameia si; mellatō gar Hērōdos zētarō tem paidiem teu apolluara autem.When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.”