verb
apagamō
Strong’sG520
I lead, carry, take away
stem apag-15 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books8 forms occur
What it means
A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.
AI Summary
ἀπάγω means to lead, take, or carry (someone) away from one place to another 124. It is used of physically removing a person, such as leading someone off from a place or being led away by false influence 1.
The word is also used specifically for leading someone away to trial, imprisonment, or execution, functioning as something of a legal term for the process of arrest and being brought before authorities or to death 1, matching the sense "put to death" 2.
It is likewise used of a road or path leading somewhere, in the sense of a way that leads to a particular destination 1.
Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Dodson. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.
The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:
Abbott-Smith — the 1922 lexicon entry, in full
ἀπ-άγω,
[in LXX for נהג, הלךְ hi., etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G520 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
lead away, carry off, ἀπάγουσι βόας καὶ ἴφια μῆλαRefs 8th c.BC+; προσάγειν.., ἀπάγειν, bring near.., hold far off, Refs 4th c.BC+; ἀ. ἀχλὺν ἀπ᾽ ὀφθαλμῶν remove it, Refs 4th c.BC+; οὐκ ἀπάξετε ταῦτ; stop this fooling! Refs 4th c.AD+:—middle, take away for or with oneself, παρθένονRefs 5th c.BC+; or that which is one's own, Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, ἐς ὀξὺ ἀπηγμένας brought to a point, tapering off, Refs 5th c.BC+
2 lead away, draw off troops, τῆς στρατιῆς τὸ πολλόνRefs 5th c.BC+
2.b elliptically, retire, withdraw, Refs 5th c.BC+
3 abduct, Refs 4th c.BC+:—passive, πρὸς ὕβριν -εσθαιRefs
II bring back, bring home, Refs 8th c.BC+
III return, render what one owes, pay, τὸν φόρονRefs 5th c.BC+; render service, honour, etc., κώμους πρὸς τάφονRefs 5th c.BC+
IV arrest and carry off, ἀπάγετε αὐτὸν παρ᾽ ἐμέRefs 5th c.BC+:—passive, ἀπαχθέντας παρ᾽ ἑωυτόνRefs 5th c.BC+
IV.2 law-term, bring before a magistrate and accuse Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀσεβείας for impiety, Refs 4th c.BC+; τὴν ἐπὶ θανάτῳ -εσθαι Refs 4th c.BC+
IV.3 carry off to prison, Refs 5th c.BC+
V lead away, divert from the subject, especially by sophistry, ἀπὸ τοῦ ὄντος ἐπὶ τοὐναντίονRefs 5th c.BC+divert.., Refs 5th c.BC+
V.b in Logic, reduce, εἰς ἀδύνατονRefs 4th c.BC+:—impersonal in passive, ἀπῆκται ἄρα εἰς..Refs 3rd c.AD+
V.c in later Greek, reduce, drive an opposing disputant, ἐπὶ ψεῦδοςRefs 2nd c.AD+; εἰς ἀντίφασιν, εἰς ἄτοπον, Refs 6th c.AD+:—passive, εἰς ἀδύνατον ἀπαχθῆναιRefs 2nd c.AD+
V.2 receive, ἀπ᾽ ὄψεως.. τὰ δοξάζοντα ἀ.Refs 5th c.BC+
V.3 separate, ἀπάγεται καὶ χωρίζεταιRefs
VI simply, carry, ἐν ἀριστερᾷ τόξονRefs
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
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Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| apagalaἀπήγαγον | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | led … away | 7× |
| apagasōrἄπαγε | happening now · youpresent active imperative 2nd person singular | bring | 1× |
| apagavōrἀπάγετε | happening now · yepresent active imperative 2nd person plural | lead … away | 1× |
| apagiraἀπαχθῆναι | happened · the “to …” formaorist passive infinitive | put to death | 1× |
| apagarōntasἀπάγουσα | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular feminine | leads | 2× |
| apagorōntoisἀπαγόμενοι | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine | led astray | 1× |
| apagorōntoinἀπαγομένους | happening now · objectpresent middle or passive participle accusative plural masculine | brought | 1× |
| apagarantosἀπαγαγὼν | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine | lead … away | 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 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 7 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apagamō | apagame | apagami | apagama | apagamē | apagamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | apagasō | apagase | apagasi | apagasa | apagasē | apagaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apagatō | apagate | apagati | apagata | apagatē | apagatelē |
| we 1st person plural | apaganō | apagane | apagani | apagana | apaganē | apaganelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apagavō | apagave | apagavi | apagava | apagavē | apagavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | apagalō | apagale | apagali | apagala7×ἀπήγαγον | apagalē | apagalelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apagomō | apagome | apagomē | apagomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | apagosō | apagose | apagosē | apagoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apagotō | apagote | apagotē | apagotelē |
| we 1st person plural | apagonō | apagone | apagonē | apagonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apagovō | apagove | apagovē | apagovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | apagolō | apagole | apagolē | apagolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apagimi | apagima |
| you 2nd person singular | apagisi | apagisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apagiti | apagita |
| we 1st person plural | apagini | apagina |
| ye 2nd person plural | apagivi | apagiva |
| they 3rd person plural | apagili | apagila |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apagameiō | apagameia | apagameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | apagaseiō | apagaseia | apagaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apagateiō | apagateia | apagateiē |
| we 1st person plural | apaganeiō | apaganeia | apaganeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apagaveiō | apagaveia | apagaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | apagaleiō | apagaleia | apagaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apagomeiō | apagomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | apagoseiō | apagoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apagoteiō | apagoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | apagoneiō | apagoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apagoveiō | apagoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | apagoleiō | apagoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apagimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | apagiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apagiteia |
| we 1st person plural | apagineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | apagiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | apagileia |
Commands — imperative mood, 2 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | apagasōr1×ἄπαγε | apagasar | apagasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apagatōr | apagatar | apagatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | apagavōr1×ἀπάγετε | apagavar | apagavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | apagalōr | apagalar | apagalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | apagosōr | apagosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apagotōr | apagotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | apagovōr | apagovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | apagolōr | apagolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | apagisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apagitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | apagivar |
| they 3rd person plural | apagilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apagamoiō | apagamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | apagasoiō | apagasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apagatoiō | apagatoia |
| we 1st person plural | apaganoiō | apaganoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | apagavoiō | apagavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | apagaloiō | apagaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apagomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | apagosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apagotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | apagonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | apagovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | apagoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apagimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | apagisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apagitoia |
| we 1st person plural | apaginoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | apagivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | apagiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | apagarō | apagari | apagara | apagarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | apagorō | apagorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | apagiri | apagira1×ἀπαχθῆναι |
Used as an adjective — participle, 5 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | apagarōntos2× | apagarintos | apagarantos1×ἀπαγαγὼν | apagarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | apagorōntos2× | apagorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | apagirintos | apagirantos |
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
apag 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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
15 occurrences, every one of them listed
apagala“led … away”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural7×
Matthew 26:57Tois de kratarantois ton Iēsun apagala pros Kaiafon ton archierevon, hopou tois …Those who had arrested Jesus led Him away to the house of Caiaphas the …
Matthew 27:2kai darantois auton apagala kai paradōala Pilato to hēgemono.They bound Him, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pilate …
Matthew 27:31… enduala auton teim himatieim autou kai apagala auton eis tem staurara.… clothes back on Him. Then they led Him away to crucify Him.
Mark 14:53Kai apagala ton Iēsun pros ton archierevon, kai …They led Jesus away to the high priest, and all …
Mark 15:16Tois de stratiōtois apagala auton esō tau aulau, hem atō …Then the soldiers led Jesus away into the palace (that is, the …
Luke 22:66… laou, archierevois tē kai grammatevois, kai apagala auton eis tem sunedriem autoiu,… priests and scribes, met together. They led Jesus into their Sanhedrin and said,
Luke 23:26Kai hōs apagala auton, epilaberantois Simōnon tinon Kurēnaion erchorōnton …As the soldiers led Him away, they seized Simon of Cyrene on …
apagasōr“bring”happening now · youpresent active imperative 2nd person singular1×
Acts 23:17“bring”… toiu hekatontarchēoiu fēate; Ton neanion houton apagasōr pros ton chiliarchon, echatō gar apangelara …… one of the centurions and said, “Take this young man to the commander; he has something to …
apagavōr“lead … away”happening now · yepresent active imperative 2nd person plural1×
Mark 14:44… filameia autos atō; kratavar auton kai apagavōr asfalōs.… is the man; arrest Him and lead Him away securely.”
apagira“put to death”happened · the “to …” formaorist passive infinitive1×
Acts 12:19“put to death”… mē heuriskarantos anakrinarantos toin fulakoin keleuata apagira, kai katercharantos apo tau Ioudaiau eis …… unsuccessfully, he examined the guards and ordered that they be executed. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and …
apagarōntas“leads”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular feminine2×
Matthew 7:13… pulas kai euruchōras tas hodas tas apagarōntas eis tan apōleian, kai pollois alō …… and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through …
Matthew 7:14… pulas kai thliborēntas tas hodas tas apagarōntas eis tan zōan, kai oligois alō …… gate and narrow the way that leads to life, and only a few …
apagorōntois“led astray”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine1×
1 Corinthians 12:2… eidōleim teim afōneim hōs an agove apagorōntois.… were pagans, you were influenced and led astray to mute idols.
apagorōntoin“brought”happening now · objectpresent middle or passive participle accusative plural masculine1×
Luke 21:12“brought”… paradōarōntois eis tain sunagōgain kai fulakain, apagorōntoin epi basilevoin kai hēgemonoin heneken teu …… deliver you to the synagogues and prisons, and they will bring you before kings and governors.
apagarantos“lead … away”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine1×
Luke 13:15… ton onon apo tau fatnau kai apagarantos potizatō?… or donkey from the stall and lead it to water?