verb

apofeugamō

Greekἀποφεύγω (apofeugō)

Strong’sG668

I flee from, escape

stem apofeug-3 times in the New Testament2 forms occur

Translated as

escaped3×

What it means

** ἀπο-φεύγω,

[in LXX: Si 22:22*;]

to flee from, escape: c. acc., II Pe 2:18, 20; c. gen., II Pe 1:4.†

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

Strong’s G668 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidap-of-yoo'-go

(figuratively) to escape

Fromfrom G575 and G5343;

King Jamesescape.

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
apofeugarōtoinἀποφεύγοντας	happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative plural masculine	escaped	1×
apofeugaratoisἀποφυγόντες	happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine	escaped	2×

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, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	apofeugamō	apofeugame	apofeugami	apofeugama	apofeugamē	apofeugamelē
you 2nd person singular	apofeugasō	apofeugase	apofeugasi	apofeugasa	apofeugasē	apofeugaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	apofeugatō	apofeugate	apofeugati	apofeugata	apofeugatē	apofeugatelē
we 1st person plural	apofeuganō	apofeugane	apofeugani	apofeugana	apofeuganē	apofeuganelē
ye 2nd person plural	apofeugavō	apofeugave	apofeugavi	apofeugava	apofeugavē	apofeugavelē
they 3rd person plural	apofeugalō	apofeugale	apofeugali	apofeugala	apofeugalē	apofeugalelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	apofeugameiō	apofeugameia	apofeugameiē
you 2nd person singular	apofeugaseiō	apofeugaseia	apofeugaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	apofeugateiō	apofeugateia	apofeugateiē
we 1st person plural	apofeuganeiō	apofeuganeia	apofeuganeiē
ye 2nd person plural	apofeugaveiō	apofeugaveia	apofeugaveiē
they 3rd person plural	apofeugaleiō	apofeugaleia	apofeugaleiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	apofeugasōr	apofeugasar	apofeugasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	apofeugatōr	apofeugatar	apofeugatēr
ye 2nd person plural	apofeugavōr	apofeugavar	apofeugavēr
they 3rd person plural	apofeugalōr	apofeugalar	apofeugalēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	apofeugamoiō	apofeugamoia
you 2nd person singular	apofeugasoiō	apofeugasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	apofeugatoiō	apofeugatoia
we 1st person plural	apofeuganoiō	apofeuganoia
ye 2nd person plural	apofeugavoiō	apofeugavoia
they 3rd person plural	apofeugaloiō	apofeugaloia

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	apofeugarō	apofeugari	apofeugara	apofeugarē

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	apofeugarōtos1×	apofeugaritos	apofeugaratos2×	apofeugarētos

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

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

apofeug 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

3 occurrences, every one of them listed

apofeugarōtoin“escaped”happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative plural masculine1×

2 Peter 2:18“escaped”huperonkeim gar mataiotau fthengerōtois deleazalō en epithumiai sarxau aselgeiai toin oligōs apofeugarōtoin toin en plana anastrefirōtoin,With lofty but empty words, they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from others who live in error.

apofeugaratois“escaped”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine2×

2 Peter 1:4“escaped”dia heiu teim timieim kai megotateim ni epangelmeim dōretē, hina dia houteiu gineveia theiau koinōnois fusiau, apofeugaratois tau en to kosmo en epithumia fthorau.Through these He has given us His precious and magnificent promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, now that you have escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.

2 Peter 2:20“escaped”ei gar apofeugaratois teim miasmeim tou kosmou en epignōsia tou kuriou kai sōtērou Iēsu Christou houtei de palin emplekiratois hēttelē, ginatē autoi teim eschateim cheirōneim teiu prōteiu.If indeed they have escaped the corruption of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, only to be entangled and overcome by it again, their final condition is worse than it was at first.