to depart
Analuo describes leaving from a place or situation, whether a lord leaving a wedding or a desire to leave and be with Christ.
The attested use describes departure: a lord goes away from a wedding in Luke 12:36, and the speaker expresses a desire to leave in order to be with Christ in Philippians 1:23.
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Leaving or going away · dominant
In Luke 12:36, the aorist active subjunctive occurs in the clause about a lord leaving the wedding before returning and knocking; the APB renders the clause “when he departs from the wedding.” In Philippians 1:23, the aorist active infinitive names the speaker’s desire to leave and be with Christ; the APB renders this “the desire to depart and to be with Christ.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term with “departs” in Luke 12:36 and “to depart” in Philippians 1:23. These are translation renderings of the verses.