apago describes taking someone or something onward, often under custody, and of roads directed toward an outcome.

The verb most often describes people being taken under guard or official control to a specified place; it also marks taking an individual, animal, or former idol-worshipers onward, and describes roads as directed toward destruction or life.

1. Taking persons into custody or before authorities · dominant

   In Matthew 27:2, the aorist active form occurs after Jesus has been bound and before he is delivered to Pilate; the APB renders the sequence “they led him away and delivered him to Pilate the ruler.” The same movement under arrest or official direction appears in Mark 14:44, Luke 21:12, and Acts 12:19, where the APB respectively speaks of seizing a man, being brought before rulers, and guards ordered away.

   Matthew 27:2Mark 14:44Luke 21:12Acts 12:19Matthew 26:57Luke 22:66
2. Taking onward to a destination · occasional

   In Acts 23:17, the present active singular form is Paul’s direction to take a young man to the military officer. Luke 13:15 uses an aorist active participle for taking an ox or donkey from the manger to water it, while 1 Corinthians 12:2 has a present passive participle in the statement that the readers had been brought to mute idols.

   Acts 23:17Luke 13:151 Corinthians 12:2
3. A road directed toward an outcome · occasional

   Matthew 7:13 applies the present active participle to the broad road in a clause the APB renders as leading “toward destruction.” Matthew 7:14 uses the same form for the narrow, constricted road directed “toward life.”

   Matthew 7:13Matthew 7:14

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly uses “led him away” or “leading you away” in custody and movement contexts, while it renders the road clauses as “leads away toward” an outcome. Because the APB translates whole verses rather than aligning individual words, these English phrases indicate the clauses’ presentation rather than fixed one-for-one renderings.