Lexicon
ἀπελαύνω
apelaunō
G0556
G:V Greek

to eject

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apelauno describes driving people away from a tribunal in its sole biblical occurrence.

The attested use describes an official act of sending people away from a tribunal.

Senses in use

  1. Drive people away from a tribunal · dominant

    In Acts 18:16, the aorist active indicative form describes a completed action directed at the people before the tribunal; the APB renders the clause, “And he drove them from the tribunal.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Acts 18:16, the APB presents the action as “he drove them from the tribunal.” This rendering confirms the clause's overall action rather than isolating every element of the Greek form.

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