Lexicon
ἀπολείπω
apoleipō
G0620
G:V Greek

to leave

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Greek
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apoleipo describes leaving someone or something behind, or what remains available or in place.

The attested uses chiefly describe an aorist active act of leaving a person, object, or dwelling behind; the present passive form describes something that remains, including entry, rest, and sacrifice.

Senses in use

  1. Leaving behind or departing from · dominant

    The aorist active forms mark an act of departure or leaving: in 2 Timothy 4:13 the APB renders the clause about a cloak left with Carpus, and in 2 Timothy 4:20 it renders Trophimus left in Miletus. In Titus 1:5 the speaker left Titus in Crete for a stated purpose, while Jude 1:6 uses the aorist active participle in the clause about angels abandoning their proper dwelling.

  2. Remaining in place or available · common

    The present passive form occurs in clauses about what remains: in Hebrews 4:6 the APB renders that it remains for some to enter, and in Hebrews 4:9 that a Sabbath rest remains. In Hebrews 10:26 the same form stands in the statement that no sacrifice for sins remains.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB variously presents the relevant clauses with “left,” “abandoned,” and “remains.” These renderings reflect the verse contexts, but the translation does not align individual English words directly with the Greek form.

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