apochoreo denotes moving away from a person or group, including departure, withdrawal, or return elsewhere.

The attested use consistently marks moving away: John separates from his companions and returns to Jerusalem in Acts 13:13, a spirit scarcely moves away from a boy in Luke 9:39, and people are told to move away from the speaker in Matthew 7:23.

1. Moving away from someone or a group · dominant

   In Acts 13:13, the aorist active participle occurs where John separates from those traveling with Paul and returns to Jerusalem; the APB renders the clause, “John then left them and returned to Jerusalem.” In Luke 9:39, the present active form describes a spirit that scarcely moves away from the boy, while Matthew 7:23 addresses a plural group with movement away “from me”; the APB renders “it scarcely departed from him” and “depart from me.”

   Acts 13:13Luke 9:39Matthew 7:23

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the movement with “left,” “departed,” and “depart.” These are renderings of the surrounding clauses rather than definitions of the Greek form.