Astocheo describes turning away from what is in view, whether toward empty talk or in matters of faith and truth.

The attested use describes departure from matters under discussion: some turn toward babble, while others are said to have departed concerning faith or truth.

1. Turning away from stated matters · dominant

   In 1 Timothy 1:6, the aorist active participle identifies persons who, in the APB rendering, have "deviated from these things" and turned toward "babble." In 1 Timothy 6:21 and 2 Timothy 2:18, the aorist active indicative describes some as having departed concerning faith and truth; the latter verse links this with saying that the resurrection has already occurred.

   1 Timothy 1:61 Timothy 6:212 Timothy 2:18

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents all three occurrences with forms of "deviated," specifying departure "from these things" in 1 Timothy 1:6 and departure "concerning" faith or truth in the other verses. These phrases confirm the clauses' overall presentation rather than isolate a precise English equivalent.