ἐκνεύω
ekneuō
G1593
G:V
Greek
to withdraw
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Greek
Language
ekneuo describes Jesus withdrawing from the crowd after the man was healed.
The attested use describes Jesus withdrawing from the place while a crowd is present, leaving the healed man without knowing who had healed him.
Senses in use
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Withdrawing from a crowded place · dominant
In John 5:13, the aorist active indicative form occurs in the explanation that the healed man did not know Jesus; the APB renders the clause, "for Jesus had slipped away, since a crowd was in the place."
In the Anselm Project Bible: In John 5:13, the APB presents the action as Jesus having "slipped away" because a crowd was present. This wording confirms the clause's overall action rather than isolating a precise English equivalent.