G402

ἀναχωρέω

anachōreō

Verb · From ἀνά (G303) and χωρέω (G5562)

From G303 and G5562; to retire:—depart, give place, go (turn) aside, withdraw self.

Outline

to go back, return
to withdraw

so as to leave a room
of those who through fear seek some other place, or shun sight

Usages

Matthew 2:12

And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.

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Matthew 2:13

And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.

Breakdown

Joseph was told to go into Egypt because there was a heavy concentration of Israelites in Egypt (In Josephus's history, it is claimed that, after the first Ptolemy took Judea, he led some 120,000 Jewish captives to Egypt from the areas of Judea).

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Matthew 2:14

When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt:

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Matthew 2:22

But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judaea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding, being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee:

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Matthew 4:12

¶ Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee;

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Matthew 9:24

He said unto them,

Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth.

And they laughed him to scorn.

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Matthew 12:15

But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all;

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Matthew 14:13

¶ When Jesus heard of it, he departed thence by ship into a desert place apart: and when the people had heard thereof, they followed him on foot out of the cities.

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Matthew 15:21

¶ Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.

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Matthew 27:5

And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.

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Mark 3:7

But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judæa,

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John 6:15

¶ When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone.

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Acts 23:19

Then the chief captain took him by the hand, and went with him aside privately, and asked him, What is that thou hast to tell me?

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Acts 26:31

And when they were gone aside, they talked between themselves, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds.

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