The meaning of “ἀποφεύγω”
Understanding apopheúgō reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
escape. - (figuratively) to escape
ἀποφεύγω
escape. - (figuratively) to escape
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Peter 1:4 | “Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.” Word: ἀποφεύγω (apopheúgō) | |
| 2 Peter 2:18 | “For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error.” Word: ἀποφεύγω (apopheúgō) | |
| 2 Peter 2:20 | “For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.” Word: ἀποφεύγω (apopheúgō) |