UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Notes: Passage: RV MAT 27:31 · LV MAT 27:31 · Read together MAT 27:31
ἀπάγω[a] is frequently used in contexts referring to persons being led off to trial or to execution, but there seems to be no reason for setting up a separate meaning.

Form 1

Part of speech: verb

Inflections: ἀπάγω; aor.; ἀπήγαγον; ἀπάγω; aor.pass.inf.; ἀπαχθῆναι

Related lemmas: ἄγω

Sense 1: to lead off, to lead away, to take away, to take aside

Semantic entry: 15.177

Semantic domains: Linear Movement

Subdomains: Lead, Bring, Take

Definition: to lead or take away from a particular point

MAT 26:57: RV MAT 26:57 · LV MAT 26:57 · Read together MAT 26:57

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OET-RV MAT 26:57

57 Then the ones who had arrested Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) led him away to Kayafa (Caiaphas; Grk. Kaiafas) the chief priest, where the religious teachers and the local elders had gathered together.

OET-LV MAT 26:57

57 And the ones having _apprehended the Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa), led_ him _away to Kaiafas the chief _priest, where the scribes and the elders were _gathered _together.

MAT 27:2: RV MAT 27:2 · LV MAT 27:2 · Read together MAT 27:2

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OET-RV MAT 27:2

2 then they tied his arms and led him away to be handed over to Pilatos (Pilate), the Romaios governor.

OET-LV MAT 27:2

2 and having _bound him, they _led _away and gave_ him _over to _Pilatos the governor.

All 9 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: RV MAT 26:57 · RV MAT 27:2 · RV MAT 27:31 · LV MAT 26:57 · LV MAT 27:2 · LV MAT 27:31 · Read together MAT 26:57 · Read together MAT 27:2 · Read together MAT 27:31

MRK: RV MRK 14:44 · RV MRK 14:53 · LV MRK 14:44 · LV MRK 14:53 · Read together MRK 14:44 · Read together MRK 14:53

LUK: RV LUK 13:15 · RV LUK 21:12 · RV LUK 22:66 · LV LUK 13:15 · LV LUK 21:12 · LV LUK 22:66 · Read together LUK 13:15 · Read together LUK 21:12 · Read together LUK 22:66

ACT: RV ACT 23:17 · LV ACT 23:17 · Read together ACT 23:17

Sense 2: to lead off (to punishment or to death)

Semantic entry: 56.38

Semantic domains: Courts and Legal Procedures

Subdomains: Lead Off to Punishment

Definition: to lead a person away for punishment after being sentenced, frequently employed in a context of putting a condemned person to death

Notes: For another interpretation of ἀπάγω in RV ACT 12:19 · LV ACT 12:19 · Read together ACT 12:19, see 20.65: αἴρω / 20.65: ἀπάγω / 20.65: θανατόω.

MRK 15:16: RV MRK 15:16 · LV MRK 15:16 · Read together MRK 15:16

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OET-RV MRK 15:16

16 So the soldiers led Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) inside the palace that was the governor’s residence, and called in the rest of the battalion.

OET-LV MRK 15:16

16 And the soldiers led_ him _away within the palace, that is the_residence _of _the _governor, and they _are _calling _together all the cohort.

LUK 23:26: RV LUK 23:26 · LV LUK 23:26 · Read together LUK 23:26

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OET-RV LUK 23:26

26 As the Romaios soldiers led Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) out of the city, they grabbed a man that was coming in from the countryside. He was Shim’on (Simon) from Kurainai (Cyrene), and they forced him to carry the post and follow along behind Yeshua.

OET-LV LUK 23:26

26 And as they _led _away him, having _taken _hold _of Simōn, a_certain from _Kuraʸnaʸ coming from the_country, they _put_ the stake _on to _him, to _be _carrying behind the Yaʸsous.

All 3 recorded passages for this sense

MRK: RV MRK 15:16 · LV MRK 15:16 · Read together MRK 15:16

LUK: RV LUK 23:26 · LV LUK 23:26 · Read together LUK 23:26

ACT: RV ACT 12:19 · LV ACT 12:19 · Read together ACT 12:19

Sense 3: to kill, to execute

Semantic entry: 20.65

Semantic domains: Violence, Harm, Destroy, Kill

Subdomains: Kill

Definition: to deprive a person of life, with the implication of this being the result of condemnation by legal or quasi-legal procedures

Notes: For another interpretation of ἀπάγω in RV ACT 12:19 · LV ACT 12:19 · Read together ACT 12:19, see 56.38: ἀπάγω.

ACT 12:19: RV ACT 12:19 · LV ACT 12:19 · Read together ACT 12:19

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OET-RV ACT 12:19

19 Then when King Herodes sent for Kefa and he wasn’t there, the prison guards were interrogated and then taken away to be executed.
¶ After that, Herodes (Herod) left Yehudah (Judea) and went up to Kaisareia to stay.

OET-LV ACT 12:19

19 And Haʸrōdaʸs having _sought _after him and not having _found him, having _examined the guards, commanded them to _be _led _away to _death.
And having _come _down from the Youdaia to Kaisareia, he _was _staying.

Sense 4: to lead astray, to mislead, to deceive

Semantic entry: 88.152

Semantic domains: Moral and Ethical Qualities and Related Behavior

Subdomains: Mislead, Lead Astray, Deceive

Definition: to cause someone to depart from correct behavior

CO1 12:2: RV CO1 12:2 · LV CO1 12:2 · Read together CO1 12:2

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OET-RV CO1 12:2

2 You all know that when you were still pagans, you were enticed and led astray in front of idols that can’t even speak.

OET-LV CO1 12:2

2 You _all _have _known that when pagans you _all _were, to the idols the silent as would you _all _were _being _led, being _led _away you.

Sense 5: to extend to, to lead to, to lead from, to go

Semantic entry: 84.33

Semantic domains: Spacial Extensions

Subdomains: Extension Along a Path

Definition: to mark an extension along a route

Notes: Though the context of RV MAT 7:13 · LV MAT 7:13 · Read together MAT 7:13 is figurative, ἀπάγω should be interpreted in the specific sense of marking a route from one place to another.

MAT 7:13: RV MAT 7:13 · LV MAT 7:13 · Read together MAT 7:13

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OET-RV MAT 7:13