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Koine Greek wordlink #39704

SR GNT Luke 2:37 ἀφίστατο (afistato) ‘four who not was withdrawing from the temple with fastings’ Strongs=8680 Lemma=afistaō
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=imperfect voice=middle person=3rd number=singular

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Only use of identical word form ἀφίστατο (V-IIM3..S) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἀφίστατο’ (V-IIM3..S) is always and only glossed as ‘was withdrawing’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘afistaō’ have 2 different glosses: ‘was withdrawing’, ‘he may withdraw’.

Greek words (3) other than ἀφίστατο (V-IIM3..S) with a gloss related to ‘withdrawing’

MAT 9:24 ἀναχωρεῖτε (anaⱪōreite) V-MPA2..P Lemma=anaχōreō ‘he was saying be withdrawing not for died_off’ SR GNT Mat 9:24 word 4

LUKE 5:16 ὑποχωρῶν (hupoⱪōrōn) V-PPA.NMS Lemma=hupoχōreō ‘he but was withdrawing in the wildernesss’ SR GNT Luke 5:16 word 4

1TIM 4:1 ἀποστήσονταί (apostaʸsontai) V-IFM3..P Lemma=afistēmi ‘in later times will_be withdrawing some from the faith’ SR GNT 1Tim 4:1 word 10

Key: V=verb IFM3..P=indicative,future,middle,3rd person plural IIM3..S=indicative,imperfect,middle,3rd person singular MPA2..P=imperative,present,active,2nd person plural PPA.NMS=participle,present,active,nominative,masculine,singular