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Koine Greek wordlink #39325

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
Year=4 AD TimeSeries=Temple_Presentation_of_Jesus

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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

OET-LV: 24 he _was _saying: Be _withdrawing, because/for the little _girl not died _off, but she _is _sleeping. And they _were _ridiculing of _him. (MAT_9:24)

OET-RV: 24 and he said, “Go away. The girl hasn’t died—she’s sleeping.” But they ridiculed him. (MAT 9:24)

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

OET-LV: 16 But he was withdrawing in the wildernesss and praying. (LUK_5:16)

OET-RV: 16 but then he would regularly withdraw into the wilderness to pray. (LUK 5:16)

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

OET-LV: 4 But the spirit is _speaking expressly that in later times, some will _be _withdrawing from _the faith, giving _heed to_ deceitful _spirits and teachings of _demons, (TI1_4:1)

OET-RV: 4 But the spirit is expressly saying that in later times, some will pull back from their faith, listening instead to deceiving spirits and teachings of demons. (TI1 4:1)

Key: V=verb