Biblica Analytica

ἀποφέρω

apopherō (G0667)

to carry off

6 verses 5 books OT 0 / NT 6
AI Word Study

The Greek verb ἀποφέρω (apopherō) means "to carry off" (Strong's number G0667). In this sense, the word encompasses activities where something is taken away or removed, likely through physical action or movement. The verb appears six times in the Bible, indicating a focused but not extensive use within the biblical narrative. Its context suggests a variety of situations where objects or individuals are transported or separated, implying a range of physical or situational transformations. While the frequency and range of usage of ἀποφέρω are limited, its specific meaning highlights the concept of separation, removal, or change of location, underscoring movement and transition as essential themes in the biblical text.

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Mark 15:1

Immediately in the morning the chief priests, with the elders and scribes, and the whole council, held a consultation, bound Jesus, carried him away, and delivered him up to Pilate.

Luke 16:22

The beggar died, and he was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s bosom. The rich man also died, and was buried.

Acts 19:12

so that even handkerchiefs or aprons were carried away from his body to the sick, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out.

1 Corinthians 16:3

When I arrive, I will send whoever you approve with letters to carry your gracious gift to Jerusalem.

Revelation 17:3

He carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness. I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet-colored beast, full of blasphemous names, having seven heads and ten horns.

Revelation 21:10

He carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,