ἀποφέρω
apopherō
to carry off
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe 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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Occurrences in Scripture
6 total occurrences across the text
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 16:22The beggar died, and he was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s bosom. The rich man also died, and was buried.
Acts 19:12so 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 16:3When I arrive, I will send whoever you approve with letters to carry your gracious gift to Jerusalem.
Revelation 17:3He 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 21:10He 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,