From apo and histemi; to remove, i.e. (actively) instigate to revolt; usually (reflexively) to desist, desert, etc. -- depart, draw (fall) away, refrain, withdraw self.
1. transitively, in present, imperfect, future, 1 aorist active, to make stand off, cause to withdraw, to remove; tropically, to excite to revolt: Acts 5:37 (ἀπέστησελαόν ... ὀπίσωαὐτοῦ drew away after him; τιναἀπότίνος, Deuteronomy 7:4, and in Greek writings from Herodotus 1, 76 down).
2. intransitively, in perfect, pluperfect, 2 aorist active, to stand off, stand aloof, in various senses (as in Greek writings) according to the context: ἀπό with the genitive of person to go away, depart, from anyone,Luke 13:27 (from Psalm 6:9; cf. Matthew 7:23ἀποχωρεῖτεἀπ'ἐμοῦ); Acts 12:10; Acts 19:9; to desert, withdraw from, one,Acts 15:38; to cease to vex one,Luke 4:13; Acts 5:38; Acts 22:29; 2 Corinthians 12:8; to fall away, become faithless,ἀπόΘεοῦ, Hebrews 3:12; to shun, flee from,ἀπότῆςἀδικίας, 2 Timothy 2:19. Middle, to withdraw oneself from: absolutely, to fall away,Luke 8:13; (τῆςπίστεως, 1 Timothy 4:1, cf. Winers Grammar, 427, 428 (398)); to keep oneself away from, absent oneself from,Luke 2:37 (οὐκἀφίστατοἀπό (T Tr WH omit ἀπό) τοῦἱεροῦ, she was in the temple every day); from anyone's society or fellowship, 1 Timothy 6:5 Rec.
Luke 2:37 - V-IIM/P-3S GRK:ἣ οὐκ ἀφίστατο τοῦ ἱεροῦ NAS: She never left the temple, KJV: years, which departed not from INT: who not departed the temple
Luke 4:13 - V-AIA-3S GRK:ὁ διάβολος ἀπέστη ἀπ' αὐτοῦ NAS: temptation, he left Him until KJV: the temptation, he departed from INT: the devil departed from him
Luke 8:13 - V-PIM/P-3P GRK:καιρῷ πειρασμοῦ ἀφίστανται NAS: and in time of temptation fall away. KJV: time of temptation fall away. INT: time of testing fall away
Luke 13:27 - V-AMA-2P GRK:πόθεν ἐστέ ἀπόστητε ἀπ' ἐμοῦ NAS: where you are from; DEPART FROM ME, ALL KJV: whence ye are; depart from me, INT: from where you are depart from me
Acts 5:37 - V-AIA-3S GRK:ἀπογραφῆς καὶ ἀπέστησεν λαὸν ὀπίσω NAS: of the census and drew away [some] people KJV: and drew away much INT: census and drew away people after
Acts 5:38 - V-AMA-2P GRK:λέγω ὑμῖν ἀπόστητε ἀπὸ τῶν NAS: I say to you, stay away from these KJV: I say unto you, Refrain from these INT: I say to you Withdraw from the
Acts 12:10 - V-AIA-3S GRK:καὶ εὐθέως ἀπέστη ὁ ἄγγελος NAS: the angel departed from him. KJV: forthwith the angel departed from him. INT: and immediately departed the angel
Acts 15:38 - V-APA-AMS GRK:ἠξίου τὸν ἀποστάντα ἀπ' αὐτῶν NAS: that they should not take him along who had deserted them in Pamphylia KJV: with them, who departed from them INT: thought it well the [one] having withdrawn from them
Acts 19:9 - V-APA-NMS GRK:τοῦ πλήθους ἀποστὰς ἀπ' αὐτῶν NAS: the people, he withdrew from them and took away KJV: the multitude, he departed from INT: the multitude having departed from them
Acts 22:29 - V-AIA-3P GRK:εὐθέως οὖν ἀπέστησαν ἀπ' αὐτοῦ NAS: him immediately let go of him; and the commander KJV: straightway they departed from INT: Immediately therefore departed from him
2 Corinthians 12:8 - V-ASA-3S GRK:παρεκάλεσα ἵνα ἀποστῇ ἀπ' ἐμοῦ NAS: three times that it might leave me. KJV: thrice, that it might depart from me. INT: I begged that it might depart from me
1 Timothy 4:1 - V-FIM-3P GRK:ὑστέροις καιροῖς ἀποστήσονταί τινες τῆς NAS: some will fall away from the faith, KJV: some shall depart from the faith, INT: latter times will depart from some the
2 Timothy 2:19 - V-AMA-3S GRK:αὐτοῦ καί Ἀποστήτω ἀπὸ ἀδικίας NAS: of the Lord is to abstain from wickedness. KJV: of Christ depart from INT: his and Let depart from unrighteousness
Hebrews 3:12 - V-ANA GRK:ἐν τῷ ἀποστῆναι ἀπὸ θεοῦ NAS: heart that falls away from the living KJV: in departing from INT: in departing from God
