Strong’s G402 · Greek
ἀναχωρέω
anachōréō
Definition
to retire
Etymology
from G303 (ἀνά) and G5562 (χωρέω);
Where the KJV renders it
- depart
- give place
- go (turn) aside
- withdraw self
Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.
What the first audience heard
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