Definition

to lead (oneself) under, i.e. withdraw or retire (as if sinking out of sight), literally or figuratively

Etymology

from G5259 (ὑπό) and G71 (ἄγω);

Where the KJV renders it

• depart
• get hence
• go (a-)way

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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