Word Summary
apagō: to lead away
Original Word: ἀπάγωTransliteration: apagō
Phonetic Spelling: (ap-ag'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to lead away
Meaning: to lead away
Strong's Concordance
bring, carry away, put to death, take away.
From apo and ago; to take off (in various senses) -- bring, carry away, lead (away), put to death, take away.
see GREEK apo
see GREEK ago
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 520: ἀπάγωἀπάγω; (imperfect
ἀπηγον (
Luke 23:26 Tr marginal reading
WH marginal reading)); 2 aorist
ἀπήγαγον; passive (present
ἀπάγομαι); 1 aorist
ἀπηχθην; (from
Homer down);
to lead away:
Luke 13:15 (namely,
ἀπό τῆς φάτνης);
Acts 23:10 (Lachmann (ed. min.));
(namely, hence); (R G) (away, ἐκ τῶν χειρῶν ἡμῶν); 1 Corinthians 12:2 (led astray πρός τά εἴδωλα). Used especially of those led off to trial, prison, punishment: Matthew 26:57; Matthew 27:2, 31; Mark 14:44, 53; Mark 15:16; Luke 21:12 (T Tr WH); ( T Tr WH); ; John 18:13 R G (ἤγαγον L T Tr WH); Rec.; Acts 12:19; (so also in Greek writings). Used of a way leading to a certain end: Matthew 7:13, 14 (εἰς τήν ἀπώλειαν, εἰς τήν ζωήν). (Compare: συναπάγω.)