#28 · 646× in the NT · preposition
ἀπό + genitive
from, away from
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In the NT
ἀπὸ Ἀβραὰμ ἕως Δαυὶδ γενεαὶ δεκατέσσαρες
from Abraham to David, fourteen generations
Matt 1:17 · dictionary form
ἀνέβη ἀπὸ τοῦ ὕδατος
he went up from the water
Matt 3:16 · + gen.
παραγίνεται ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἀπὸ τῆς Γαλιλαίας
Jesus comes from Galilee
Matt 3:13 · + gen.
Morphology
Preposition · takes the genitive only
Separation from the outside of something. Contrast ἐκ (out from within).
Genitive only. Separation from the outside. ἀπὸ Ἀβραάμ = from Abraham (starting point). Contrast ἐκ (out of the interior).
Further reading
- Mounce, BBG 4th ed. ch. 8, pp. 67–78; appendix p. 419
- Smyth §1636
- Hildebrandt, Mastering NT Greek ch. 6, p. 43 (CLI)
Mounce pages are the 4th edition (2019 hardcover). Smyth 1920 is public domain. Hildebrandt pages follow the free 2019 CLI PDF.