#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 pages are the 4th edition (2019 hardcover). Smyth 1920 is public domain. Hildebrandt pages follow the free 2019 CLI PDF.