Greek semantic domain

Leave, Depart, Flee, Escape, Send

There are a number of problems of analysis and classification in the case of verbs involving motion away from some reference point. In a number of instances the verbs themselves suggest motion away from, and this may be further emphasized by certain prefixes, for example, ἀπό and ἐκ. One might assume that preference should be given in any classification to the treatment of all verbs having a particular prepositional prefix or to all occurrences of a particular verb occurring with different prefixes. This, however, is not a satisfactory solution, since a number of combinations of verbs of motion plus prefixes develop various specialized meanings which cannot be readily determined merely by adding together the literal meanings of the constituent parts. In some instances, prefixes are semantically quite separable in meaning, for example, in ἐκβαίνω ‘to go out of’ (semantic domain 15.40), but in ὑπάγω[b] and μεταίρω ‘to go away from’ (semantic domain 15.35), there is complete semantic coalescence.

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Parent: SDBC-DOMAIN-UBS-GRK-015

Advanced domain details

Domain ID: SDBC-DOMAIN-UBS-GRK-015004
Source code: 015004
Level: 2
Scheme: UBS Greek Lexical Domains

Member senses (59)

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ἄγωto go away, to leave
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to move away from a reference point
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-000071-03
ἀναπέμπωto send back
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to send back to a previous location
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-000377-01
ἀναπέμπωto send on, to send up
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to send on or up to some higher or appropriate authority
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-000377-02
ἀναχωρέωto withdraw, to retire, to go off, to go away
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to move away from a location, implying a considerable distance
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-000404-01
ἀνίστημιto depart, to go away from, to leave
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to move away from a reference point, with the possible implication of ‘getting up and leaving’
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-000451-05
ἀπελαύνωto drive away, to force to leave
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to cause to move away from a point by threat or by force
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-000554-01
ἀπέρχομαιto go away, to depart, to leave
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motion away from a reference point with emphasis upon the departure, but without implications as to any resulting state of separation or rupture^{[source note 1]}
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-000563-01
ἀποβαίνωto disembark, to get off
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to get off or to depart, as from a ship
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-000572-01
ἀποδημέωto leave home on a journey, to be away from home on a journey
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to journey away from one’s home or home country, implying for a considerable period of time and at quite a distance
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-000585-01
ἀποκαθιστάνωto send back, to cause to go back
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to send someone back to a place where one has been before
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-000596-02
ἀπολείπωto leave, to abandon, to desert
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to depart from a point definitively, with the possible implication of abandoning or deserting
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-000616-02
ἀπολύωto let go away, to dismiss
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to cause (or permit) a person or persons to leave a particular location^{[source note 1]}
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-000625-01
ἀπολύωto send
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to cause someone to depart for a particular purpose
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-000625-02
ἀπολύωto go away, to depart, to leave
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to depart from a place or set of circumstances, with perhaps an implication of finality or significant separation or rupture being involved
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-000625-06
ἀποσπάωto leave, to go off, to withdraw
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to draw oneself away from, suggesting that the movement was not sudden
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-000639-03
ἀποστέλλωto send
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to cause someone to depart for a particular purpose
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-000643-01
ἀποστέλλωto send a message, to send word
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to send a message, presumably by someone^{[source note 1]}
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-000643-02
ἀποτάσσωto take leave of, to say goodbye
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to say goodbye and to leave
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-000651-02
ἀποχωρέωto go away, to depart, to leave
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to move away from, with emphasis upon separation and possible lack of concern for what has been left
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-000666-01
ἀπωθέωto push away, to thrust aside
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to use force in pushing or thrusting someone or something away or aside
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-000676-01
ἀφίημιto let go away, to dismiss
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to cause (or permit) a person or persons to leave a particular location^{[source note 1]}
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-000861-01
ἀφίημιto leave, to depart from
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to move away from, with the implication of resulting separation^{[source note 2]}
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-000861-02
ἄφιξιςto go away, to depart, to leave
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motion away from a reference point with emphasis upon the departure, but without implications as to any resulting state of separation or rupture^{[source note 1]}
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-000865-01
ἀφίστημιto go away, to depart, to leave
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to move away from, with emphasis upon separation and possible lack of concern for what has been left
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-000866-02
διαφεύγωto flee successfully, to escape by fleeing, to escape
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to succeed in fleeing from
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-001323-01
διαχωρίζωto depart from, to leave
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to move away from, with the possible implication of definitiveness of separation (particularly in contexts relating to persons)
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-001331-01
διΐστημιto depart from, to leave
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to move away from, with the possible implication of definitiveness of separation (particularly in contexts relating to persons)
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-001355-02
ἐκβαίνωto go out of, to depart out of, to leave from within
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to move out of an enclosed or welldefined two or three-dimensional area
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-001556-01
ἐκβάλλωto send away, to drive out, to expel
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to cause to go out or leave, often, but not always, involving force
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-001557-02
ἐκβάλλωto send, to send out, to send forth
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to send out or away from, presumably for some purpose
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-001557-03
ἐκλείπωto depart out of, to leave from
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to depart out of a place
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-001599-02
ἐκνεύωto withdraw quietly, to slip out
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to depart from a place without being noticed
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-001605-01
ἐκπέμπωto send, to send out, to send forth
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to send out or away from, presumably for some purpose
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-001611-01
ἐκπορεύομαιto go out of, to depart out of, to leave from within
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to move out of an enclosed or well-defined two or three-dimensional area
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-001621-01
ἐκφεύγωto flee out of, to flee from, to escape
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to flee from or out of
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-001641-01
ἐκχωρέωto depart, to leave, to go out of
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to move out of or away from a place, with a possible implication of a considerable distance separating a person from the earlier location
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-001646-01
ἐξαποστέλλωto send, to send out, to send forth
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to send out or away from, presumably for some purpose
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-001836-01
ἐξαποστέλλωto send a message, to send word
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to send a message, presumably by someone^{[source note 1]}
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-001836-02
ἔξειμιto go out of, to depart out of, to leave from within
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to move out of an enclosed or welldefined two or three-dimensional area
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-001841-01
ἐξέρχομαιto go out of, to depart out of, to leave from within
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to move out of an enclosed or well-defined two or three-dimensional area
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-001845-01
ἔξοδοςdeparture, the Exodus, the departure (of Israel from Egypt)
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motion from or out of a region (in Hebrews 11:22, the only occurrence of ἔξοδος[a] in the NT, the reference is to Israels departure from Egypt)
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-001855-01
ἐξωθέωto expel, to drive away
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to force someone or something to leave
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-001871-01
καταλείπωto leave, to leave from, to go away from
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to leave or depart, with emphasis on the finality of the action
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-002652-01
καταφεύγωto flee, to flee for safety
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to flee from an area, with probably greater intensity than in the case of φεύγω[a] and φυγή (semantic domain 15.61)
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-002711-01
κλίνωto cause to run away, to put to flight, to rout
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to cause to flee or run away from
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-002842-02
μεταίρωto go, to go away from, to depart, to leave
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to move away from a reference point, perhaps more definitively than in the case of πορεύομαι[c] and ἄγω[c] (semantic domain 15.34)
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-003248-01
μεταπέμπωto send for, to summon
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to send someone to obtain something or someone
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-003259-01
πέμπωto send
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to cause someone to depart for a particular purpose
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-003895-01
πέμπωto send a message, to send word
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to send a message, presumably by someone^{[source note 2]}
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-003895-03
πορεύομαιto go away, to leave
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to move away from a reference point
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-004101-03
προπέμπωto send on one’s way, to help on one’s way
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to send someone on in the direction in which he has already been moving, with the probable implication of providing help
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-004211-01
συμπέμπωto send with, to send together
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to send someone together with someone else
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-004745-01
συναποστέλλωto send with, to send together
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to send someone together with someone else
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-004787-01
ὑπάγωto go, to go away from, to depart, to leave
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to move away from a reference point, perhaps more definitively than in the case of πορεύομαι[c] and ἄγω[c] (semantic domain 15.34)
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-005104-02
ὑπάγωto depart, to leave, to go away
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to depart from someone’s presence, with the implication of a changed relation
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-005104-03
ὑποχωρέωto withdraw, to retire, to go off, to go away
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to move away from a location, implying a considerable distance
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-005188-01
φεύγωto run away, to flee, flight
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to move quickly from a point or area in order to avoid presumed danger or difficulty
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-005233-01
φυγήto run away, to flee, flight
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to move quickly from a point or area in order to avoid presumed danger or difficulty
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-005324-01
χωρίζωto depart, to leave
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to separate from, as the result of motion away from
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-005447-03