Word Study · Strong's G668 · Greek
ἀποφεύγω
apopheugo
ap-of-yoo'-go
Strong's 1890 spelling: apopheúgō
“(figuratively) to escape”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
(figuratively) to escape
Rendered in the KJV as
escape.
- 3occurrencesin the New Testament
- 1 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 3 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- ἀποφυγόντες2
- ἀποφεύγοντας1
How it is rendered · 2
- having escaped2
- escaping1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine plural2
- verb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · accusative (object) · masculine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- V-2AAP-NPM · 2
- V-PAP-APM · 1
All 3, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
2 Peter3 occurrences
- 2 Peter 1:4ἀποφυγόντεςapophugontesverb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralThrough these He has given us His precious and magnificent promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, now that you have escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.here: having escaped
- 2 Peter 2:18ἀποφεύγονταςapopheugontasverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · accusative (object) · masculine pluralWith lofty but empty words, they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from others who live in error.here: escaping
- 2 Peter 2:20ἀποφυγόντεςapophugontesverb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralIf indeed they have escaped the corruption of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, only to be entangled and overcome by it again, their final condition is worse than it was at first.here: having escaped