Greek · Strong's G795
ἀστοχέω
astocheoas-tokh-eh'-o
to miss the mark, i.e. (figuratively) deviate from truth
1890 spelling: astochéō
- α1
- σ200
- τ300
- ο70
- χ600
- ε5
- ω800
Isopsephy 1,976
Strong's Dictionary · 1890
to miss the mark, i.e. (figuratively) deviate from truth
Rendered in the KJV as
err, swerve.
- 3occurrencesin the New Testament
- 2 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 3 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- ἀστοχήσαντες1
- ἠστόχησαν1
- ἠστόχησαν.¶1
How it is rendered · 3
- having missed the mark1
- went astray1
- went astray.1
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, statement · 3rd person plural2
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1
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- V-AAI-3P · 2
- V-AAP-NPM · 1
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The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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1 Timothy2 occurrences
- 1 Timothy 1:6ἀστοχήσαντεςastochēsantesverb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralSome have strayed from these ways and turned aside to empty talk.here: having missed the mark
- 1 Timothy 6:21ἠστόχησαν.¶ēstochēsanverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person pluralwhich some have professed and thus swerved away from the faith. Grace be with you all.here: went astray.