ἀπάγωapágō
to take off (in various senses)
Greek (New Testament) · G520
Meanings
to lead away: Luke 13:15, Acts 23:17, Acts 24:7 (R, margin), 1 Corinthians 12:2; especially of leading to trial (so as law term in Attic), prison and death: Matthew 26:57, Matthew 27:2, Matthew 27:31, Mark 14:44, Mark 14:53, Mark 15:16, Luke 21:12, Luke 22:66, Luke 23:26, Acts 12:19; of the direction of a way: Matthew 7:13, Matthew 7:14 (cf. συν-απ-άγω).
Same root
- ἀπόapó · G575"off," i.e. away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
- ἄγωágō · G71properly, to lead; by implication, to bring, drive, (reflexively) go, (specially) pass (time), or (figuratively) induce
- συναπάγωsynapágō · G4879to take off together, i.e. transport with (seduce, passively, yield)
Where it appears
Appears 15 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 7:13 “You can enter God’s Kingdom only through the narrow gate. The highway to hell is broad, and its gate is wide for the many who choose that way.
- Matthew 7:14 But the gateway to life is very narrow and the road is difficult, and only a few ever find it.
- Matthew 26:57 Then the people who had arrested Jesus led him to the home of Caiaphas, the high priest, where the teachers of religious law and the elders had gathered.
- Matthew 27:2 Then they bound him, led him away, and took him to Pilate, the Roman governor.
- Matthew 27:31 When they were finally tired of mocking him, they took off the robe and put his own clothes on him again. Then they led him away to be crucified.
- Mark 14:44 The traitor, Judas, had given them a prearranged signal: “You will know which one to arrest when I greet him with a kiss. Then you can take him away under guard.”
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.