ἀπολείπωapoleípō
to leave behind (passively, remain); by implication, to forsake
Greek (New Testament) · G620
Meanings
1. to leave, leave behind: 2 Timothy 4:13, 2 Timothy 4:20, Titus 1:5; passive, to be reserved, remain: Hebrews 4:6, Hebrews 4:9, Hebrews 10:26.
2. to desert, abandon: Jude 1:6.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 9 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 5:32 But I say that a man who divorces his wife, unless she has been unfaithful, causes her to commit adultery. And anyone who marries a divorced woman also commits adultery.
- Luke 16:18 “For example, a man who divorces his wife and marries someone else commits adultery. And anyone who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery.”
- 2 Timothy 4:13 When you come, be sure to bring the coat I left with Carpus at Troas. Also bring my books, and especially my papers.
- 2 Timothy 4:20 Erastus stayed at Corinth, and I left Trophimus sick at Miletus.
- Titus 1:5 I left you on the island of Crete so you could complete our work there and appoint elders in each town as I instructed you.
- Hebrews 4:6 So God’s rest is there for people to enter, but those who first heard this good news failed to enter because they disobeyed God.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.