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ἄπειμι G0549
V-IIA-3P  |  1× in 1 sense
to go away, depart; to leave or set out from a place
This verb serves as a future equivalent of 'go away' or 'depart,' used when speakers need to reference future or habitual departure. In classical Greek it could mean to withdraw, retreat, or die. Acts 17:10 uses it to describe the believers immediately sending Paul and Silas away by night to Berea after the uproar in Thessalonica. The verb emphasizes the action of going away rather than the destination reached. Context determines whether departure is retreat, relocation, or routine travel.

Senses
1. sense 1 The brothers' urgent nighttime dispatch of Paul and Silas represents protective evacuation: they 'went away' under cover of darkness to escape hostility. Spanish 'iban' and French 's'en aller' capture the departure motion, while German transcribes the Greek. The imperfect tense suggests ongoing action—they were going, journeying through the night to Berea. This wasn't casual travel but strategic withdrawal from danger, exemplifying early Christian mobility in the face of persecution.
BEHAVIOR Behavior and Related States Conduct and Walking
AR["ذَهَبا"]·ben["গেলেন"]·DE["ἀπῄεσαν"]·EN["went"]·FR["s'en-aller"]·heb["הָלְכוּ"]·HI["गए"]·ID["pergi"]·IT["andare-via"]·jav["tindak"]·KO["들어갔다"]·RU["пошли"]·ES["iban"]·SW["waliingia"]·TR["gittiler"]·urd["گئے"]

Related Senses
H3212 1. go, depart, travel (884×)H1980 1. to go, travel (Qal) (283×)G4198 1. go, proceed (physical movement) (139×)H1980 2. to walk in conduct (Qal) (132×)G0565 1. go away, depart physically (112×)H3212 2. walk in, follow a way (79×)G5217 1. go, proceed (78×)H1980 3. to walk about, traverse (Hitpael) (63×)H5162 1. comfort, console (Piel) (51×)G4043 1. conduct oneself, live (48×)G4043 2. walk physically (47×)H5162 2. relent, repent, change mind (Nifal) (35×)G3340 1. repent, change one's mind (34×)H1980 4. to walk habitually (Piel) (30×)H4546 1. highway, raised road (25×)H5637 1. be stubborn, rebellious (17×)G0391 1. conduct, way of life, behavior (13×)H3212 4. lead, bring, cause to go (13×)G1485 1. custom, habit, established practice (12×)H5162 3. be comforted, receive comfort (Nifal) (10×)

BDB / Lexicon Reference
ἄπειμι, (εἶμι __B ibo), serving as future of ἀπέρχομαι: infinitive ἀπιέναι, in Refs 1st c.AD+:—go away, depart, Refs 8th c.BC+; οὐκ ἄπε; ={ἄπιθι}, begone, Refs 5th c.BC+; of soldiers, ἀπίασι οὐδενὶ κόσμῳ will retreat, Refs 5th c.BC+.; . πρὸς βασιλέα desert to him, Refs 5th c.BC+; . πάλιν return, Refs; ἄπιτε ἐπὶ τὰ ὑμέτερα αὐτῶν return to your homes, Refs 5th c.BC+; of the Nile, recede. Refs 5th