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Verb anachōreō (to withdraw) in the Bible
(Translation from NRSV for the New Testament and Brenton for the Septuagint with a few modifications for a more litteral meaning)
Matthew
2: 12 | And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they withdrew (anachōreō) to their own country by another road. |
2: 13 | Now after they withdrew (anachōreō), an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, "Get up, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you; for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him." |
2: 14 | Then Joseph got up, took the child and his mother by night, and withdrew (anachōreō) to Egypt, |
2: 22 | But when he heard that Archelaus was ruling over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And after being warned in a dream, he withdrew (anachōreō) to the district of Galilee. |
4: 12 | Now when Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew (anachōreō) to Galilee. |
9: 24 | he said, "Withdraw (anachōreō); for the girl is not dead but sleeping." And they laughed at him. |
12: 15 | When Jesus became aware of this, he withdrew (anachōreō). Many crowds followed him, and he cured all of them, |
14: 13 | Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew (anachōreō) from there in a boat to a deserted place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns. |
15: 21 | Jesus left that place and withdrew (anachōreō) to the district of Tyre and Sidon. |
27: 5 | Throwing down the pieces of silver in the temple, he withdrew (anachōreō); and he went and hanged himself. |
Mark
3: 7 | Jesus withdrew (anachōreō) with his disciples to the sea, and a great multitude from Galilee followed him; |
John
6: 15 | When Jesus realized that they were about to come and take him by force to make him king, he withdrew (anachōreō) again to the mountain by himself. |
Acts
23: 19 | The tribune took him by the hand, withdrew (anachōreō) privately, and asked, "What is it that you have to report to me?" |
26: 31 | and as they were withdrawing (anachōreō), they said to one another, "This man is doing nothing to deserve death or imprisonment." |
Exodus (LXX)
2: 15 | And Pharao heard this matter, and sought to slay Moses; and Moses withdrew (anachōreō) from the presence of Pharao, and dwelt in the land of Madiam; and having come into the land of Madiam, he sat on the well. |
Numbers (LXX)
16: 24 | Speak to the congregation, saying, Withdraw (anachōreō) from the company of Core round about. |
Joshua (LXX)
8: 15 | 15 And Joshua and Israel saw, and withdrew (anachōreō) from before them. |
Judges (LXX)
4: 17 | And Sisara withdrew (anachōreō) on his feet to the tent of Jael the wife of Chaber the Kenite his friend: for there was peace between Jabin king of Asor and the house of Chaber the Kenite. |
1 Samuel (LXX: 1 Kings)
19: 10 | And Saul sought to smite David with the spear; and David withdrew suddenly from the presence of Saul; and he drove the spear into the wall; and David withdrew (anachōreō) and escaped. |
25: 10 | And Nabal sprang up, and answered the servants of David, and said, Who is David? and who is the son of Jessae? nowadays there is abundance of servants who withdraw (anachōreō) every one from his master. |
2 Samuel (LXX: 2 Kings)
4: 4 | And Jonathan Saul's son had a son lame of his feet, five years old, and he was in the way when the news of Saul and Jonathan his son came from Jezrael, and his nurse took him up, and fled; and it came to pass as he hasted and withdrew (anachōreō), that he fell, and was lamed. And his name was Memphibosthe. |
Jeremiah (LXX)
4: 29 | The whole land has withdrawn (anachōreō) from the noise of the horseman and the bent bow; they have gone into the caves, and have hidden themselves in the groves, and have gone up upon the rocks: every city was abandoned, no man dwelt in them. |
Hosea (LXX)
12: 13 | And Jacob withdrew (anachōreō) into the plain of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and waited for a wife. |
Psalms (LXX)
114 (113): 5 | What ailed thee, O sea, that thou fleddest? and thou Jordan, that thou withdrew (anachōreō) back? |
Proverbs (LXX)
25: 9 | Whenever thy friend shall reproach thee, withdrew (anachōreō) backward, despise him not; |
Tobit (LXX)
1: 19 | And when one of the Ninevites went and complained of me to the king, that I buried them, and hid myself; understanding that I was sought for to be put to death, I withdrew (anachōreō) myself for fear. |
2 Maccabees (LXX)
5: 27 | But Judas Maccabeus with nine others, or thereabout, withdrew (anachōreō) himself into the wilderness, and lived in the mountains after the manner of beasts, with his company, who fed on herbs continually, lest they should be partakers of the pollution. |
10: 13 | Whereupon being accused of the king's friends before Eupator, and called traitor at every word, because he had left Cyprus, that Philometor had committed unto him, and withdrew (anachōreō) to Antiochus Epiphanes, and seeing that he was in no honourable place, he was so discouraged, that he poisoned himself and died. |
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