φεύγω
pheúgō
“to run away (literally or figuratively); by implication, to shun; by analogy, to vanish”
33 occurrencesNew TestamentUncommon Word
Definition
From Mounce's Concise Greek-English Dictionary
Strong’s Definition
to run away (literally or figuratively); by implication, to shun; by analogy, to vanish
Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary
absol. to flee, take to flight, Mt. 2:13; 8:33; to shrink, stand fearfully aloof, 1 Cor. 10:14; to make escape, Mt. 23:33; trans. to shun, 1 Cor. 6:18; 1 Tim. 6:11; 2 Tim. 2:22; to escape, Heb. 11:34
Translated in KJV as
escapeflee (away)
Etymology
apparently a primary verb;
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