ἀπέχομαι
apéchomai
“to hold oneself off, i.e. refrain”
6 occurrencesNew TestamentUncommon Word
Definition
From Mounce's Concise Greek-English Dictionary
Strong’s Definition
to hold oneself off, i.e. refrain
Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary
trans. to have in full what is due or is sought, Mt. 6:2, 5, 16; Lk. 6:24; Phil. 4:18; to have altogether, Phlm. 15; hence, it is enough, Mk. 14:41; intrans. to be distant, Lk. 7:6; to be estranged, Mt. 15:8; Mk. 7:6, mid. to abstain from, Acts 14:20
Translated in KJV as
abstain
Etymology
middle voice (reflexively) of G568 (ἀπέχω);
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