Pronounced: af-is'-tay-mee

From apo [575] and histemi [2476]; to remove, that is, (actively) instigate to revolt; usually (reflexively) to desist, desert, etc.

Occurs 15 times in 15 verses.

Entries following the reference are those used in the New Testament - Greek/English/Strong’s Interlinear.

1. Lk. 2:37
2. Lk. 4:13
3. Lk. 8:13
4. Lk. 13:27
5. Acts 5:37
6. Acts 5:38
7. Acts 12:10
8. Acts 15:38
9. Acts 19:9
10. Acts 22:29
11. 2 Cor. 12:8
12. 1 Tim. 4:1 – will depart from
13. 1 Tim. 6:5
14. 2 Tim. 2:19
15. Heb. 3:12

• Apostasy or Rapture - Neil Girrard Where do these words come from? And which comes first? Why is it important?
  
  
• Spectrums: “Church” or Ekklesia - Neil Girrard - ( in Adobe/pdf format ) Any individual, whether the worst kind of evil villain or the best kind of saint or hero, is a combination of both good and bad characteristics – so why are led to believe that an assembly, which is made up of many individuals, must be either merely “good” or “bad” and not some mixture of both?

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