ἀνα-χωρέω, -ῶ; 1 aor. ἀνεχώρησα; (freq. in Grk. writ.) ; 1. to go back, return: Mt. ii. 12 sq. [al. refer this to next head]. 2. towithdraw; a. univ., so as to leave room: Mt. ix. 24. b. of those who through fear seek some other place, or shun sight: Mt. ii. 14, 22; iv.12; xii. 15; xiv. 13; xv. 21; xxvii. 5; Mk. iii. 7; Jn. vi. 15 [Tdf. φεύγει}; Acts xxiii. 19 (κατ᾽ ἰδίαν) ; xxvi. 31.

ἀναχωρέω anachōreō 14x

to go backward; to depart, go away, Mt. 2:12; to withdraw, retire, Mt. 9:24; Acts 23:19; 26:31

ἀνα-χωρέω, -ῶ,

[in LXX for בּרח, נוּם, etc.;]

to go back.

to withdraw: Mt 9:24; freq. in sense of avoiding danger (MM, VGT, s.v.), Mt 2:12 (but v. Thayer), 13, 14, 22 4:12 12:15 14:13 15:21 27:5, Mk 3:7, Jo 6:15, Ac 23:19 26:31.†

ἀναχωρέω is applied to the ‘‘ falling” of the Nile in P Magd τ115 (B.C. 221) τοῦ ὕδατος ἀναχωροῦντος, as is the substantive in P Petr IT. 13 (19)® (c. B.c. 252) (= Witkowski, p. 19) τὴ]ν ἀνα[χώ]ρησιν τοῦ ποταμοῦ. In the census return BGU II. 4475 (A.D. 173-4) the name of a man is included who was at the time ἐν ἀναχωρήσι, “away from home” (‘‘ bleibende Entfernung,” Wessely Aarazis, p. 34). See Wilcken Ostr. i. p. 448, and for the same meaning of “absence” cf. P Tebt Il. 353° (A.D. 192) ἀπ᾽ ἀναχωρήσεως κατισεληλυθώς. In P Tebt I. 41 (c. B.c. 119) certain βασιλικοὶ γεωργοί petition against one Marres, stating that on account of his extortion they had gone on strike and taken refuge in the neighbouring villages—-dvakexwpyjkapey εἰς τὰς περιοίκας κώμας: cf. P Oxy IT. 2525 (a.p. 19-20) ἀνεχώρησεν [εἰς τὴν] ξένην, Sy// 802"? (jii/B.c.) τοῦτο ποιήσας εἰς τὸ ἄβατον ἀνεχώρησε, and the late Silco rescript OGZS 2019 (vi/A.D.) ἀναχωρήθην εἰς τὰ ἄνω μέρη pov. P Lille I. 378 (B.c. 241) ἀνακεχώρηκεϊίν . . .] ἔτη is rendered by Wilcken “er is geflohen” (Archiv v. p. 222): he remarks that the Christian ἀναχωρηταί were those who “fled” from the world— “retire” is too weak for @vaxwpéw. The connotation of “taking refuge ” from some peril will suit most of the NT passages remarkably well. avayv yo. In P Lond 4218 (B.c. 168) (=I. p. 30, Se/ectzons p- 10) we have an urgent appeal to a man who has become a recluse in the Serapeum: his wife writes to him, δο[κο]ῦσα v[d}y [γ]ε σοῦ παραγενομένου τεύξεσθαί τινος ἀναψυχῆς, ‘ thinking that now at last on your return I should obtain some relief.” The noun, which is classical and occurs several times in the LXX along with the corresponding verb (cf. 2 Tim 17), is found also in P Vat A? (B.c. 168) (= Witkowski?, p. 65)—a letter to the same recluse by his brother, obviously in collusion with the wife. For the verb see P Oxy X. 12967 (iii/A.D.) φιλοπονοῦμεν καὶ ἀναψύχομεν “1 am industrious and take relaxation’’ (Edd.). See Anz Subsidia, p. 303.

ἀναχωρέω (anachōreō) — to leave. ἀναχωρ-έω, Locrian dialect, Cretan dialect ἀνχ-, go back, πόλινδε ἂψ ἀναχωρήσουσιν[Refs 8th c.BC+] __b walk backwards, of oxen feeding, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

2. in [Refs 8th c.BC+], mostly, retire, withdraw from battle, ἀλλά σ᾽ ἔγωγ᾽ ἀναχωρήσαντα κελεύω ἐς πληθὺν ἰέναι[Refs 8th c.BC+]; generally, retire, withdraw, μεγάροιο μυχόνδε[Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἀνεκεχωρήκεσαν they had retired or returned, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with Preps. denoting motion to or from, ἐς τὴν ἀκρόπολιν[Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὑπὸ Βοιωτῶν ἐς Ἀθήνας were forced by them to retire to.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]

II. come back or revert to the rightful heir, ἡ βασιληΐη ἀνεχώρησε ἐς τὸν παῖδα[Refs 5th c.BC+]

III. metaphorically, withdraw, retire, ἐξ αἰσθήσεων[Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. ἐκ τῶν πραγμάτων retire from public life, from the world, [NT+2nd c.BC+]: absolutely, withdraw, retire, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀνακεχωρηκυῖα χώρα inland spot, [Refs 4th c.BC+]obsolete, [Refs 1st c.BC+]; recondite, ἱστορία[Refs 1st c.BC+]

IV. ={συγχωρέω}, πάντες ἀνεχώρησαν συμπεραίνεσθαι τὸ μίασμα [Refs 6th c.AD+]

IV.2. strike, refuse to work, [Refs]