φεύγω pheugō

Greek word for “to flee” · Strong’s G5343 · used 29 times in 29 verses

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Meaning

φεύγω; to flee from or away, take flight: absol., 26:56, 14:50;

How it is translated

Glosses given for pheugō in context, with how often each is used:

• fled 11
• do flee 6
• flee 3
• should flee 3
• will flee 2
• shall you escape 1
• flees — 1
• escaped 1
• flees 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Mark 14 (2), John 10 (2), Matthew 2 (1), Matthew 3 (1), Matthew 8 (1), Matthew 10 (1), Matthew 23 (1), Matthew 24 (1), Matthew 26 (1), Mark 5 (1)

Forms

• ἔφυγον 7
• ἔφυγεν 5
• φεῦγε 3
• φυγεῖν 3
• φευγέτωσαν 3
• φεύγετε 2
• φεύγει 2
• φύγητε 1
• φεύξονται 1
• Φεύγετε 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with pheugō more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• γέννημα gennēma “offspring” 3
• ἔχιδνα echidna “snake” 3
• βόσκω boskō “to feed” 3
• ὄρος oros “mountain” 4
• μέλλω mellō “to ensue” 4
• πόλις polis “city” 4
• τότε tote “then” 4
• διώκω diōkō “to pursue” 3
• Ἰουδαία Ioudaia “Judea” 3
• ἀπαγγέλλω apangellō “to announce” 3
• εἴδω eidō “to perceive” 5
• ὑποδείκνυμι hupodeiknumi “to show” 2

Key verses

The verses using pheugō that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 2:13 — And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee…
• Matthew 3:7 — But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath…
• Matthew 10:23 — But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of…
• Matthew 23:33 — Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?
• Matthew 26:56 — But all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled.
• Mark 13:14 — But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let…
• 1 Corinthians 6:18 — Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.
• 1 Timothy 6:11 — But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.
• 2 Timothy 2:22 — Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
• Hebrews 11:34 — Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the…
• James 4:7 — Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
• Revelation 20:11 — And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.