Gloss
to wander away, miss the mark; to turn to, deviate from
Forms of the word
Dictionary
ἀστοχέω
Greek transliteration
astocheō
Simplified transliteration
astocheo
Principal Parts
-, ἠστόχησα -, -, -
Numbers
Strong's number
795
GK Number
846
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
3
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
v-1d(2a)
Definition
pr. to miss the mark; met. to err, deviate, swerve from, 1 Tim. 1:6; 6:21; 2 Tim. 2:18*
Greek-English Concordance for ἀστοχέω
| 1 Timothy 1:6 | of these things, Some, having fallen (astochēsantes | ἀστοχήσαντες | aor act ptcp nom pl masc) short of these things, have wandered away into senseless babble, |
| 1 Timothy 6:21 | for by professing it, some have (ēstochēsan | ἠστόχησαν | aor act ind 3 pl) swerved (ēstochēsan | ἠστόχησαν | aor act ind 3 pl) from the faith. Grace be with you. |
| 2 Timothy 2:18 | who have (ēstochēsan | ἠστόχησαν | aor act ind 3 pl) swerved (ēstochēsan | ἠστόχησαν | aor act ind 3 pl) from the truth, saying the resurrection has already occurred, and they are upsetting the faith of some. |
