Words the Bible translates as abstain
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 2 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- apechōἀπέχωto abstain: to hold oneself back and deliberately stay away from something
+3 more meanings
- to have received in full: to hold in hand the whole of what was owed, with nothing left outstanding
- to be far off: to lie at a distance in space, or to be far away in heart
- it is enough: an abrupt exclamation whose exact force is uncertain
- nazarנָזַרto set apart by going without: to consecrate oneself to God by giving something up, or to hold clear of what one must not touch
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