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ἀστοχέω

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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)
Gloss: 
to wander away, miss the mark; to turn to, deviate from
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.