Strong's Greek Concordance

G567: ἀπέχομαι

apéchomai · “to refrain/”

Definition

to hold oneself off, i.e. refrain

KJV translates it as: abstain

Word origin: middle voice (reflexively) of G568 (ἀπέχω);

Extended definition

refrain, receive/be far, keep away from

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