Strong's Greek · G5343
φεύγω
pheúgō
escape, flee (away)
Definition
to run away (literally or figuratively); by implication, to shun; by analogy, to vanish
Derivation
apparently a primary verb;
Appears 29 times in Scripture
“You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of hell?”
“Those tending the pigs ran off and reported this in the town and countryside, and the people went out to see what had happened.”
“but he pulled free of the linen cloth and ran away naked.”
“But this has all happened so that the writings of the prophets would be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples deserted Him and fled.”
“then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.”
“So the women left the tomb and ran away, trembling and bewildered. And in their fear they did not say a word to anyone.”
“Then everyone deserted Him and fled.”
“When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.””
“At this remark, Moses fled to the land of Midian, where he lived as a foreigner and had two sons.”
“Those tending the pigs ran off into the town and reported all this, including the account of the demon-possessed men.”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).