Apo In Ancient Greek

In verse 44 “in general, “apo” meaning comes from the classical Greek donates motion from the edge or surface of an object while “ek” means “out, out of”; donates motion from within going out. But in Hellenistic Greek the distinction between these was becoming blurred, so that meaning of these two words overlaps considerably.” Therefore, the use of apo and ek together in (John 1:44) could mean the “place of original.” It could be true because as we observed from ‘the setting of this paragraph is significant; although technically in Galilee already Jesus “went out” into Galilee(v.43) to find an emphatically Galilean disciple (v.44). Who would soon after bring to him a “true Israelite” (v.47). Although, the phrase may mean nothing more …show more content…
Although, the synoptic place Peter’s home in Capernaum John places it without apology or explanation in Bethsaida. Other cities around the lake of Galilee Bethsaida were not well known to most authors outside Palestine.
Verse 45 - 46 the verb find or discover in classical Greek means heurisko have “range of meaning in the New Testament” as well as the same in the Septuagint one can accidentally find things or encounter heurissko has a theological significance in (John 1:41). “We have found the Messiah” (John 1:45). This human finding is matched by God’s free giving.” As a result, the “use of erchomai and heko follow the classical Greek usage, the original spatial means is dominant, but it merges into a religious meaning coming to Jesus (John 1; 39, 47) that lead to discipleship. When “adding of various prefixes to ercherchomia, it form compounds which gives a wide ranges of meaning. The usage of erchomai here generally agrees with class Greek and Septuagint. For example “aperchomia means “go away.” It is also used metaphorically of going away from Jesus (John 6:66). Another