Dictionary entry

ἀναχωρέω

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

ἀνα-χωρέω, -ῶ,

[in LXX for בּרח, נוּם, etc.;]

1. to go back.

2. to withdraw: Mt 9:24; freq. in sense of avoiding danger (MM, VGT, s.v.), Mt 2:12 (but v. Thayer), 13, 14, 22 4:12 12:15 14:13 15:21 27:5, Mk 3:7, Jo 6:15, Ac 23:19 26:31.†