William~>The point here is that the definition of apostate is really not a bad word
I agree and in some manuscripts you will find the word 868 aphistemi {af-is'-tay-mee}
from 575 and2476; TDNT - 1:512,88; v
2476
histemi {his'-tay-mee}
a prolonged form of a primary stao {stah'-o} (of the same
meaning, and used for it in certain tenses); TDNT - 7:638,1082; v
AV -
stand 116, set 11, establish 5,
stand still 4,
stand by 3,
misc 17, vr
stand 2; 158
1) to cause or make to
stand, to place, put, set
1a) to bid to stand by, [set up]
1a1) in the presence of others, in the midst, before judges,
before members of the Sanhedrin;
1a2) to place
1b) to make firm, fix establish
1b1) to cause a person or a thing to keep his or its place
1b2) to
stand, be kept intact (of family, a kingdom),
to escape
in safety
1b3) to establish a thing, cause it to
stand
1b31) to uphold or sustain the authority or force of anything
1c) to set or place in a balance
1c1)
to weigh: money to one (because in very early times before
the introduction of coinage, the metals used to be weighed)
2)
to stand
2a) to stand by or near
2a1) to stop, stand still, to stand immovable, stand firm
2a1a) of the foundation of a building
2b)
to stand
2b1) continue safe and sound,
stand unharmed, to stand ready or
prepared
2b2) to be of a steadfast mind
2b3) of quality, one who does not hesitate, does not waiver
Words with similar definitions:
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/lexindex?lang=greek&display=&lookup=a)po/stasis
2. methormiz, remove from one anchorage to another,
4. metex-anistamai, Pass., move from one place to another, Luc.Symp.13.
~Bugs
