Apostasy means “to stand away from.” The word is derived by taking the Greek preposition ἀπὸ (from) and adding it to ἵστημι (to stand) to make the meaning explicit.
Apostasy (ἀποστασία)
Apostasy means “to stand away from.” The word is derived by taking the Greek preposition ἀπὸ (from) and adding it to ἵστημι (to stand) to make the meaning explicit.