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a-sı̄d´: “Distinct from others,†“privately,†such is the sense of the word in ; . Also “to withdraw†( the King James Version; : ὑποχωÏεÌω, hupochoÌ„reÌoÌ„, also anachoreÌoÌ„). One is said to have turned aside when he departs from the path of rectitude (; Sirach 2:7; ). In a figurative sense it is used to express the thought of putting aside, to renounce, every hindrance or impediment to a consecrated earnest Christian life ( : ἀποτιÌθημι, apotıÌtheÌ„mi).