Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (interj.) Go well; good-by; adieu; -- originally applied to a person departing, but by custom now applied both to those who depart and those who remain. It is often separated by the pronoun; as, fare you well; and is sometimes used as an expression of separation only; as, farewell the year; farewell, ye sweet groves; that is, I bid you farewell. 2. (n.) A wish of happiness or welfare at parting; the parting compliment; a good-by; adieu. 3. (n.) Act of departure; leave-taking; a last look at, or reference to something. 4. (a.) Parting; valedictory; final; as, a farewell discourse; his farewell bow. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia FAREWELL far-wel' (chairo), Fare ye, or thou, well: Originally a wish at parting for those faring forth (traveling): (1) As a parting wish at the close of a letter it represents the Greek err(h)oso, "Be strong," imperative of rhonnumi, "to make strong" (Acts 15:29; Acts 23:30 the King James Version; see the Revised Version, margin; 2 Maccabees 11:21); once chairete (imperative of chairo), "Rejoice!" (2 Corinthians 13:11, the Revised Version, margin "Rejoice: be perfected"). (2) As equivalent to our saying "good-bye," it represents the Greek apotassomai, "to separate one's self," "to take leave," "to bid farewell" (Luke 9:61, "to bid farewell to them that are at my house"; Acts 18:21, "bade them farewell," the Revised Version (British and American) "taking his leave of them"). See FARE; GREETING. W. L. Walker

Multi-Version Concordance Farewell (13 Occurrences) Mark 6:46 He then bade the people farewell, and went away up the hill to pray. (WEY NAS) Luke 9:61 Another also said, "I want to follow you, Lord, but first allow me to bid farewell to those who are at my house." (WEB KJV ASV WBS RSV) Acts 15:29 that you abstain from things sacrificed to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from sexual immorality, from which if you keep yourselves, it will be well with you. Farewell." (WEB WEY DBY NAS RSV NIV) Acts 15:33 After spending some time there they received an affectionate farewell from the brethren to return to those who had sent them. (WEY) Acts 18:21 But bade them farewell, saying, I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem: but I will return again unto you, if God will. And he sailed from Ephesus. (KJV DBY WBS) Acts 21:5 And when it came to pass that we had accomplished the days, we departed and went on our journey; and they all, with wives and children, brought us on our way till we were out of the city: and kneeling down on the beach, we prayed, and bade each other farewell; (ASV NAS RSV) Acts 23:30 When I was told that the Jews lay in wait for the man, I sent him to you immediately, charging his accusers also to bring their accusations against him before you. Farewell." (WEB KJV DBY WBS) 2 Corinthians 2:13 yet, obtaining no relief for my spirit because I did not find our brother Titus, I bade them farewell and went on into Macedonia. (WEY) 2 Corinthians 13:11 Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you. (KJV ASV WBS RSV) 2 John 1:10 If any one who comes to you does not bring this teaching, do not receive him under your roof nor bid him Farewell. (WEY) 2 John 1:11 He who bids him Farewell is a sharer in his evil deeds. (WEY) Genesis 31:28 and didn't allow me to kiss my sons and my daughters? Now have you done foolishly. (See RSV) Exodus 18:27 Moses let his father-in-law depart, and he went his way into his own land. (See NAS)