Greek verb · G568
ἀπέχω
apechoap-ekh'-o
trans.; Intrans.
19 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: apéchō
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G568is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 9 of 27New Testament books
- 10spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G568
(actively) to have out, i.e. receive in full; (intransitively) to keep (oneself) away, i.e. be distant (literally or figuratively)
The King James renders it: be, have, receive.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
apecho is rendered "trans.; Intrans.". It stands 19 times in the Greek text, across nine books.
- Five of the uses stand in Matthew, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "trans.".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 6:2So when you give to the needy, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
- The Greek text spells it ten different ways.
The first use
So when you give to the needy, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
Matthew 6:2ἀπέχουσιν
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Five of the word's nineteen uses are in Matthew.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: trans., and Intrans..
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| trans.__(a) to hold back, keep off | Tagged as
| WhereMatthew 6:2So when you give to the needy, do not sound a trumpet before you… |
| Intrans.to be away, distant | Tagged as
| WhereMatthew 14:24but the boat was already far from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it. |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
All 19, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
10 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- ἀπέχεσθαι5
- ἀπέχει3
- ἀπέχουσιν3
- ἀπέχοντος2
- ἀπεῖχεν1
- ἀπέχεσθε1
- ἀπέχετε1
- ἀπέχῃς1
- ἀπέχουσαν1
- ἀπέχω1
The grammar of each form
- verb · present middle, infinitive (“to…”)5V-PMN
- verb · present active, indicative · 3rd person plural3V-PAI-3P
- verb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singular3V-PAI-3S
- verb · present active, participle · genitive (“of”) · masculine singular2V-PAP-GSM
- verb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-IAI-3S
- verb · present active, indicative · 1st person singular1V-PAI-1S
- verb · present active, indicative · 2nd person plural1V-PAI-2P
- verb · present active, participle · accusative (object) · feminine singular1V-PAP-ASF
- verb · present active, subjunctive · 2nd person singular1V-PAS-2S
- verb · present middle, command · 2nd person plural1V-PMM-2P
Matthew
five uses
So when you give to the needy, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
- ἀπέχουσινapechousinverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they have
And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
- ἀπέχουσινapechousinverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they have
When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
- ἀπέχουσινapechousinverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they have
but the boat was already far from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it.
- ἀπεῖχενapeichenverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: was fully
‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.
- ἀπέχειapecheiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: is kept
Mark
two uses
Jesus answered them, “Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.
- ἀπέχειapecheiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: is kept
When Jesus returned the third time, He said, “Are you still sleeping and resting? That is enough! The hour has come. Look, the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
- ἀπέχειapecheiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: It is enough
Luke
four uses
But woe to you who are rich, for you have already received your comfort.
- ἀπέχετεapecheteverb · present active, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: you are receiving
So Jesus went with them. But when He was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends with the message: “Lord, do not trouble Yourself, for I am not worthy to have You come under my roof.
- ἀπέχοντοςapechontosverb · present active, participle · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: being distant
So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still in the distance, his father saw him and was filled with compassion. He ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him.
- ἀπέχοντοςapechontosverb · present active, participle · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: being distant
That same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem.
- ἀπέχουσανapechousanverb · present active, participle · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: being distant
Acts
two uses
Instead, we should write and tell them to abstain from food polluted by idols, from sexual immorality, from the meat of strangled animals, and from blood.
- ἀπέχεσθαιapechesthaiverb · present middle, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to abstain from
You must abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals, and from sexual immorality. You will do well to avoid these things. Farewell.
- ἀπέχεσθαιapechesthaiverb · present middle, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to abstain
Philippians
one use
I have all I need and more, now that I have received your gifts from Epaphroditus. They are a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, well-pleasing to God.
- ἀπέχωapechoverb · present active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I have
1 Thessalonians
two uses
For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality;
- ἀπέχεσθαιapechesthaiverb · present middle, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: To abstain
Abstain from every form of evil.
- ἀπέχεσθεapechestheverb · present middle, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do abstain
1 Timothy
one use
They will prohibit marriage and require abstinence from certain foods that God has created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.
- ἀπέχεσθαιapechesthaiverb · present middle, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to abstain
Philemon
one use
For perhaps this is why he was separated from you for a while, so that you might have him back for good—
- ἀπέχῃςapechesverb · present active, subjunctive · 2nd person singulartagged: you may possess
1 Peter
one use
Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.
- ἀπέχεσθαιapechesthaiverb · present middle, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to abstain
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.