Gloss
to receive (in full); to be distant; (mid.) to abstain, avoid
Forms of the word
Dictionary
ἀπέχω
Greek transliteration
apechō
Simplified transliteration
apecho
Principal Parts
-, -, -, -, -
Numbers
Strong's number
566
GK Number
600
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
19
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
cv-1b(2)
Definition
trans. to have in full what is due or is sought, Mt. 6:2, 5, 16; Lk. 6:24; Phil. 4:18; to have altogether, Phlm. 15; hence, it is enough, Mk. 14:41; intrans. to be distant, Lk. 7:6; to be estranged, Mt. 15:8; Mk. 7:6, mid. to abstain from, Acts 14:20
Greek-English Concordance for ἀπέχω
| Matthew 6:2 | So whenever you give alms do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be praised by others. I tell you the truth, they have received (apechousin | ἀπέχουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) their reward. |
| Matthew 6:5 | “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in synagogues and on street corners that they may be seen by others. I tell you the truth, they have received (apechousin | ἀπέχουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) their reward. |
| Matthew 6:16 | “And when you fast, do not put on a gloomy face as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces so that they will appear to others as fasting; I tell you the truth, they have (apechousin | ἀπέχουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) their reward. |
| Matthew 14:24 | Meanwhile the boat, already far from land, was being (apeichen | ἀπεῖχεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) tossed by the waves, for the wind was against it. |
| Matthew 15:8 | ‘This people honors me with their lips, but their hearts are (apechei | ἀπέχει | pres act ind 3 sg) far from me. |
| Mark 7:6 | And he said to them, “Isaiah prophesied accurately about you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is (apechei | ἀπέχει | pres act ind 3 sg) far from me. |
| Mark 14:41 | And he returned a third time and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and taking your rest? Enough! (apechei | ἀπέχει | pres act ind 3 sg) The hour has come. Look, the Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of sinners. |
| Luke 6:24 | “But, woe to you who are rich, for you have received (apechete | ἀπέχετε | pres act ind 2 pl) your consolation. |
| Luke 7:6 | So Jesus went with them. And when he was (apechontos | ἀπέχοντος | pres act ptcp gen sg masc) not far from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying to him, “Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy that you should come under my roof. |
| Luke 15:20 | So he left that place and went to his father. While (apechontos | ἀπέχοντος | pres act ptcp gen sg masc) he was (apechontos | ἀπέχοντος | pres act ptcp gen sg masc) still a long way from (apechontos | ἀπέχοντος | pres act ptcp gen sg masc) home, his father saw him and was filled with compassion; he ran and fell upon his neck and kissed him. |
| Luke 24:13 | Now on that same day two of them were on their way to a village about (apechousan | ἀπέχουσαν | pres act ptcp acc sg fem) seven miles from Jerusalem, Emmaus by name. |
| Acts 15:20 | but should write to them to abstain (apechesthai | ἀπέχεσθαι | pres mid inf ) from the pollutions of idols, and from sexual immorality, and from what has been strangled, and from blood. |
| Acts 15:29 | that you abstain (apechesthai | ἀπέχεσθαι | pres mid inf ) from meat sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from sexual immorality. If you keep yourselves from doing these things, you will do well. Farewell.” |
| Philippians 4:18 | I have received (apechō | ἀπέχω | pres act ind 1 sg) all I need and more. I am well supplied, having received from Epaphroditus the gift you sent, a fragrant offering, a sacrifice acceptable and pleasing to God. |
| 1 Thessalonians 4:3 | For this is the will of God — your sanctification: that you abstain (apechesthai | ἀπέχεσθαι | pres mid inf ) from sexual immorality, |
| 1 Thessalonians 5:22 | abstain (apechesthe | ἀπέχεσθε | pres mid imperative 2 pl) from evil of every kind. |
| 1 Timothy 4:3 | forbidding to marry, demanding (apechesthai | ἀπέχεσθαι | pres mid inf ) abstinence from foods that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who are faithful and know the truth, |
| Philemon 1:15 | Perhaps he was separated from you for a while for this reason, that you (apechēs | ἀπέχῃς | pres act subj 2 sg) might (apechēs | ἀπέχῃς | pres act subj 2 sg) have (apechēs | ἀπέχῃς | pres act subj 2 sg) him back (apechēs | ἀπέχῃς | pres act subj 2 sg) forever, |
| 1 Peter 2:11 | Dear friends, I urge you as foreigners and exiles to abstain (apechesthai | ἀπέχεσθαι | pres mid inf ) from desires of the flesh, which wage war against your soul, |
