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Lexicon :: Strong's G568 - apechō

Aa
ἀπέχω
Transliteration
apechō (Key)
Pronunciation
ap-ekh'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:828,286

Strong’s Definitions

ἀπέχω apéchō, ap-ekh'-o; from G575 and G2192; (actively) to have out, i.e. receive in full; (intransitively) to keep (oneself) away, i.e. be distant (literally or figuratively):—be, have, receive.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x

The KJV translates Strong's G568 in the following manner: be (5x), have (4x), receive (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x
The KJV translates Strong's G568 in the following manner: be (5x), have (4x), receive (2x).

  1. have

    1. to hold back, keep off, prevent

    2. to have wholly or in full, to have received

    3. it is enough, sufficient

  2. to be away, absent, distant

  3. to hold one's self off, abstain

    The word "have" in Mat 6.2, is modified with a prefix which changes its meaning to "have in full" and was commonly used on business receipts to mean "paid in full". No payment or service was expected to follow the close of the transaction.
Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἀπέχω apéchō, ap-ekh'-o; from G575 and G2192; (actively) to have out, i.e. receive in full; (intransitively) to keep (oneself) away, i.e. be distant (literally or figuratively):—be, have, receive.
STRONGS G568:
ἀπέχω; [imperfect ἀπεῖχον Matthew 14:24 Tr text WH text; present middle ἀπέχομαι];
1. transitive,
a. to hold back, keep off, prevent (Homer, Iliad 1, 97 [Zenodotus]; 6, 96; Plato, Crat. c. 23, p. 407 b.).
b. to have wholly or in full, to have received (what one had a right to expect or demand; cf. ἀποδιδόναι, ἀπολαμβάνειν [Winers De verb. comp. etc. Part iv., p. 8; Gram. 275 (258); Buttmann, 203 (176); according to Bp. Lightfoot (on Philippians 4:18) ἀπό denotes correspondence, i. e. of the contents to the capacity, of the possession to the desire, etc.]): τινά, Philemon 1:15; μισθόν, Matthew 6:2, 5, 16; παράκλησιν, Luke 6:24; πάντα, Philippians 4:18; (often so in Greek writings [cf. Bp. Lightfoot on Philippians, the passage cited]). Hence,
c. ἀπέχει, impersonally, it is enough, sufficient: Mark 14:41, where the explanation is 'ye have slept now long enough'; so that Christ takes away the permission, just given to his disciples, of sleeping longer; cf. Meyer at the passage; (in the same sense in (Pseudo-) Anacreon in Odar. (15) 28, 33; Cyril of Alexandria on Haggai 2:9 [but the true reading here seems to be ἀπέχω, see P. E. Pusey's edition Oxon. 1868]).
2. intransitive, to be away, absent, distant [Buttmann, 144 (126)]: absolutely, Luke 15:20; ἀπό, Luke 7:6; Luke 24:13; Matthew [Matt 14:24 Tr text WH text]; Matt 15:8; Mark 7:6, (Isaiah 29:13).
3. Middle to hold oneself off, abstain: ἀπό τινος, from anything, Acts 15:20 [R G]; 1 Thessalonians 4:3; 1 Thessalonians 5:22 (Job 1:1; Job 2:3; Ezekiel 8:6); τινός, Acts 15:29; 1 Timothy 4:3; 1 Peter 2:11. (So in Greek writings from Homer down.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Job
1:1; 2:3
Isaiah
29:13
Ezekiel
8:6
Haggai
2:9
Matthew
6:2; 6:5; 6:16; 14:24; 14:24; 15:8
Mark
7:6; 14:41
Luke
6:24; 7:6; 15:20; 24:13
Acts
15:20; 15:29
Philippians
4:18; 4:18
1 Thessalonians
4:3; 5:22
1 Timothy
4:3
Philemon
1:15
1 Peter
2:11

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G568 matches the Greek ἀπέχω (apechō),
which occurs 19 times in 19 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:2 - When then you give money to the poor, do not make a noise about it, as the false-hearted men do in the Synagogues and in the streets, so that they may have glory from men. Truly, I say to you, They have their reward.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:5 - And when you make your prayers, be not like the false-hearted men, who take pleasure in getting up and saying their prayers in the Synagogues and at the street turnings so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, They have their reward.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:16 - And when you go without food, be not sad-faced as the false-hearted are. For they go about with changed looks, so that men may see that they are going without food. Truly I say to you, They have their reward.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:24 - But the boat was now in the middle of the sea, and was troubled by the waves: for the wind was against them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:8 - These people give me honour with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:6 - And he said, Well did Isaiah say of you, you false ones: These people give me honour with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:41 - And he came the third time, and said to them, Go on sleeping now and take your rest: it is enough; the hour has come; see, the Son of man is given up into the hands of evil men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:24 - But unhappy are you who have wealth: for you have been comforted now.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:6 - And Jesus went with them. And when he was not far from the house, the man sent friends to him, saying, Lord, do not give yourself trouble: for I am not important enough for you to come into my house:

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:20 - And he got up and went to his father. But while he was still far away, his father saw him and was moved with pity for him and went quickly and took him in his arms and gave him a kiss.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:13 - And then, two of them, on that very day, were going to a little town named Emmaus, which was about seven miles from Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:20 - But that we give them orders to keep themselves from things offered to false gods, and from the evil desires of the body, and from the flesh of animals put to death in ways against the law, and from blood.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:29

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:29 - To keep from things offered to false gods, and from blood, and from things put to death in ways which are against the law, and from the evil desires of the body; if you keep yourselves from these, you will do well. May you be happy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 4:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 4:18 - I have all things and more than enough: I am made full, having had from Epaphroditus the things which came from you, a perfume of a sweet smell, an offering well pleasing to God.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Th 4:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 4:3 - For the purpose of God for you is this: that you may be holy, and may keep yourselves from the desires of the flesh;

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Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:22 - Keep from every form of evil.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 4:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 4:3 - Who keep men from being married and from taking food which God made to be taken with praise by those who have faith and true knowledge.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:15 - For it is possible that for this reason he was parted from you for a time, so that you might have him for ever;

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Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:11 - My loved ones, I make this request with all my heart, that, as those for whom this world is a strange country, you will keep yourselves from the desires of the flesh which make war against the soul;
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