verb
afusteromō
Strong’sG650
I deprive one of something, rob
stem afuster-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
† ἀφ-υστερέω, -ῶ,
[in LXX: Ne 9:20 (מנע), Si 14:14*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G650 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidap-os-ter-eh'-o
to despoil
Fromfrom G575 and στερέω (to deprive);
King Jamesdefraud, destitute, kept back by fraud.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
passive, future -στερηθήσομαιRefs 5th c.BC+ also -στερήσομαι Refs 5th c.BC+perfect ἀπεστέρημαι, etc.:—rob, despoil, defraud one of a thing, with accusative person et genitive of things, χρημάτων ἀ. τινάRefs 5th c.BC+: absolutely, commit fraud, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀπεστερηκὼς ὑπ᾽ ἀνάγκης being constrained to become a defaulter, Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, to be robbed or deprived of, with genitive, Ἑλλάδος ἀπεστερημένοςRefs 5th c.BC+ if we have been frustrated, Refs 5th c.BC+
2 ἀ. ἑαυτόν τινος detach, withdraw oneself from a person or thing, τῶν [ἀγαλμάτων].. ἀπεστέρησ᾽ ἐμαυτόνRefs 5th c.BC+; ἐκείνους.. ἀ. μὴ ἂν.. ἀποτειχίσαι deprive them of the power of walling off, Refs 5th c.BC+
3 c.accusative person, defraud, rob, NT+5th c.BC+
4 with accusative of things only, filch away, Refs 5th c.BC+; withhold, Refs 5th c.BC+; refuse payment of a debt, Refs 4th c.BC+; refuse to give up, παρακαταθήκηνRefs 4th c.BC+; Ζεὺς ἀποστεροίη γάμον may he avertit, Refs 4th c.BC+
5 τὸ σαφές μ᾽ ἀποστερεῖ certainty fails me, Refs 5th c.BC+
II in Logic, draw a negative conclusion, Refs 4th c.BC+ is falsa lectio in Refs 5th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| afusterorēntosἀφυστερημένος | has happened · subjectperfect middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine | having been withheld | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 54, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | afusteromō | afusterome | afusteromē | afusteromelē |
| you 2nd person singular | afusterosō | afusterose | afusterosē | afusteroselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | afusterotō | afusterote | afusterotē | afusterotelē |
| we 1st person plural | afusteronō | afusterone | afusteronē | afusteronelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | afusterovō | afusterove | afusterovē | afusterovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | afusterolō | afusterole | afusterolē | afusterolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | afusteromeiō | afusteromeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | afusteroseiō | afusteroseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | afusteroteiō | afusteroteiē |
| we 1st person plural | afusteroneiō | afusteroneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | afusteroveiō | afusteroveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | afusteroleiō | afusteroleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | afusterosōr | afusterosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | afusterotōr | afusterotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | afusterovōr | afusterovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | afusterolōr | afusterolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | afusteromoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | afusterosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | afusterotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | afusteronoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | afusterovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | afusteroloiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | afusterorō | afusterorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | afusterorōntos | afusterorēntos1×ἀφυστερημένος |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
afuster is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
afusterorēntos“having been withheld”has happened · subjectperfect middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine1×
James 5:4“having been withheld”… toiu amarantoiu tain chōrain vu tos afusterorēntos apo vu krazatō, kai tais boais …… workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have …