verb
apaitamō
Strong’sG523
I ask back, ask what is my due
stem apait-2 times in the New Testament2 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.
ἀπ-αιτέω, -ῶ,
[in LXX: De 15:2, 3, al. (נגשׂ), Si 20:15, Wi 15:8, al.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G523 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
demand back, demand to have returned, especially of things forcibly taken or rightfully belonging to one, Refs 5th c.BC+; τὸ μισθάριον γὰρ ἂν ἀπαιτῇς Refs 4th c.BC+; τὴν ψυχήνNT; ἀ. τινά τι demand something of one, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀ. ὑπέρ τινοςRefs 4th c.BC+: with infinitive, ἀ. τινὰ ποιεῖν τιRefs 5th c.BC+
b call down on oneself, ποινάςRefs 4th c.AD+
c of things, require, νοῦσοι -έουσι σικύηνRefs 1st c.AD+
2 inquire, ἀπαιτήσομεν αὐτὸν τίνες εἰσίνRefs 1st c.BC+
II passive, of things, to be demanded in payment, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 of persons, have demanded of one, ἀπαιτεῖσθαι εὐεργεσίανLXX+5th c.BC+; yield to a request, οὐκ ἀπαιτούμεσθα, answering to ἀπαιτῶ σκῆπτρα, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| apaitalōἀπαιτοῦσιν | happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural | demanded | 1× |
| apaitasōrἀπαίτει | happening now · youpresent active imperative 2nd person singular | demand … back | 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 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apaitamō | apaitame | apaitami | apaitama | apaitamē | apaitamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | apaitasō | apaitase | apaitasi | apaitasa | apaitasē | apaitaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apaitatō | apaitate | apaitati | apaitata | apaitatē | apaitatelē |
| we 1st person plural | apaitanō | apaitane | apaitani | apaitana | apaitanē | apaitanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apaitavō | apaitave | apaitavi | apaitava | apaitavē | apaitavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | apaitalō1×ἀπαιτοῦσιν | apaitale | apaitali | apaitala | apaitalē | apaitalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apaitameiō | apaitameia | apaitameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | apaitaseiō | apaitaseia | apaitaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apaitateiō | apaitateia | apaitateiē |
| we 1st person plural | apaitaneiō | apaitaneia | apaitaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apaitaveiō | apaitaveia | apaitaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | apaitaleiō | apaitaleia | apaitaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | apaitasōr1×ἀπαίτει | apaitasar | apaitasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apaitatōr | apaitatar | apaitatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | apaitavōr | apaitavar | apaitavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | apaitalōr | apaitalar | apaitalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apaitamoiō | apaitamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | apaitasoiō | apaitasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apaitatoiō | apaitatoia |
| we 1st person plural | apaitanoiō | apaitanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | apaitavoiō | apaitavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | apaitaloiō | apaitaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | apaitarō | apaitari | apaitara | apaitarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | apaitarōntos | apaitarintos | apaitarantos | apaitarēntos |
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
apait 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.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
apaitalō“demanded”happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Luke 12:20“demanded”… houta ta nukta tan psuchan su apaitalō apo su; heim de hetoimazasa, tino …… You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who …
apaitasōr“demand … back”happening now · youpresent active imperative 2nd person singular1×
Luke 6:30… apo tou airarōntou teim seim mē apaitasōr.… takes what is yours, do not demand it back.