verb
apeiamō
Greekἄπειμι (apeimi)
Strong’sG548
I am absent; I go away
stem apei-8 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books4 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἄπ-ειμι
(εἰμί, sum), [in LXX for כּחד ni., נדח ni.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G548 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidap'-i-mee
to be away
Fromfrom G575 and G1510;
King Jamesbe absent.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| apeiamōἄπειμι | happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular | absent | 1× |
| apeialeἀπῄεσαν | was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural | went | 1× |
| apeiarōtosἀπὼν | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | absent | 5× |
| apeiarōtoisἀπόντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | absent | 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, 2 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apeiamō1×ἄπειμι | apeiame | apeiami | apeiama | apeiamē | apeiamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | apeiasō | apeiase | apeiasi | apeiasa | apeiasē | apeiaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apeiatō | apeiate | apeiati | apeiata | apeiatē | apeiatelē |
| we 1st person plural | apeianō | apeiane | apeiani | apeiana | apeianē | apeianelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apeiavō | apeiave | apeiavi | apeiava | apeiavē | apeiavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | apeialō | apeiale1×ἀπῄεσαν | apeiali | apeiala | apeialē | apeialelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apeiameiō | apeiameia | apeiameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | apeiaseiō | apeiaseia | apeiaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apeiateiō | apeiateia | apeiateiē |
| we 1st person plural | apeianeiō | apeianeia | apeianeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apeiaveiō | apeiaveia | apeiaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | apeialeiō | apeialeia | apeialeiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | apeiasōr | apeiasar | apeiasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apeiatōr | apeiatar | apeiatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | apeiavōr | apeiavar | apeiavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | apeialōr | apeialar | apeialēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apeiamoiō | apeiamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | apeiasoiō | apeiasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apeiatoiō | apeiatoia |
| we 1st person plural | apeianoiō | apeianoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | apeiavoiō | apeiavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | apeialoiō | apeialoia |
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 | apeiarō | apeiari | apeiara | apeiarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 6 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | apeiarōtos6×ἀπὼν | apeiaritos | apeiaratos | apeiarētos |
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
apei 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
8 occurrences, every one of them listed
apeiamō“absent”happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular1×
Colossians 2:5“absent”ei gar kai ta sarxa apeiamō, alla te pneume sun vi amō, chairarōtos kai bleparōtos vu tan taxian kai tem stereōmem tau eis Christon pistiau vu.For although I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, and I delight to see your orderly condition and firm faith in Christ.
apeiale“went”was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Acts 17:10“went”Tois de adelfois eutheōs dia nuxau ekpempala ton tē Paulon kai ton Silaon eis Beroian, hotinois paragineratois eis tan sunagōgan toiu Ioudaioiu apeiale;As soon as night had fallen, the brothers sent Paul and Silas away to Berea. On arriving there, they went into the Jewish synagogue.
apeiarōtos“absent”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine5×
1 Corinthians 5:3“absent”Mis men gar, apeiarōtos te sōme pareiarōtos de te pneume, ēdē krinamē hōs pareiarōtos ton houtōs houtem katergazeratonAlthough I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, and I have already pronounced judgment on the one who did this, just as if I were present.
2 Corinthians 10:1“absent”Autos de mis Paulos parakalamō vin dia tau prautau kai epieikeiau tou Christou, hos kata prosōpem men tapeinos en vi, apeiarōtos de tharramō eis vin;Now by the mildness and gentleness of Christ, I appeal to you — I, Paul, who am humble when face to face with you, but bold when away.
2 Corinthians 13:2“absent”prolegamē kai prolegamō hōs pareiarōtos tem deuterem kai apeiarōtos nun, toi proamartanarētoi kai toi loipoi pantoi, hoti ean erchameia eis tem palin ouk feidemi,I already warned you the second time I was with you. So now in my absence I warn those who sinned earlier and everyone else: If I return, I will not spare anyone,
2 Corinthians 13:10“absent”dia houtem houteim apeiarōtos grafamō, hina pareiarōtos mē apotomōs chremeia kata tan exousian han tos kurios dōata mi, eis oikodoman kai ouk eis kathairesian.This is why I write these things while absent, so that when I am present I will not need to be severe in my use of the authority that the Lord gave me for building you up, not for tearing you down.
Philippians 1:27“absent”Monem axiōs teu euangelieu tou Christou politeuevōr, hina eite ercharatos kai horaratos vin eite apeiarōtos akouameiō teim peri vu, hoti stēkavō en hene pneume, hena psucha sunathlarōtois ta pistia teu euangelieu,Nevertheless, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending together as one for the faith of the gospel,
apeiarōtois“absent”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×
2 Corinthians 10:11“absent”houtem logizetōr tos toioutos, hoti hoiois anō to logo dia epistolaiu apeiarōtois, toioutois kai pareiarōtois te erge.Such people should consider that what we are in our letters when absent, we will be in our actions when present.