verb
apodēmamō
Greekἀποδημέω (apodēmeō)
Strong’sG589
I go into another country
stem apodēm-6 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books2 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἀπο-δημέω, -ῶ
(< ἀπόδημος), [in LXX: Ez 19:3 A*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G589 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidap-od-ay-meh'-o
to go abroad, i.e. visit a foreign land
Fromfrom G590;
King Jamesgo (travel) into a far country, journey.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| apodēmataἀπεδήμησεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | went away | 5× |
| apodēmarōtosἀποδημῶν | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | going on a journey | 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, 5 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apodēmamō | apodēmame | apodēmami | apodēmama | apodēmamē | apodēmamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | apodēmasō | apodēmase | apodēmasi | apodēmasa | apodēmasē | apodēmaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apodēmatō | apodēmate | apodēmati | apodēmata5×ἀπεδήμησεν | apodēmatē | apodēmatelē |
| we 1st person plural | apodēmanō | apodēmane | apodēmani | apodēmana | apodēmanē | apodēmanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apodēmavō | apodēmave | apodēmavi | apodēmava | apodēmavē | apodēmavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | apodēmalō | apodēmale | apodēmali | apodēmala | apodēmalē | apodēmalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apodēmameiō | apodēmameia | apodēmameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | apodēmaseiō | apodēmaseia | apodēmaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apodēmateiō | apodēmateia | apodēmateiē |
| we 1st person plural | apodēmaneiō | apodēmaneia | apodēmaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apodēmaveiō | apodēmaveia | apodēmaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | apodēmaleiō | apodēmaleia | apodēmaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | apodēmasōr | apodēmasar | apodēmasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apodēmatōr | apodēmatar | apodēmatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | apodēmavōr | apodēmavar | apodēmavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | apodēmalōr | apodēmalar | apodēmalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apodēmamoiō | apodēmamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | apodēmasoiō | apodēmasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apodēmatoiō | apodēmatoia |
| we 1st person plural | apodēmanoiō | apodēmanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | apodēmavoiō | apodēmavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | apodēmaloiō | apodēmaloia |
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 | apodēmarō | apodēmari | apodēmara | apodēmarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | apodēmarōtos1×ἀποδημῶν | apodēmaritos | apodēmaratos | apodēmarētos |
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
apodēm 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
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
apodēmata“went away”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular5×
Matthew 21:33“went on a journey”Allan parabolan akouavar. Anthrōpos ate oikodespotos hotinos futeuata ampelōnon kai fragmon auto peritithata kai orussata en auto lēnan kai oikodomata purgon, kai ekdōeta auton geōrgoi, kai apodēmata.Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.
Matthew 25:15“went on a journey”kai ho men dōata pente talanteim ho de duo ho de henem, hekasto kata tan idian dunamian, kai apodēmata. eutheōsTo one he gave five talents, to another two talents, and to another one talent — each according to his own ability. And he went on his journey.
Mark 12:1“went away”Kai archeta autoi en parabolai lalarō; Ampelōnon anthrōpos futeuata, kai peritithata fragmon kai orussata hupolēniem kai oikodomata purgon, kai ekdōeta auton geōrgoi, kai apodēmata.Then Jesus began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a wine vat, and built a watchtower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.
Luke 15:13“traveled”kai meta ouk pollain hēmerain sunagaratos panteim tos neoteros huios apodēmata eis chōran makran, kai ekei diaskorpizata tan ousian autou zōarōtos asōtōs.After a few days, the younger son got everything together and journeyed to a distant country, where he squandered his wealth in wild living.
Luke 20:9“went away”Archeta de pros ton laon legarō tan parabolan houtan; Anthrōpos futeuata ampelōnon, kai ekdōeta auton geōrgoi, kai apodēmata chronoin hikanoin.Then He proceeded to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, rented it out to some tenants, and went away for a long time.
apodēmarōtos“going on a journey”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine1×
Matthew 25:14“going on a journey”Hōsper gar anthrōpos apodēmarōtos kalata toin idioin douloin kai paradōata autoi teim huparcharōteim autou,For it is just like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted them with his possessions.