noun · feminine
apokrisias
Greekἀπόκρισις (apokrisis)
Strong’sG612
an answer, reply
stem apokrisi-4 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἀπό-κρισις, -εως, ἡ
(< ἀποκρίνομαι), [in LXX for דּבר, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G612 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidap-ok'-ree-sis
a response
Fromfrom G611;
King Jamesanswer.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | apokrisias | apokrisiais |
| object accusative | apokrisian2×ἀπόκρισιν | apokrisiain |
| direct address vocative | apokrisiar | apokrisiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | apokrisiau | apokrisiaiu |
| to, for dative | apokrisia1×ἀποκρίσει | apokrisiai1×ἀποκρίσεσιν |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
apokrisia 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
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
apokrisian“answer”objectaccusative singular2×
John 1:22“answer”legala oun auto; Tinos asō? hina apokrisian dōaneia toi pemparatoi nin; tinem legasō peri siautou?So they said to him, “Who are you? We need an answer for those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”
John 19:9“answer”kai eiserchata eis tem praitōriem palin kai legatō to Iēso; Pothen asō sis? tos de Iēsus apokrisian ouk dōata auto.and he went back into the Praetorium. “Where are You from?” he asked. But Jesus gave no answer.
apokrisia“answer”to, fordative singular1×
Luke 20:26“answer”kai ouk ischuala epilambera tou rēmeu enantion tou laou, kai thaumazaratois epi ta apokrisia autou sigala.And they were unable to trap Him in His words before the people. And amazed at His answer, they fell silent.
apokrisiai“answers”to, fordative plural1×
Luke 2:47“answers”existanele de pantois tois akouarōtois autou epi ta sunesia kai tai apokrisiai autou.And all who heard Him were astounded at His understanding and His answers.