verb
apolabamō
Strong’sG618
I get back, receive back
stem apolab-10 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books10 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.
ἀπο-λαμβάνω,
[in LXX: Nu 34:14 (לקח (De 25:5 A, Is 5:17, II Mac 4:46 6:21 8:6, IV Mac 18:23*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G618 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future -λήψομαι, in Refs 5th c.BC+ -λάμψομαιRefsperfect ἀπείληφα, passive ἀπείλημμαι, Ionic dialect ἀπολέλαμμαι: in active aorist 2 ἀπέλαβον, but in passive aorist 1 ἀπελήφθην, Ionic dialect ἀπελάμφθηνRefs 5th c.BC+:— take or receive from another, correlated to ἀποδιδόναι, Refs 5th c.BC+; οὐδὲν ἀ. τοῦ βίου χρηστόν (variant{ἀπολαύ-}) Refs 1st c.AD+
2 receive what is one's due, μισθόνRefs 5th c.BC+; ἀ. χρέα have them paid, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀ. ὅρκους accept them when tendered, Refs
3 take of, take a part of a thing, Refs 5th c.BC+aorist participle, ἀπολαβὼν σκόπει consider it separately, Refs 5th c.BC+
4 take away, Refs 2nd c.BC+; take off, τὸ βάροςRefs 4th c.BC+
5 hear, learn, Refs 5th c.BC+
II regain, recover, τὴν τυραννίδα, τὴν πόλιν, Refs 5th c.BC+ recover oneself, Refs 3rd c.AD+
II.2 have rendered to one, λόγον ἀ. demand an account, Refs 4th c.BC+
III take apart or aside, of persons, ἀ. τινὰ μοῦνονLXX+5th c.BC+; of things, μὴ μόνος τὸ χρηστὸν ἀπολαβὼν ἔχεRefs 5th c.BC+ —middle, ἀπολαβόμενος taking him aside, NTpassive, οἱ ἀπειλημμένοι those set apart, recluses, Refs 2nd c.BC+
IV cut off, intercept, λέγων ὡς ἀπολάμψοιτο συχνούςRefs 5th c.BC+; ἀ. τείχει wall off, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀ. εἴσω shut up inside, Refs; of contrary winds, ὅταν τύχωσιν οἱ ἄνεμοι ἀπολαβόντες αὐτούςRefs 5th c.BC+; τὴν ἀναπνοὴν ἀ. τινός stop his breath, choke him, Refs 1st c.AD+spoil the appetite, Refs 5th c.BC+ —frequently in passive, ὑπ᾽ ἀνέμων ἀπολαμφθέντες arrested or stopped by contrary winds, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐν τοῖς ἰδίοις λόγοις ἀ. to be entangled in.., Refs 5th c.BC+; of an afflux of blood, to be checked, Refs 5th c.BC+; κοιλίη, κύστις ἀπολελαμμένη, Refs
V in Mathematics texts, cut off, ἡμικύκλιον ἀποληφθήσεταιRefs 4th c.BC+; intercept, Refs; -ομένη, ἡ, abscissa, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| apolabanōἀπολαμβάνομεν | happening now · wepresent active indicative 1st person plural | are receiving | 1× |
| apolabeviἀπολήμψεσθε | will happen · yefuture middle indicative 2nd person plural | receive | 1× |
| apolabasaἀπέλαβες | happened · youaorist active indicative 2nd person singular | received | 1× |
| apolabataἀπέλαβεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | has … back | 1× |
| apolabateiaἀπολάβῃ | happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular | receive | 1× |
| apolabaneiaἀπολάβωμεν | happened · weaorist active subjunctive 1st person plural | receive | 1× |
| apolabaveiaἀπολάβητε | happened · yeaorist active subjunctive 2nd person plural | receive | 1× |
| apolabaleiaἀπολάβωσιν | happened · theyaorist active subjunctive 3rd person plural | repaid | 1× |
| apolabarōntoisἀπολαμβάνοντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | receiving | 1× |
| apolaberantosἀπολαβόμενος | happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative singular masculine | took … aside | 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 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 4 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apolabamō | apolabame | apolabami | apolabama | apolabamē | apolabamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | apolabasō | apolabase | apolabasi | apolabasa1×ἀπέλαβες | apolabasē | apolabaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apolabatō | apolabate | apolabati | apolabata1×ἀπέλαβεν | apolabatē | apolabatelē |
| we 1st person plural | apolabanō1×ἀπολαμβάνομεν | apolabane | apolabani | apolabana | apolabanē | apolabanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apolabavō | apolabave | apolabavi | apolabava | apolabavē | apolabavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | apolabalō | apolabale | apolabali | apolabala | apolabalē | apolabalelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apolabomō | apolabome | apolabomē | apolabomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | apolabosō | apolabose | apolabosē | apolaboselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apolabotō | apolabote | apolabotē | apolabotelē |
| we 1st person plural | apolabonō | apolabone | apolabonē | apolabonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apolabovō | apolabove | apolabovē | apolabovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | apolabolō | apolabole | apolabolē | apolabolelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apolabemi | apolabema |
| you 2nd person singular | apolabesi | apolabesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apolabeti | apolabeta |
| we 1st person plural | apolabeni | apolabena |
| ye 2nd person plural | apolabevi1×ἀπολήμψεσθε | apolabeva |
| they 3rd person plural | apolabeli | apolabela |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 4 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apolabameiō | apolabameia | apolabameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | apolabaseiō | apolabaseia | apolabaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apolabateiō | apolabateia1×ἀπολάβῃ | apolabateiē |
| we 1st person plural | apolabaneiō | apolabaneia1×ἀπολάβωμεν | apolabaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apolabaveiō | apolabaveia1×ἀπολάβητε | apolabaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | apolabaleiō | apolabaleia1×ἀπολάβωσιν | apolabaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apolabomeiō | apolabomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | apolaboseiō | apolaboseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apolaboteiō | apolaboteiē |
| we 1st person plural | apolaboneiō | apolaboneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apolaboveiō | apolaboveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | apolaboleiō | apolaboleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apolabemeia |
| you 2nd person singular | apolabeseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apolabeteia |
| we 1st person plural | apolabeneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | apolabeveia |
| they 3rd person plural | apolabeleia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | apolabasōr | apolabasar | apolabasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apolabatōr | apolabatar | apolabatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | apolabavōr | apolabavar | apolabavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | apolabalōr | apolabalar | apolabalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | apolabosōr | apolabosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apolabotōr | apolabotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | apolabovōr | apolabovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | apolabolōr | apolabolēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | apolabesar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apolabetar |
| ye 2nd person plural | apolabevar |
| they 3rd person plural | apolabelar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apolabamoiō | apolabamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | apolabasoiō | apolabasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apolabatoiō | apolabatoia |
| we 1st person plural | apolabanoiō | apolabanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | apolabavoiō | apolabavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | apolabaloiō | apolabaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apolabomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | apolabosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apolabotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | apolabonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | apolabovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | apolaboloiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apolabemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | apolabesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apolabetoia |
| we 1st person plural | apolabenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | apolabevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | apolabeloia |
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 | apolabarō | apolabari | apolabara | apolabarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | apolaborō | apolaborē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | apolaberi | apolabera |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | apolabarōntos1× | apolabarintos | apolabarantos | apolabarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | apolaborōntos | apolaborēntos | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | apolaberintos | apolaberantos1×ἀπολαβόμενος |
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
apolab 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.
10 occurrences, every one of them listed
apolabanō“are receiving”happening now · wepresent active indicative 1st person plural1×
Luke 23:41… men dikaiōs, axieim gar heiu prassana apolabanō; houtos de oudenem atopem prassata.We are punished justly, for we are receiving what our actions deserve. But this …
apolabevi“receive”will happen · yefuture middle indicative 2nd person plural1×
Colossians 3:24oidarēntois hoti apo kuriou apolabevi tan antapodosian tau klēronomiau; to kurio …because you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as …
apolabasa“received”happened · youaorist active indicative 2nd person singular1×
Luke 16:25legata de Abraam; Teknem, mimnēskisar hoti apolabasa teim agatheim su en ta zōa …… remember that during your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received …
apolabata“has … back”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 15:27… moschon ton siteuton, hoti hugiainarōnton auton apolabata.… killed the fattened calf, because he has him back safe and sound.’
apolabateia“receive”happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular1×
Luke 18:30hos ouchi mē apolabateia pollaplasiōneim en to kairo houto kai …will fail to receive many times more in this age …
apolabaneia“receive”happened · weaorist active subjunctive 1st person plural1×
Galatians 4:5… hupo nomon exagorazateia, hina tan huiothesian apolabaneia.… under the law, that we might receive our adoption as sons.
apolabaveia“receive”happened · yeaorist active subjunctive 2nd person plural1×
2 John 1:8“receive”… apolaveia heim ergazena, alla misthon plēron apolabaveia.… do not lose what we have worked for, but that you …
apolabaleia“repaid”happened · theyaorist active subjunctive 3rd person plural1×
Luke 6:34… atō? kai hamartōlois hamartōloi daneizalō hina apolabaleia teim iseim.… lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full.
apolabarōntois“receiving”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Romans 1:27“receiving”… date tau planau autoiu en heautoi apolabarōntois.… and received in themselves the due penalty for their error.
apolaberantos“took … aside”happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative singular masculine1×
Mark 7:33kai apolaberantos auton apo tou ochlou kata idian …So Jesus took him aside privately, away from the crowd, and …