verb
apolipamō
Strong’sG620
I leave, leave behind, desert, am reserved
stem apolip-7 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books3 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-λείπω,
[in LXX for חדל יתר, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G620 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
aorist ἀπέλῐπον (ἀπέλειψα late, Refs 1st c.AD+:—
A leave over or behind, οὐδ᾽ ἀπέλειπεν ἔγκαταRefs 8th c.BC+; bequeath, Test. Epict.Refs 2nd c.BC+; ἀ. κληρονόμον leave as one's heir, Refs 2nd c.AD+; bequeath to posterity, of writings, Refs 3rd c.AD+
A.2 leave hold of, lose, ψυχάνRefs 5th c.BC+. leave behind in the race, distance: generally, surpass, Refs 5th c.BC+:—more frequently in middle and passive, see below 4. leave undisputed: hence, admit, Refs 4th c.BC+ middle in Refs. leave, allow, ὑπερβολὴν οὐδὲ ταῖς ἑταίραιςRefs 4th c.AD+
A.II desert, abandon, one's post, etc., οὐδ᾽ ἀπολείπουσιν κοῖλον δόμον, of bees, Refs 8th c.BC+; ἀ. (i.e. τὴν πολιορκίην) Refs; τὴν ξυμμαχίαν, τὴν ξυνωμοσίαν, Refs 5th c.BC+; of persons, καί σ᾽ ἀπολείψω σου λειπόμενοςRefs 5th c.BC+; ξεῖνον πατρώϊον ἀ. leave him in the lurch, Refs 6th c.BC+; of a wife, desert her husband, Refs 5th c.BC+ (not of the husband, Refs 2nd c.AD+; of sailors, desert, τὴν ναῦνRefs 4th c.BC+infinitive, ἀ. τούτους κακῶς γηράσκειν leave them to grow old, Refs 5th c.BC+. leave undone or unsaid, ὅσα ἀπέλιπε κτείνων τε καὶ διώκων.. σφέα ἀπετέλεσεRefs 5th c.BC+; omit, συχνὰ ἀπολείπω Refs
A.III leave open, leave a space, ἀ. μεταίχμιον οὐ μέγαRefs 5th c.BC+; μικρὸν ἀ. leaving a small interval, Refs 2nd c.BC+
A.IV intransitive, cease, fail, τάων οὔποτε καρπὸς ἀπόλλυται οὐδ᾽ ἀπολείπειRefs 8th c.BC+; opposed to γίνεται, Refs 5th c.BC+; of rivers, fall, sink, Refs 5th c.BC+; of swallows, δι᾽ ἔτεος ἐόντες οὐκ ἀπολείπουσιRefs 5th c.BC+; of youth, begin to decay, Refs 5th c.BC+; fail, flag, lose heart, Refs; of the moon, wane, Refs 4th c.BC+
A.IV.2 with genitive, to be wanting of or in a thing, προθυμίας οὐδὲν ἀ.Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀπὸ τεσσέρων πηχέων ἀ. τρεῖς δακτύλους wanting three fingers of four cubits, Refs 8th c.BC+infinitive, ὀλίγον ἀπέλιπον ἐς Ἀθήνας ἀπικέσθαι wanted but little of coming, Refs 5th c.BC+
A.IV.3 with participle, leave off doing, ἀ. λέγωνRefs 5th c.BC+ from the point at which.., Refs 5th c.BC+
A.IV.4 depart from, ἐκ τῶν ΣυρακουσῶνRefs 5th c.BC+
B middle (aorist ἀπελιπόμην in Refs 3rd c.BC+active Refs, bequeath to posterity, Refs 5th c.BC+; compare ἀπολείψεται· ἐάσεται, Refs 5th c.AD+
C passive, to be left behind, stay behind, Refs 5th c.BC+; to be unable to follow an argument, be at a loss, Refs 5th c.BC+
C.2 to be distanced by, inferior to, ἀ. [ἀπὸ] τῶν ἄλλων θηρίωνRefs; to be inferior, ἔν τισιRefs 5th c.BC+
C.II to be absent or distant from, with genitive, πολὺ τῆς ἀληθηΐης ἀπολελειμμένοιRefs 5th c.BC+; to be deprived of, τοῦ σοῦ.. μὴ ἀπολείπεσθαι τάφουRefs 5th c.BC+
C.II.2 to be wanting in, fall short of, ὅτι τοῦ σκώπτειν ἀπελείφθηRefs 5th c.BC+; τοῖς ἀπολειφθεῖσι (i.e. τῆς παιδείαςRefs 5th c.BC+; ἀπολειφθεὶς ἠμῶν without our cognizance, Refs 4th c.BC+to be left in ignorance of.., Refs; καιροῦ ἀ. miss the opportunity, Refs 5th c.BC+; θεάματος, ἑορτῆς ἀ., Refs 5th c.BC+
C.II.3 remain to be done, Refs 2nd 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.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| apolipotōἀπολείπεται | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | remains | 3× |
| apolipamaἀπέλιπον | happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular | left | 3× |
| apoliparantoinἀπολιπόντας | happened · objectaorist active participle accusative plural masculine | left | 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 140, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 6 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 | apolipamō | apolipame | apolipami | apolipama3×ἀπέλιπον | apolipamē | apolipamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | apolipasō | apolipase | apolipasi | apolipasa | apolipasē | apolipaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apolipatō | apolipate | apolipati | apolipata | apolipatē | apolipatelē |
| we 1st person plural | apolipanō | apolipane | apolipani | apolipana | apolipanē | apolipanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apolipavō | apolipave | apolipavi | apolipava | apolipavē | apolipavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | apolipalō | apolipale | apolipali | apolipala | apolipalē | apolipalelē |
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 | apolipomō | apolipome | apolipomē | apolipomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | apoliposō | apolipose | apoliposē | apoliposelē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apolipotō3×ἀπολείπεται | apolipote | apolipotē | apolipotelē |
| we 1st person plural | apoliponō | apolipone | apoliponē | apoliponelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apolipovō | apolipove | apolipovē | apolipovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | apolipolō | apolipole | apolipolē | apolipolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apolipameiō | apolipameia | apolipameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | apolipaseiō | apolipaseia | apolipaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apolipateiō | apolipateia | apolipateiē |
| we 1st person plural | apolipaneiō | apolipaneia | apolipaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apolipaveiō | apolipaveia | apolipaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | apolipaleiō | apolipaleia | apolipaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apolipomeiō | apolipomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | apoliposeiō | apoliposeiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apolipoteiō | apolipoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | apoliponeiō | apoliponeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apolipoveiō | apolipoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | apolipoleiō | apolipoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | apolipasōr | apolipasar | apolipasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apolipatōr | apolipatar | apolipatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | apolipavōr | apolipavar | apolipavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | apolipalōr | apolipalar | apolipalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | apoliposōr | apoliposēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apolipotōr | apolipotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | apolipovōr | apolipovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | apolipolōr | apolipolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apolipamoiō | apolipamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | apolipasoiō | apolipasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apolipatoiō | apolipatoia |
| we 1st person plural | apolipanoiō | apolipanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | apolipavoiō | apolipavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | apolipaloiō | apolipaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apolipomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | apoliposoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apolipotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | apoliponoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | apolipovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | apolipoloiō |
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 | apoliparō | apolipari | apolipara | apoliparē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | apoliporō | apoliporē |
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 | apoliparōntos | apoliparintos | apoliparantos1× | apoliparēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | apoliporōntos | apoliporēntos |
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
apolip 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.
7 occurrences, every one of them listed
apolipotō“remains”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular3×
Hebrews 4:6epei oun apolipotō tinoin eiserchara eis autan, kai tois …Since, then, it remains for some to enter His rest …
Hebrews 4:9ara apolipotō sabbatismos to lao tou theou;There remains, then, a Sabbath rest for the …
Hebrews 10:26… epignōsian tau alētheiau, ouketi peri hamartaiu apolipotō thusias,… truth, no further sacrifice for sins remains,
apolipama“left”happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular3×
2 Timothy 4:13ton failonon, hon apolipama en Trōada para Karpo, erchorōntos ferasōr, …… come, bring the cloak that I left with Carpus at Troas, and my …
2 Timothy 4:20Erastosos menata en Korintha, Trofimon de apolipama en Milēta asthenarōnton.… remained at Corinth, and Trophimus I left sick in Miletus.
Titus 1:5Houteu charin apolipama sin en Krēta hina teim leiparōnteim …The reason I left you in Crete was that you …
apoliparantoin“left”happened · objectaorist active participle accusative plural masculine1×
Jude 1:6“left”… mē tērarantoin tan heautoiu archan alla apoliparantoin tem idiem oikētēriem eis krisian megau …… who did not stay within their own domain but abandoned their proper dwelling— these He has kept in eternal chains under darkness, bound for judgment on that great day.