verb
apopsuchamō
Strong’sG674
I faint, breathe out life, die
stem apopsuch-once in the New Testament1 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-ψύχω,
[in LXX: IV Mac 15:18*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G674 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
passive, aorist ἀπεψύχθην and ἀπεψύχην [ῠ], see below, also ἀπεψύγην [ῠ] Refs 3rd c.AD+:— leave off breathing, faint, swoon, τὸν δὲ.. εἷλεν ἀποψύχονταNT+8th c.BC+
2 with accusative, ἀπέψυξεν βίον breathed out life, Refs 5th c.BC+: absolutely, expire, die, LXX+5th c.BC+; λεπτὸν ἀ. faintly breathing out his life, Refs 2nd c.BC+:—also passive, ἀποψύχεταιRefs 5th c.BC+: aorist 2 ἀπεψύχηRefs 4th c.BC+
II cool, chill, ὄψαRefs 3rd c.BC+:—passive or middle, to be cooled, Refs 8th c.BC+ they got the sweat dried off their tunics, Refs 8th c.BC+ (also in active, ἱδρῶ ἀποψύχοντεRefs 5th c.AD+: generally, grow cold, Refs 4th c.BC+ cold and indifferent as to.., Refs 4th c.BC+shivering with terror, Refs 2nd c.AD+; but, to be refreshed, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 impersonal, ἀποψύχει it grows cool, ἐπειδὰν ἀποψύχῃRefs 5th c.BC+
III ἀποψύχειν· ἀποπατεῖν, ἀφοδεύειν, Refs 5th c.AD+; compare ἀπόψυγμα.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| apopsucharōntoiuἀποψυχόντων | happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural masculine | fainting | 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, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apopsuchamō | apopsuchame | apopsuchami | apopsuchama | apopsuchamē | apopsuchamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | apopsuchasō | apopsuchase | apopsuchasi | apopsuchasa | apopsuchasē | apopsuchaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apopsuchatō | apopsuchate | apopsuchati | apopsuchata | apopsuchatē | apopsuchatelē |
| we 1st person plural | apopsuchanō | apopsuchane | apopsuchani | apopsuchana | apopsuchanē | apopsuchanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apopsuchavō | apopsuchave | apopsuchavi | apopsuchava | apopsuchavē | apopsuchavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | apopsuchalō | apopsuchale | apopsuchali | apopsuchala | apopsuchalē | apopsuchalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apopsuchameiō | apopsuchameia | apopsuchameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | apopsuchaseiō | apopsuchaseia | apopsuchaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apopsuchateiō | apopsuchateia | apopsuchateiē |
| we 1st person plural | apopsuchaneiō | apopsuchaneia | apopsuchaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apopsuchaveiō | apopsuchaveia | apopsuchaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | apopsuchaleiō | apopsuchaleia | apopsuchaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | apopsuchasōr | apopsuchasar | apopsuchasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apopsuchatōr | apopsuchatar | apopsuchatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | apopsuchavōr | apopsuchavar | apopsuchavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | apopsuchalōr | apopsuchalar | apopsuchalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apopsuchamoiō | apopsuchamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | apopsuchasoiō | apopsuchasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apopsuchatoiō | apopsuchatoia |
| we 1st person plural | apopsuchanoiō | apopsuchanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | apopsuchavoiō | apopsuchavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | apopsuchaloiō | apopsuchaloia |
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 | apopsucharō | apopsuchari | apopsuchara | apopsucharē |
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 | apopsucharōntos1× | apopsucharintos | apopsucharantos | apopsucharēntos |
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
apopsuch 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.
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
apopsucharōntoiu“fainting”happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural masculine1×
Luke 21:26“fainting”apopsucharōntoiu anthrōpoiu apo fobou kai prosdokiau teiu …… will faint from fear and anxiety over what is coming upon the earth, for …