verb
aposteramō
Greekἀποστερέω (apostereō)
Strong’sG650
I deprive one of something, rob
stem aposter-5 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books5 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἀπο-στερέω, -ῶ
(< στερέω, to rob), [in LXX: Ex 21:10 (גּרע), De 24:14 (עשׁק), Ma 3:5, Si 4:1 29:6, 7 31 (34):21, 22*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G650 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidap-os-ter-eh'-o
to despoil
Fromfrom G575 and στερέω (to deprive);
King Jamesdefraud, destitute, kept back by fraud.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| aposteravōἀποστερεῖτε | happening now · yepresent active indicative 2nd person plural | defraud | 1× |
| aposterivōἀποστερεῖσθε | happening now · yepresent passive indicative 2nd person plural | defrauded | 1× |
| aposteraseiaἀποστερήσῃς | happened · youaorist active subjunctive 2nd person singular | defraud | 1× |
| aposteravōrἀποστερεῖτε | happening now · yepresent active imperative 2nd person plural | deprive | 1× |
| aposterirētoiuἀπεστερημένων | has happened · of, belonging toperfect passive participle genitive plural masculine | deprived | 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, 2 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 | aposteramō | aposterame | aposterami | aposterama | aposteramē | aposteramelē |
| you 2nd person singular | aposterasō | aposterase | aposterasi | aposterasa | aposterasē | aposteraselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aposteratō | aposterate | aposterati | aposterata | aposteratē | aposteratelē |
| we 1st person plural | aposteranō | aposterane | aposterani | aposterana | aposteranē | aposteranelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | aposteravō1×ἀποστερεῖτε | aposterave | aposteravi | aposterava | aposteravē | aposteravelē |
| they 3rd person plural | aposteralō | aposterale | aposterali | aposterala | aposteralē | aposteralelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | aposterimō | aposterime | aposterimi | aposterima | aposterimē | aposterimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | aposterisō | aposterise | aposterisi | aposterisa | aposterisē | aposteriselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aposteritō | aposterite | aposteriti | aposterita | aposteritē | aposteritelē |
| we 1st person plural | aposterinō | aposterine | aposterini | aposterina | aposterinē | aposterinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | aposterivō1×ἀποστερεῖσθε | aposterive | aposterivi | aposteriva | aposterivē | aposterivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | aposterilō | aposterile | aposterili | aposterila | aposterilē | aposterilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | aposterameiō | aposterameia | aposterameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | aposteraseiō | aposteraseia1×ἀποστερήσῃς | aposteraseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aposterateiō | aposterateia | aposterateiē |
| we 1st person plural | aposteraneiō | aposteraneia | aposteraneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | aposteraveiō | aposteraveia | aposteraveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | aposteraleiō | aposteraleia | aposteraleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | aposterimeiō | aposterimeia | aposterimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | aposteriseiō | aposteriseia | aposteriseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aposteriteiō | aposteriteia | aposteriteiē |
| we 1st person plural | aposterineiō | aposterineia | aposterineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | aposteriveiō | aposteriveia | aposteriveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | aposterileiō | aposterileia | aposterileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | aposterasōr | aposterasar | aposterasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aposteratōr | aposteratar | aposteratēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | aposteravōr1×ἀποστερεῖτε | aposteravar | aposteravēr |
| they 3rd person plural | aposteralōr | aposteralar | aposteralēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | aposterisōr | aposterisar | aposterisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aposteritōr | aposteritar | aposteritēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | aposterivōr | aposterivar | aposterivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | aposterilōr | aposterilar | aposterilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | aposteramoiō | aposteramoia |
| you 2nd person singular | aposterasoiō | aposterasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aposteratoiō | aposteratoia |
| we 1st person plural | aposteranoiō | aposteranoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | aposteravoiō | aposteravoia |
| they 3rd person plural | aposteraloiō | aposteraloia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | aposterimoiō | aposterimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | aposterisoiō | aposterisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aposteritoiō | aposteritoia |
| we 1st person plural | aposterinoiō | aposterinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | aposterivoiō | aposterivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | aposteriloiō | aposteriloia |
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 | aposterarō | aposterari | aposterara | aposterarē |
| acted on passive voice | aposterirō | aposteriri | aposterira | aposterirē |
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 | aposterarōtos | aposteraritos | aposteraratos | aposterarētos |
| acted on passive voice | aposterirōtos | aposteriritos | aposteriratos | aposterirētos1× |
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
aposter 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
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
aposteravō“defraud”happening now · yepresent active indicative 2nd person plural1×
1 Corinthians 6:8“defraud”alla vis adikavō kai aposteravō, kai houtem adelfoin.Instead, you yourselves cheat and do wrong, even against your own brothers!
aposterivō“defrauded”happening now · yepresent passive indicative 2nd person plural1×
1 Corinthians 6:7“defrauded”ēdē men oun holōs hēttēmem vi atō hoti krimeim echavō meta heautoiu; dia tinem ouchi mallon adikivō? dia tinem ouchi mallon aposterivō?The very fact that you have lawsuits among you means that you are thoroughly defeated already. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated?
aposteraseia“defraud”happened · youaorist active subjunctive 2nd person singular1×
Mark 10:19“defraud”tain entolain oidasē; Mē foneuaseia, Mē moicheuaseia, Mē kleptaseia, Mē pseudomarturaseia, Mē aposteraseia, Timasōr ton patēron su kai tan mētēran.You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness, do not cheat others, honor your father and mother.’”
aposteravōr“deprive”happening now · yepresent active imperative 2nd person plural1×
1 Corinthians 7:5“deprive”mē aposteravōr allēloin, ei mēti an ek sumfōneu pros kairon hina scholazaveia ta proseucha kai palin epi tem autem aveiō, hina mē peirazateiō vin tos Satanaos dia tan akrasian vu.Do not deprive each other, except by mutual consent and for a time, so you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again, so that Satan will not tempt you through your lack of self-control.
aposterirētoiu“deprived”has happened · of, belonging toperfect passive participle genitive plural masculine1×
1 Timothy 6:5“deprived”diaparatribais diaftheirirētoiu anthrōpoiu ton nouon kai aposterirētoiu tau alētheiau, nomizarōtoiu porismon arō tan eusebeian.and constant friction between men of depraved mind who are devoid of the truth. These men regard godliness as a means of gain.