verb
aposteramō
Strong’sG650
I deprive one of something, rob
stem aposter-5 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books5 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-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.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
passive, future -στερηθήσομαιRefs 5th c.BC+ also -στερήσομαι Refs 5th c.BC+perfect ἀπεστέρημαι, etc.:—rob, despoil, defraud one of a thing, with accusative person et genitive of things, χρημάτων ἀ. τινάRefs 5th c.BC+: absolutely, commit fraud, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀπεστερηκὼς ὑπ᾽ ἀνάγκης being constrained to become a defaulter, Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, to be robbed or deprived of, with genitive, Ἑλλάδος ἀπεστερημένοςRefs 5th c.BC+ if we have been frustrated, Refs 5th c.BC+
2 ἀ. ἑαυτόν τινος detach, withdraw oneself from a person or thing, τῶν [ἀγαλμάτων].. ἀπεστέρησ᾽ ἐμαυτόνRefs 5th c.BC+; ἐκείνους.. ἀ. μὴ ἂν.. ἀποτειχίσαι deprive them of the power of walling off, Refs 5th c.BC+
3 c.accusative person, defraud, rob, NT+5th c.BC+
4 with accusative of things only, filch away, Refs 5th c.BC+; withhold, Refs 5th c.BC+; refuse payment of a debt, Refs 4th c.BC+; refuse to give up, παρακαταθήκηνRefs 4th c.BC+; Ζεὺς ἀποστεροίη γάμον may he avertit, Refs 4th c.BC+
5 τὸ σαφές μ᾽ ἀποστερεῖ certainty fails me, Refs 5th c.BC+
II in Logic, draw a negative conclusion, Refs 4th c.BC+ is falsa lectio in 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| aposteravōἀποστερεῖτε | happening now · yepresent active indicative 2nd person plural | defraud | 1× |
| aposterovōἀποστερεῖσθε | happening now · yepresent middle or 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× |
| aposterorēntoiuἀπεστερημένων | has happened · of, belonging toperfect middle or 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 140, 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 |
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 | aposteromō | aposterome | aposteromē | aposteromelē |
| you 2nd person singular | aposterosō | aposterose | aposterosē | aposteroselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aposterotō | aposterote | aposterotē | aposterotelē |
| we 1st person plural | aposteronō | aposterone | aposteronē | aposteronelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | aposterovō1×ἀποστερεῖσθε | aposterove | aposterovē | aposterovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | aposterolō | aposterole | aposterolē | aposterolelē |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | aposteromeiō | aposteromeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | aposteroseiō | aposteroseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aposteroteiō | aposteroteiē |
| we 1st person plural | aposteroneiō | aposteroneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | aposteroveiō | aposteroveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | aposteroleiō | aposteroleiē |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | aposterosōr | aposterosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aposterotōr | aposterotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | aposterovōr | aposterovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | aposterolōr | aposterolēr |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | aposteromoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | aposterosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aposterotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | aposteronoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | aposterovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | aposteroloiō |
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 |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | aposterorō | aposterorē |
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 | aposterarōntos | aposterarintos | aposterarantos | aposterarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | aposterorōntos | aposterorēntos1× |
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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
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!
aposterovō“defrauded”happening now · yepresent middle or passive indicative 2nd person plural1×
1 Corinthians 6:7“defrauded”… mallon adikovō? dia tinem ouchi mallon aposterovō?… Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated?
aposteraseia“defraud”happened · youaorist active subjunctive 2nd person singular1×
Mark 10:19“defraud”… moicheuaseia, Mē kleptaseia, Mē pseudomarturaseia, Mē aposteraseia, Timasōr ton patron su kai tan …… 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 7:5mē aposteravōr allēloin, ei mēti an ek sumfōneu …Do not deprive each other, except by mutual consent …
aposterorēntoiu“deprived”has happened · of, belonging toperfect middle or passive participle genitive plural masculine1×
1 Timothy 6:5“deprived”diaparatribais diaftherorēntoiu anthrōpoiu ton nouon kai aposterorēntoiu tau alētheiau, nomizarōntoiu porismon arō tan …and constant friction between men of depraved mind who are devoid of the truth. These men regard godliness as a means of gain.