verb
apotinamō
Strong’sG661
I repay, pay what is due
stem apotin-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-τίνω (or -τίω),
[in LXX chiefly for שׂלם pi.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G661 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Refs 4th c.BC+future -τείσω: aorist -έτεισ; Thess. 3rd.pers.singular aorist imperative ἀππεισάτονRefs 2nd c.BC+:— repay, τιμὴν δ᾽ Ἀργείοις ἀποτινέμενRefs 8th c.BC+
2 pay for a thing, πρὶν.. μνηστῆρας ὑπερβασίην σίην ἀποτεῖσαι Refs; Πατρόκλοιο δ᾽ ἕλωρα.. ἀποτείσῃ may atone for making a prey of Patroclus, Refs 8th c.BC+; σύν τε μεγάλῳ ἀπέτεισαν made atonement with a great price,Refs 5th c.BC+
3 more frequently, pay in full, τίσιν οὐκ ἀποτείσει Oracle texts cited in Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀπότεισον pay the wager! Refs 5th c.BC+; in Law παθεῖν ἢ ἀποτεῖσαι are opposed to denote personal or pecuniary penalties, e.g. Legal cited in Refs 5th c.BC+
4 with accusative person, ἀλάστωρ.. τόνδ᾽ ἀπέτεισεν made him the price, Refs 4th c.BC+
5 τὸ πεπρωμένον ἀ. pay the debt of fate, i.e. die, Refs
II middle, ἀποτίνομαι, poetry ἀποτίνῠμαι (frequently written -τίννυμαι) Refs 8th c.BC+future -τείσομαι:—to get paid one, exact or require a penalty from, πόλεων δ᾽ ἀπετίνυτο ποινήνRefs 8th c.BC+
II.2 with accusative person, ἀποτείσασθαί τινα avenge oneself on another, punish him, Refs 8th c.BC+
II.3 with accusative of things, take vengeance for a thing, punish it, εἴ κέ ποτέ σφι βίας ἀποτείσεταιRefs 8th c.BC+: absolutely, take vengeance, Refs 6th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| apotinamiἀποτίσω | will happen · Ifuture active indicative 1st person singular | repay | 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, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apotinamō | apotiname | apotinami1×ἀποτίσω | apotinama | apotinamē | apotinamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | apotinasō | apotinase | apotinasi | apotinasa | apotinasē | apotinaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apotinatō | apotinate | apotinati | apotinata | apotinatē | apotinatelē |
| we 1st person plural | apotinanō | apotinane | apotinani | apotinana | apotinanē | apotinanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apotinavō | apotinave | apotinavi | apotinava | apotinavē | apotinavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | apotinalō | apotinale | apotinali | apotinala | apotinalē | apotinalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apotinameiō | apotinameia | apotinameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | apotinaseiō | apotinaseia | apotinaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apotinateiō | apotinateia | apotinateiē |
| we 1st person plural | apotinaneiō | apotinaneia | apotinaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apotinaveiō | apotinaveia | apotinaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | apotinaleiō | apotinaleia | apotinaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | apotinasōr | apotinasar | apotinasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apotinatōr | apotinatar | apotinatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | apotinavōr | apotinavar | apotinavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | apotinalōr | apotinalar | apotinalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apotinamoiō | apotinamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | apotinasoiō | apotinasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apotinatoiō | apotinatoia |
| we 1st person plural | apotinanoiō | apotinanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | apotinavoiō | apotinavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | apotinaloiō | apotinaloia |
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 | apotinarō | apotinari | apotinara | apotinarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | apotinarōntos | apotinarintos | apotinarantos | apotinarēntos |
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
apotin 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
apotinami“repay”will happen · Ifuture active indicative 1st person singular1×
Philemon 1:19… Paulos grafama ta ēma cheira, mis apotinami; hina mē legameiō si hoti kai …… with my own hand. I will repay it— not to mention that you …