verb
apotinamō
Greekἀποτίνω (apotinō)
Strong’sG661
I repay, pay what is due
stem apotin-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
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
Forms in the New Testament
| 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 | apotinarōtos | apotinaritos | apotinaratos | apotinarētos |
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
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
apotinami“repay”will happen · Ifuture active indicative 1st person singular1×
Philemon 1:19“repay”mis Paulos grafama ta ēma cheira, mis apotinami; hina mē legameiō si hoti kai siauton mi prosofeilasō.I, Paul, write this with my own hand. I will repay it— not to mention that you owe me your very self.