verb
apotrepomō
Strong’sG665
I turn away from, shun
stem apotrep-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-τρέπω,
[in LXX: Si 20:29 48:18, III Mac 1:23, IV Mac 1:33 16:12*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G665 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
turn away from, εἰ δὲ σὺ.. τιν᾽ ἄλλον.. ἀποτρέψεις πολέμοιοRefs 8th c.BC+; deter or dissuade from, τινός τιναRefs 5th c.BC+: with infinitive, ἀ. προσωτέρω τὸ μὴ πορεύεσθαιRefs 5th c.BC+: with participle, ἀ. τινὰ ὑβρίζονταRefs 4th c.BC+:—passive, ὁ παραβαίνειν τι βουλόμενος τῷ μὴ προὔχων ἂν ἐπελθεῖν -τρέπεταιRefs 5th c.BC+
2 with accusative person only, turn away or back, πάντας ἀπέτραπε καὶ μεμαῶταςRefs 8th c.BC+; τοὺς ἀλαζόνας ἀ. deter them, Refs 5th c.BC+; opposed to παροξῦναι, Refs 4th c.BC+; opposed to συμβουλεύω, Refs 4th c.BC+
3 with accusative of things, turn back again, ποτὶ χέρσον ἔντεα ναόςRefs 5th c.BC+
4 turn aside, avert, ἀπὸ δὲ.. ἔγχεος ὁρμὴν ἔτραπεRefs 8th c.BC+; pervert, δίκας κέλευθον ὀρθᾶςRefs 5th c.BC+; τὸ σφάλμα ἀ. prevent, avert it, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀ. βλάβην, συμφοράν, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀ. τὴν εἰρήνην prevent its being made, Refs 5th c.BC+
5 turn from others against one, ἐπὶ τῷδε.. οὐκ ἔγχος τις.. ἀποτρέψε; see reading in Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, ἀποτετράφθαι πρὸς τὴν ἄλλην ἸταλίανRefs 1st c.AD+ —middle, ἀποτραπόμενος πρὸς θυσίαν, i.e. turning away from other objects to this one, Refs 2nd c.AD+
II middle and (later) passive, turn from, desist from, with participle, ἀπετράπετ᾽ ὄβριμος Ἕκτωρ ὀλλὺς ἈργείουςRefs 8th c.BC+: with infinitive, λέγεινRefs 5th c.BC+
II.2 turn away, turn a deaf ear, οὐδέ.. ἀπετράπετ᾽ οὐδ᾽ ἀπίθησενRefs 8th c.BC+
II.3 with accusative of things, turn away from, shrink from, δεῖμα πολιτῶνRefs 5th c.BC+
II.4 turn back, return, ἐπ᾽ ὄκουRefs 5th c.BC+
II.5 dissuade, deter, τινάRefs 2nd c.BC+
II.6 beat off, repulse, Refs 1st c.AD+
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| apotreposōrἀποτρέπου | happening now · youpresent middle or passive imperative 2nd person singular | avoid | 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 54, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apotrepomō | apotrepome | apotrepomē | apotrepomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | apotreposō | apotrepose | apotreposē | apotreposelē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apotrepotō | apotrepote | apotrepotē | apotrepotelē |
| we 1st person plural | apotreponō | apotrepone | apotreponē | apotreponelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apotrepovō | apotrepove | apotrepovē | apotrepovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | apotrepolō | apotrepole | apotrepolē | apotrepolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apotrepomeiō | apotrepomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | apotreposeiō | apotreposeiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apotrepoteiō | apotrepoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | apotreponeiō | apotreponeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apotrepoveiō | apotrepoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | apotrepoleiō | apotrepoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | apotreposōr1×ἀποτρέπου | apotreposēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apotrepotōr | apotrepotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | apotrepovōr | apotrepovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | apotrepolōr | apotrepolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apotrepomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | apotreposoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apotrepotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | apotreponoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | apotrepovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | apotrepoloiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | apotreporō | apotreporē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | apotreporōntos | apotreporēntos |
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
apotrep 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
apotreposōr“avoid”happening now · youpresent middle or passive imperative 2nd person singular1×
2 Timothy 3:5“avoid”… de dunamian autau arnorēntois; kai houtoin apotreposōr.… of godliness but denying its power. Turn away …