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ἀπέχω

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
ἀπέχω
Greek transliteration: 
apechō
Simplified transliteration: 
apecho
Principal Parts: 
-, -, -, -, -
Numbers
Strong's number: 
566
GK Number: 
600
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
19
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
cv-1b(2)
Gloss: 
to receive (in full); to be distant; (mid.) to abstain, avoid
Definition: 
trans. to have in full what is due or is sought, Mt. 6:2, 5, 16; Lk. 6:24; Phil. 4:18; to have altogether, Phlm. 15; hence, it is enough, Mk. 14:41; intrans. to be distant, Lk. 7:6; to be estranged, Mt. 15:8; Mk. 7:6, mid. to abstain from, Acts 14:20

Greek-English Concordance for ἀπέχω

Matthew 6:2 So whenever you give alms do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be praised by others. I tell you the truth, they have received (apechousin | ἀπέχουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) their reward.
Matthew 6:5 “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in synagogues and on street corners that they may be seen by others. I tell you the truth, they have received (apechousin | ἀπέχουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) their reward.
Matthew 6:16 “And when you fast, do not put on a gloomy face as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces so that they will appear to others as fasting; I tell you the truth, they have (apechousin | ἀπέχουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) their reward.
Matthew 14:24 Meanwhile the boat, already far from land, was being (apeichen | ἀπεῖχεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) tossed by the waves, for the wind was against it.
Matthew 15:8 ‘This people honors me with their lips, but their hearts are (apechei | ἀπέχει | pres act ind 3 sg) far from me.
Mark 7:6 And he said to them, “Isaiah prophesied accurately about you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is (apechei | ἀπέχει | pres act ind 3 sg) far from me.
Mark 14:41 And he returned a third time and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and taking your rest? Enough! (apechei | ἀπέχει | pres act ind 3 sg) The hour has come. Look, the Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of sinners.
Luke 6:24 “But, woe to you who are rich, for you have received (apechete | ἀπέχετε | pres act ind 2 pl) your consolation.
Luke 7:6 So Jesus went with them. And when he was (apechontos | ἀπέχοντος | pres act ptcp gen sg masc) not far from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying to him, “Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy that you should come under my roof.
Luke 15:20 So he left that place and went to his father. While (apechontos | ἀπέχοντος | pres act ptcp gen sg masc) he was (apechontos | ἀπέχοντος | pres act ptcp gen sg masc) still a long way from (apechontos | ἀπέχοντος | pres act ptcp gen sg masc) home, his father saw him and was filled with compassion; he ran and fell upon his neck and kissed him.
Luke 24:13 Now on that same day two of them were on their way to a village about (apechousan | ἀπέχουσαν | pres act ptcp acc sg fem) seven miles from Jerusalem, Emmaus by name.
Acts 15:20 but should write to them to abstain (apechesthai | ἀπέχεσθαι | pres mid inf ) from the pollutions of idols, and from sexual immorality, and from what has been strangled, and from blood.
Acts 15:29 that you abstain (apechesthai | ἀπέχεσθαι | pres mid inf ) from meat sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from sexual immorality. If you keep yourselves from doing these things, you will do well. Farewell.”
Philippians 4:18 I have received (apechō | ἀπέχω | pres act ind 1 sg) all I need and more. I am well supplied, having received from Epaphroditus the gift you sent, a fragrant offering, a sacrifice acceptable and pleasing to God.
1 Thessalonians 4:3 For this is the will of God — your sanctification: that you abstain (apechesthai | ἀπέχεσθαι | pres mid inf ) from sexual immorality,
1 Thessalonians 5:22 abstain (apechesthe | ἀπέχεσθε | pres mid imperative 2 pl) from evil of every kind.
1 Timothy 4:3 forbidding to marry, demanding (apechesthai | ἀπέχεσθαι | pres mid inf ) abstinence from foods that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who are faithful and know the truth,
Philemon 1:15 Perhaps he was separated from you for a while for this reason, that you (apechēs | ἀπέχῃς | pres act subj 2 sg) might (apechēs | ἀπέχῃς | pres act subj 2 sg) have (apechēs | ἀπέχῃς | pres act subj 2 sg) him back (apechēs | ἀπέχῃς | pres act subj 2 sg) forever,
1 Peter 2:11 Dear friends, I urge you as foreigners and exiles to abstain (apechesthai | ἀπέχεσθαι | pres mid inf ) from desires of the flesh, which wage war against your soul,