What does ἔτι · μακράν · ἀπέχω mean in the Bible?
ἔτι · μακράν · ἀπέχω is a Greek phrase meaning "while he was still far away".
Greek · G2089, G3112, G568
ἔτι δὲ αὐτοῦ μακρὰν ἀπέχοντος
"Yet," still (of time or degree) · at a distance (literally or figuratively) · to have in full
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ἔτι G2089 "yet," still (of time or degree)
Pronunciation éti
Marks incomplete action or state; emphasizes what remains pending or what continues into present.
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μακράν G3112 at a distance (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation makrán
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ἀπέχω G568 to have in full
Pronunciation apéchō
Full receipt of payment; emphasizes completion through the perfective prefix rather than ongoing reception.
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What does ἔτι δὲ αὐτοῦ μακρὰν ἀπέχοντος (eti de autou makran apechontos) mean in the Bible?
ἔτι · μακράν · ἀπέχω is a Greek phrase meaning "while he was still far away".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2089, G3112, G568?
G2089, G3112, G568 is connected to 93 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. while he was still far away
Source Gloss
while he was still far away
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 93
Matt 5:13 · Matt 12:46 · Matt 17:5 · Matt 18:16 · Matt 19:20 · Matt 26:47 · Matt 26:65 · Matt 27:63 · Mark 5:35 · Mark 12:6 · Mark 14:43 · Mark 14:63 · Luke 1:15 · Luke 8:49 · Luke 9:42 · Luke 14:22 93×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 12 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 10 imperfect 1 aorist 1
Voice
active 12
Mood
indicative 8 participle 3 subjunctive 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 6:16 ἀπέχουσιν present active indicative ongoing Matthew 6:2 ἀπέχουσιν present active indicative ongoing Matthew 6:5 ἀπέχουσι present active indicative ongoing Matthew 14:24 ἀπεῖχεν imperfect active indicative background Matthew 15:8 ἀπέχει present active indicative ongoing Mark 7:6 ἀπέχει present active indicative ongoing Luke 6:24 ἀπέχετε present active indicative ongoing Luke 7:6 ἀπέχοντος present active participle participle Luke 15:20 ἀπέχοντος present active participle participle Luke 24:13 ἀπέχουσαν present active participle participle Philippians 4:18 ἀπέχω present active indicative ongoing Philemon 1:15 ἀπέχῃς aorist active subjunctive subjunctive
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ἔτι δὲ αὐτοῦ μακρὰν ἀπέχοντος is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain