What does ἀμοιβή · ἀποδίδωμι mean in the Bible?
ἀμοιβή · ἀποδίδωμι is a Greek phrase meaning "to return recompense, repay".
Greek · G287, G591
ἀμοιβὰς ἀποδιδόναι
Requital · to pay
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ἀμοιβή G287 requital
Pronunciation amoibḗ
Mutual repayment or exchange of reciprocal benefit; a return given in proportion to what was received.
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ἀποδίδωμι G591 to pay
Pronunciation apodídōmi
To give back what is due or owed; render payment, account, or recompense as obligation demands.
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What does ἀμοιβὰς ἀποδιδόναι (amoibas apodidonai) mean in the Bible?
ἀμοιβή · ἀποδίδωμι is a Greek phrase meaning "to return recompense, repay".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G287, G591?
G287, G591 is connected to 1 lexical occurrence verse in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. to return recompense, repay
Source Gloss
to return recompense, repay
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 1 Case pattern Accusative (1) Number pattern Plural (1)
Accusative · Plural · Feminine 1 Tim 5:4 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 48 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 25 future 15 present 7 imperfect 1
Voice
active 43 middle 3 passive 2
Mood
indicative 22 imperative 9 infinitive 7 participle 5 subjunctive 5
NT Occurrences
Matthew 5:26 ἀποδῷς aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 5:33 ἀποδώσεις future active indicative prospective Matthew 6:18 ἀποδώσει future active indicative prospective Matthew 6:4 ἀποδώσει future active indicative prospective Matthew 6:6 ἀποδώσει future active indicative prospective Matthew 12:36 ἀποδώσουσιν future active indicative prospective Matthew 16:27 ἀποδώσει future active indicative prospective Matthew 18:25 ἀποδοῦναι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 18:25 ἀποδοθῆναι aorist passive infinitive infinitive Matthew 18:26 ἀποδώσω future active indicative prospective Matthew 18:28 Ἀπόδος aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 18:29 ἀποδώσω future active indicative prospective Matthew 18:30 ἀποδῷ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 18:34 ἀποδῷ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 20:8 ἀπόδος aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 21:41 ἀποδώσουσιν future active indicative prospective Matthew 22:21 Ἀπόδοτε aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 27:58 ἀποδοθῆναι aorist passive infinitive infinitive Mark 12:17 ἀπόδοτε aorist active imperative imperative Luke 4:20 ἀποδοὺς aorist active participle participle Luke 7:42 ἀποδοῦναι aorist active infinitive infinitive Luke 9:42 ἀπέδωκεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 10:35 ἀποδώσω future active indicative prospective Luke 12:59 ἀποδῷς aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Luke 16:2 ἀπόδος aorist active imperative imperative Luke 19:8 ἀποδίδωμι present active indicative ongoing Luke 20:25 ἀπόδοτε aorist active imperative imperative Acts 4:33 ἀπεδίδουν imperfect active indicative background Acts 5:8 ἀπέδοσθε aorist middle indicative completed Acts 7:9 ἀπέδοντο aorist middle indicative completed Acts 19:40 ἀποδοῦναι aorist active infinitive infinitive Romans 2:6 ἀποδώσει future active indicative prospective Romans 12:17 ἀποδιδόντες present active participle participle Romans 13:7 ἀπόδοτε aorist active imperative imperative 1 Corinthians 7:3 ἀποδιδότω present active imperative imperative 1 Thessalonians 5:15 ἀποδῷ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive 1 Timothy 5:4 ἀποδιδόναι present active infinitive infinitive 2 Timothy 4:14 ἀποδώσει future active indicative prospective 2 Timothy 4:8 ἀποδώσει future active indicative prospective Hebrews 12:11 ἀποδίδωσιν present active indicative ongoing
+8 more occurrences
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)
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