What does λόγος · ἀποδίδωμι mean in the Bible?
λόγος · ἀποδίδωμι is a Greek phrase meaning "to give account; render an answer".
Greek · G3056, G591
λόγον ἀποδώσοντες
Word · to pay
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λόγος G3056 word
Pronunciation lógos
Word embodying a conception or idea, not mere sound; in NT especially God's authoritative speech and teaching
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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 λόγον ἀποδώσοντες (logon apodōsontes) mean in the Bible?
λόγος · ἀποδίδωμι is a Greek phrase meaning "to give account; render an answer".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3056, G591?
G3056, G591 is connected to 330 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. to give account; render an answer
Source Gloss
to give account; render an answer
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 8 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 8 Aligned forms 330 Case pattern Accusative (153) Number pattern Singular (271)
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 5:37 · Matt 28:15 · Mark 4:15 · Luke 4:32 · Luke 4:36 · Luke 5:15 · Luke 7:17 · Luke 8:11 · John 1:1 · John 1:14 · John 4:37 · John 6:60 · John 7:36 · John 8:37 · John 10:35 · John 12:38 68×
Nominative · Plural · Masculine Matt 24:35 · Mark 13:31 · Luke 21:33 · Luke 24:17 · Luke 24:44 · Acts 15:15 · Rev 17:17 · Rev 19:9 · Rev 21:5 · Rev 22:6 10×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Matt 5:32 · Luke 1:2 · Luke 20:20 · Luke 22:61 · John 15:20 · John 17:20 · Acts 6:4 · Acts 14:12 · Acts 15:6 · Acts 15:27 · Acts 15:32 · Acts 18:15 · Acts 20:24 · Acts 22:22 · 1 Cor 1:17 · 1 Cor 2:1 28×
Genitive · Plural · Masculine Matt 12:37 · Luke 1:4 · Luke 3:4 · Luke 6:47 · John 7:40 · John 19:13 · Acts 20:35 · 2 Tim 1:13 · Rev 22:19 10×
Dative · Singular · Masculine Matt 8:8 · Matt 8:16 · Matt 22:15 · Mark 10:22 · Mark 12:13 · Luke 1:29 · Luke 7:7 · Luke 24:19 · John 2:22 · John 4:50 · John 8:31 · Acts 7:29 · Acts 8:21 · Acts 10:29 · Acts 14:3 · Acts 18:5 45×
Dative · Plural · Masculine Mark 10:24 · Luke 1:20 · Luke 4:22 · Luke 23:9 · Acts 2:40 · Acts 7:22 · Acts 15:24 · Rom 3:4 · 1 Cor 2:13 · Eph 5:6 · 1 Thess 4:18 · 1 Tim 4:6 · 1 Tim 6:3 · 2 Tim 4:15 · 2 Pet 2:3 · 3 John 1:10 16×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 12:32 · Matt 12:36 · Matt 13:19 · Matt 13:20 · Matt 13:21 · Matt 13:22 · Matt 13:23 · Matt 15:6 · Matt 15:12 · Matt 15:23 · Matt 18:23 · Matt 19:11 · Matt 19:22 · Matt 21:24 · Matt 22:46 · Matt 25:19 130×
Accusative · Plural · Masculine Matt 7:24 · Matt 7:26 · Matt 7:28 · Matt 10:14 · Matt 19:1 · Matt 26:1 · Mark 8:38 · Luke 9:26 · Luke 9:28 · Luke 9:44 · John 10:19 · John 14:24 · Acts 2:22 · Acts 5:5 · Acts 5:24 · Acts 16:36 23×
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
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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
λόγον ἀποδώσοντες 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