What does ὀρθῶς · ἀποκρίνομαι mean in the Bible?
ὀρθῶς · ἀποκρίνομαι is a Greek phrase meaning "you answered rightly".
Greek · G3723, G611
ὀρθῶς ἀπεκρίθης
Correctly · to answer
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ὀρθῶςG3723correctly
Pronunciationorthōs
Rightly or correctly, emphasizing accordance with truth or proper standard, not mere technique.
Open lexicon entry →ἀποκρίνομαιG611to answer
Pronunciationapokrínomai
To answer or respond; Hebraically, to begin speaking or introduce new topic in conversation.
Open lexicon entry →What does ὀρθῶς ἀπεκρίθης (orthōs apekrithēs) mean in the Bible?
ὀρθῶς · ἀποκρίνομαι is a Greek phrase meaning "you answered rightly".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3723, G611?
G3723, G611 is connected to 4 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. you answered rightly
Source Gloss
you answered rightly
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 patterns1Aligned forms4
Mark 7:35 · Luke 7:43 · Luke 10:28 · Luke 20:214×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 232 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist221present8future3
Voice
passive217middle15
Mood
indicative121participle104subjunctive3infinitive2imperative2
NT Occurrences
Matthew 3:15ἀποκριθεὶςaorist passive participleparticipleMatthew 4:4ἀποκριθεὶςaorist passive participleparticipleMatthew 8:8ἀποκριθεὶςaorist passive participleparticipleMatthew 11:25ἀποκριθεὶςaorist passive participleparticipleMatthew 11:4ἀποκριθεὶςaorist passive participleparticipleMatthew 12:38ἀπεκρίθησανaorist passive indicativecompletedMatthew 12:39ἀποκριθεὶςaorist passive participleparticipleMatthew 12:48ἀποκριθεὶςaorist passive participleparticipleMatthew 13:11ἀποκριθεὶςaorist passive participleparticipleMatthew 13:37ἀποκριθεὶςaorist passive participleparticipleMatthew 14:28Ἀποκριθεὶςaorist passive participleparticipleMatthew 15:13ἀποκριθεὶςaorist passive participleparticipleMatthew 15:15Ἀποκριθεὶςaorist passive participleparticipleMatthew 15:23ἀπεκρίθηaorist passive indicativecompletedMatthew 15:24ἀποκριθεὶςaorist passive participleparticipleMatthew 15:26ἀποκριθεὶςaorist passive participleparticipleMatthew 15:28ἀποκριθεὶςaorist passive participleparticipleMatthew 15:3ἀποκριθεὶςaorist passive participleparticipleMatthew 16:16ἀποκριθεὶςaorist passive participleparticipleMatthew 16:17ἀποκριθεὶςaorist passive participleparticipleMatthew 16:2ἀποκριθεὶςaorist passive participleparticipleMatthew 17:11ἀποκριθεὶςaorist passive participleparticipleMatthew 17:17ἀποκριθεὶςaorist passive participleparticipleMatthew 17:4ἀποκριθεὶςaorist passive participleparticipleMatthew 19:27ἀποκριθεὶςaorist passive participleparticipleMatthew 19:4ἀποκριθεὶςaorist passive participleparticipleMatthew 20:13ἀποκριθεὶςaorist passive participleparticipleMatthew 20:22ἀποκριθεὶςaorist passive participleparticipleMatthew 21:21ἀποκριθεὶςaorist passive participleparticipleMatthew 21:24ἀποκριθεὶςaorist passive participleparticipleMatthew 21:27ἀποκριθέντεςaorist passive participleparticipleMatthew 21:29ἀποκριθεὶςaorist passive participleparticipleMatthew 21:30ἀποκριθεὶςaorist passive participleparticipleMatthew 22:1ἀποκριθεὶςaorist passive participleparticipleMatthew 22:29Ἀποκριθεὶςaorist passive participleparticipleMatthew 22:46ἀποκριθῆναιaorist passive infinitiveinfinitiveMatthew 24:2ἀποκριθεὶςaorist passive participleparticipleMatthew 24:4ἀποκριθεὶςaorist passive participleparticipleMatthew 25:12ἀποκριθεὶςaorist passive participleparticipleMatthew 25:26ἀποκριθεὶςaorist passive participleparticiple+192 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)
Word Origins
ὀρθῶς ἀπεκρίθης is built from this root:
Cross-Language Connections
Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.