What does παραλαμβάνω · ἀφίημι mean in the Bible?
παραλαμβάνω · ἀφίημι is a Greek phrase meaning "one will be taken and the other left".
Greek · G3880, G863
ὁ εἷς παραλημφθήσεται καὶ ὁ ἕτερος ἀφεθήσεται
To take · to send forth, in various applications (as follow)
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παραλαμβάνω G3880 to take
Pronunciation paralambánō
To receive or take to oneself from another; correlate of παραδίδωμι (handing over)
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ἀφίημι G863 to send forth, in various applications (as follow)
Pronunciation aphíēmi
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What does ὁ εἷς παραλημφθήσεται καὶ ὁ ἕτερος ἀφεθήσεται (ho heis paralēmphthēsetai kai ho heteros aphethēsetai) mean in the Bible?
παραλαμβάνω · ἀφίημι is a Greek phrase meaning "one will be taken and the other left".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3880, G863?
G3880, G863 is connected to 49 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. one will be taken and the other left
Source Gloss
one will be taken and the other left
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 4 Aligned forms 49 Tenses Aorist, Present, Future Voices Active, Passive, Middle
Tenses
Voices
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 14×
Aorist Active Matt 26:37 · Mark 10:32 · Luke 9:10 · Luke 9:28 · Luke 18:31 · Acts 16:33 · Acts 21:24 · Acts 21:26 · Acts 21:32 · Acts 23:18 · Matt 27:27 · 1 Thess 2:13 · Acts 15:39 13×
Present Active Heb 12:28 1×
Indicative states a fact or reality 31×
Aorist Active 1 Cor 15:1 · Gal 1:9 · Phil 4:9 · Col 2:6 · 1 Thess 4:1 · Matt 1:24 · Matt 2:14 · Matt 2:21 · Matt 20:17 · Mark 7:4 · John 1:11 · John 19:16 · 2 Thess 3:6 · 1 Cor 11:23 · 1 Cor 15:3 · Gal 1:12 17×
Present Active Matt 4:5 · Matt 4:8 · Matt 12:45 · Matt 17:1 · Mark 5:40 · Mark 9:2 · Mark 14:33 · Luke 11:26 · Mark 4:36 9×
Present Passive Matt 24:40 · Matt 24:41 2×
Future Passive Luke 17:34 · Luke 17:35 2×
Future Middle John 14:3 1×
Imperative command or strong request 3×
Aorist Active Matt 2:13 · Matt 2:20 · Matt 18:16 3×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Aorist Active Matt 1:20 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 143 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 87 present 29 future 19 perfect 6 imperfect 2
Voice
active 112 passive 31
Mood
indicative 76 imperative 28 participle 20 subjunctive 12 infinitive 7
NT Occurrences
Matthew 3:15 Ἄφες aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 3:15 ἀφίησιν present active indicative ongoing Matthew 4:11 ἀφίησιν present active indicative ongoing Matthew 4:20 ἀφέντες aorist active participle participle Matthew 4:22 ἀφέντες aorist active participle participle Matthew 5:24 ἄφες aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 5:40 ἄφες aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 6:12 ἄφες aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 6:12 ἀφήκαμεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 6:14 ἀφῆτε aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 6:14 ἀφήσει future active indicative prospective Matthew 6:15 ἀφῆτε aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 6:15 ἀφήσει future active indicative prospective Matthew 7:4 Ἄφες aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 8:15 ἀφῆκεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 8:22 ἄφες aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 9:2 ἀφίενταί present passive indicative ongoing Matthew 9:5 Ἀφίενταί present passive indicative ongoing Matthew 9:6 ἀφιέναι present active infinitive infinitive Matthew 12:31 ἀφεθήσεται future passive indicative prospective Matthew 12:31 ἀφεθήσεται future passive indicative prospective Matthew 12:32 ἀφεθήσεται future passive indicative prospective Matthew 12:32 ἀφεθήσεται future passive indicative prospective Matthew 13:30 ἄφετε aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 13:36 ἀφεὶς aorist active participle participle Matthew 15:14 ἄφετε aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 18:12 ἀφήσει future active indicative prospective Matthew 18:21 ἀφήσω future active indicative prospective Matthew 18:27 ἀφῆκεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 18:32 ἀφῆκά aorist active indicative completed Matthew 18:35 ἀφῆτε aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 19:14 Ἄφετε aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 19:27 ἀφήκαμεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 19:29 ἀφῆκεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 22:22 ἀφέντες aorist active participle participle Matthew 22:25 ἀφῆκεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 23:13 ἀφίετε present active indicative ongoing Matthew 23:23 ἀφήκατε aorist active indicative completed Matthew 23:23 ἀφιέναι present active infinitive infinitive Matthew 23:38 ἀφίεται present passive indicative ongoing
+103 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
ὁ εἷς παραλημφθήσεται καὶ ὁ ἕτερος ἀφεθήσεται is built from these roots:
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