What does πρόβατον · ἀπόλλυμι mean in the Bible?
πρόβατον · ἀπόλλυμι is a Greek phrase meaning "lost sheep".
Greek · G4263, G622
πρόβατα τὰ ἀπολωλότα
Sheep · to destroy fully (reflexively, to perish, or lose), literally or figuratively
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πρόβατον G4263 sheep
Pronunciation próbaton
In NT metaphor, denotes Christ's vulnerable followers dependent on their shepherd's protective care and guidance.
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ἀπόλλυμι G622 to destroy fully (reflexively, to perish, or lose), literally or figuratively
Pronunciation apóllymi
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What does πρόβατα τὰ ἀπολωλότα (probata ta apolōlota) mean in the Bible?
πρόβατον · ἀπόλλυμι is a Greek phrase meaning "lost sheep".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4263, G622?
G4263, G622 is connected to 39 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. lost sheep
Source Gloss
lost sheep
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 6 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 6 Aligned forms 39 Case pattern Accusative (16) Number pattern Plural (35)
Nominative · Plural · Neuter Matt 9:36 · Matt 18:12 · Matt 26:31 · Mark 6:34 · Mark 14:27 · John 10:3 · John 10:4 · John 10:8 · John 10:12 · John 10:27 · Rom 8:36 · 1 Pet 2:25 12×
Nominative · Singular · Neuter Acts 8:32 1×
Genitive · Plural · Neuter Matt 7:15 · John 10:1 · John 10:2 · John 10:7 · John 10:11 · John 10:13 · John 10:15 · John 10:26 · Heb 13:20 9×
Genitive · Singular · Neuter Matt 12:12 1×
Accusative · Plural · Neuter Matt 10:6 · Matt 10:16 · Matt 15:24 · Matt 25:32 · Matt 25:33 · Luke 15:4 · John 2:14 · John 2:15 · John 10:3 · John 10:12 · John 10:16 · John 21:16 · John 21:17 · Rev 18:13 14×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Matt 12:11 · Luke 15:6 2×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 87 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 47 future 17 present 16 perfect 6 imperfect 1
Voice
active 46 middle 37 passive 4
Mood
indicative 40 subjunctive 22 participle 16 infinitive 8 imperative 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 2:13 ἀπολέσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 5:29 ἀπόληται aorist middle subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 5:30 ἀπόληται aorist middle subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 8:25 ἀπολλύμεθα present middle indicative ongoing Matthew 9:17 ἀπόλλυνται present passive indicative ongoing Matthew 10:28 ἀπολέσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 10:39 ἀπολέσει future active indicative prospective Matthew 10:39 ἀπολέσας aorist active participle participle Matthew 10:42 ἀπολέσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 10:6 ἀπολωλότα perfect active participle participle Matthew 12:14 ἀπολέσωσιν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 15:24 ἀπολωλότα perfect active participle participle Matthew 16:25 ἀπολέσει future active indicative prospective Matthew 16:25 ἀπολέσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 18:14 ἀπόληται aorist middle subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 21:41 ἀπολέσει future active indicative prospective Matthew 22:7 ἀπώλεσεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 26:52 ἀπολοῦνται future middle indicative prospective Matthew 27:20 ἀπολέσωσιν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 1:24 ἀπολέσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Mark 2:22 ἀπόλλυται present passive indicative ongoing Mark 3:6 ἀπολέσωσιν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 4:38 ἀπολλύμεθα present middle indicative ongoing Mark 8:35 ἀπολέσει future active indicative prospective Mark 8:35 ἀπολέσει future active indicative prospective Mark 9:22 ἀπολέσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 9:41 ἀπολέσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 11:18 ἀπολέσωσιν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 12:9 ἀπολέσει future active indicative prospective Luke 4:34 ἀπολέσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Luke 5:37 ἀπολοῦνται future middle indicative prospective Luke 6:9 ἀπολέσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Luke 8:24 ἀπολλύμεθα present middle indicative ongoing Luke 9:24 ἀπολέσει future active indicative prospective Luke 9:24 ἀπολέσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Luke 11:51 ἀπολομένου aorist middle participle participle Luke 13:3 ἀπολεῖσθε future middle indicative prospective Luke 13:33 ἀπολέσθαι aorist middle infinitive infinitive Luke 13:5 ἀπολεῖσθε future middle indicative prospective Luke 15:17 ἀπόλλυμαι present middle 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
πρόβατα τὰ ἀπολωλότα 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