What does ἀνταποδίδωμι (antapodídōmi) mean in the Bible?
ἀνταποδίδωμι (antapodídōmi) is a Greek word meaning "to requite (good or evil)".
Greek · G467
ἀνταποδίδωμι
To requite (good or evil)
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ἀνταποδίδωμι G467
Pronunciation antapodídōmi
What does ἀνταποδίδωμι (antapodídōmi) mean in the Bible?
ἀνταποδίδωμι (antapodídōmi) is a Greek word meaning "to requite (good or evil)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G467?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include will repay (2), God should repay (1), repay (1), to repay (1), vvv (1).
Where does ἀνταποδίδωμι (antapodídōmi) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 14:14. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (2), Romans (2), 1 Thessalonians (1), 2 Thessalonians (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It will repay 2× Romans 12:19, Hebrews 10:30
God should repay 1× Romans 11:35
repay 1× Luke 14:14
to repay 1× 2 Thessalonians 1:6
vvv 1× 1 Thessalonians 3:9
will be repaid 1× Luke 14:14
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 14:14 ἀνταποδοῦναί to repay Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active Luke 14:14 ἀνταποδοθήσεται to will be repaid Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Romans 11:35 ἀνταποδοθήσεται to God should repay Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Romans 12:19 ἀνταποδώσω to will repay Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular 1 Thessalonians 3:9 ἀνταποδοῦναι to vvv Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active 2 Thessalonians 1:6 ἀνταποδοῦναι to to repay Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active Hebrews 10:30 ἀνταποδώσω to will repay Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 14:14
Aligned rows 7
Books represented 5
Luke 2 Romans 2 1 Thessalonians 1 2 Thessalonians 1 Hebrews 1
Source forms
ἀνταποδοθήσεται 2x antapodothēsetai Luke 14:14, Romans 11:35
ἀνταποδοῦναι 2x antapodounai 1 Thessalonians 3:9, 2 Thessalonians 1:6
ἀνταποδώσω 2x antapodōsō Romans 12:19, Hebrews 10:30
ἀνταποδοῦναί 1x antapodounai Luke 14:14
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active 3x Luke 14:14, 1 Thessalonians 3:9, 2 Thessalonians 1:6
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular 2x Romans 12:19, Hebrews 10:30
Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular 2x Luke 14:14, Romans 11:35
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to requite (good or evil)
Strong's G467
Lexical occurrences 7 verses Greek text appearances 7 times Word forms 2 forms 7 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to requite (good or evil)
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
(ἀντί ἀποδίδωμι), [in LXX for שָׁלַם pi., גָּמַל, שׁוּב hi., etc. ;] to give back as an equivalent, recompense, requital (the ἀντί expressing the idea of full, complete return; see Lft., Notes, 46);
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
7 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 14:14 Verb Second Aorist Active Infinitive
ἀνταποδοῦναί antapodounai
I give in return
Read verse Luke 14:14 Verb Third Person Singular Future Passive Indicative
ἀνταποδοθήσεται antapodoqhsetai
I give in return
Read verse Romans 11:35 Verb Third Person Singular Future Passive Indicative
ἀνταποδοθήσεται antapodoqhsetai
I give in return
Read verse Romans 12:19 Verb First Person Singular Future Active Indicative
ἀνταποδώσω, antapodwsw
I give in return
Read verse 1 Thessalonians 3:9 Verb Second Aorist Active Infinitive
ἀνταποδοῦναι antapodounai
I give in return
Read verse 2 Thessalonians 1:6 Verb Second Aorist Active Infinitive
ἀνταποδοῦναι antapodounai
I give in return
Read verse Hebrews 10:30 Verb First Person Singular Future Active Indicative
ἀνταποδώσω, antapodwsw
I give in return
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
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 2 Aligned forms 7 Tenses Aorist, Future Voices Active, Passive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 3×
Aorist Active Luke 14:14 · 1 Thess 3:9 · 2 Thess 1:6 3×
Indicative states a fact or reality 4×
Future Passive Luke 14:14 · Rom 11:35 2×
Future Active Rom 12:19 · Heb 10:30 2×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 7 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
future 4 aorist 3
Voice
active 5 passive 2
Mood
indicative 4 infinitive 3
NT Occurrences
Luke 14:14 ἀνταποδοῦναί aorist active infinitive infinitive Luke 14:14 ἀνταποδοθήσεται future passive indicative prospective Romans 11:35 ἀνταποδοθήσεται future passive indicative prospective Romans 12:19 ἀνταποδώσω future active indicative prospective 1 Thessalonians 3:9 ἀνταποδοῦναι aorist active infinitive infinitive 2 Thessalonians 1:6 ἀνταποδοῦναι aorist active infinitive infinitive Hebrews 10:30 ἀνταποδώσω future active indicative prospective
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
ἀνταποδίδωμι is built from these roots:
Part of These Phrases
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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