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ἀπαγαγὼν ποτίζει

To take off (in various senses) · to furnish drink, irrigate

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ἀπάγω G520 to take off (in various senses)
Pronunciation apágō
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ποτίζω G4222 to furnish drink, irrigate
Pronunciation potízō
To provide drink or water; figuratively, spiritual nourishment or the Spirit's empowering influence.
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What does ἀπαγαγὼν ποτίζει (apagagōn potizei) mean in the Bible?

ἀπάγω · ποτίζω is a Greek word meaning "leading away, he waters it".

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Meaning

leading away, he waters it
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Aorist Present
Voices
Active Passive
Indicative states a fact or reality 7×
Aorist Active Matt 26:57 · Matt 27:2 · Matt 27:31 · Mark 14:53 · Mark 15:16 · Luke 22:66 · Luke 23:26 7×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 5×
Present Active Matt 7:13 · Matt 7:14 2×
Present Passive Luke 21:12 · 1 Cor 12:2 2×
Aorist Active Luke 13:15 1×
Imperative command or strong request 2×
Present Active Mark 14:44 · Acts 23:17 2×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Aorist Passive Acts 12:19 1×
15 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 15 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 7 imperative 2 infinitive 1 participle 5
Tense
aorist 9 present 6
Voice
active 12 passive 3
Mood
indicative 7 participle 5 imperative 2 infinitive 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 7:13 ἀπάγουσα present active participle participle Matthew 7:14 ἀπάγουσα present active participle participle Matthew 26:57 ἀπήγαγον aorist active indicative completed Matthew 27:2 ἀπήγαγον aorist active indicative completed Matthew 27:31 ἀπήγαγον aorist active indicative completed Mark 14:44 ἀπάγετε present active imperative imperative Mark 14:53 ἀπήγαγον aorist active indicative completed Mark 15:16 ἀπήγαγον aorist active indicative completed Luke 13:15 ἀπαγαγὼν aorist active participle participle Luke 21:12 ἀπαγομένους present passive participle participle Luke 22:66 ἀπήγαγον aorist active indicative completed Luke 23:26 ἀπήγαγον aorist active indicative completed Acts 12:19 ἀπαχθῆναι aorist passive infinitive infinitive Acts 23:17 ἄπαγε present active imperative imperative 1 Corinthians 12:2 ἀπαγόμενοι present passive participle participle

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 Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

1 Corinthians 12 — One Spirit, Many Gifts, and One Body in Christ Matthew 25 — Readiness, Stewardship, and the Final Judgment of the Son of Man

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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