What does ἀπαιτέω (apaitéō) mean in the Bible?
ἀπαιτέω (apaitéō): Demanding repayment of a debt; Jesus teaches not demanding back what is owed to you.
Greek · G523
ἀπαιτέω
To demand back
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ἀπαιτέω G523
Pronunciation apaitéō
What does ἀπαιτέω (apaitéō) mean in the Bible?
ἀπαιτέω (apaitéō): Demanding repayment of a debt; Jesus teaches not demanding back what is owed to you.
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How does the BSB render G523?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include demand [it] back (1), will be required (1).
Where does ἀπαιτέω (apaitéō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 6:30. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (2).
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 demand [it] back 1× Luke 6:30
will be required 1× Luke 12:20
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 6:30
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 1
Luke 2
Source forms
ἀπαίτει 1x apaitei Luke 6:30
ἀπαιτοῦσιν 1x apaitousin Luke 12:20
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular 1x Luke 6:30
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Luke 12:20
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Demanding repayment of a debt; Jesus teaches not demanding back what is owed to you.
Strong's G523
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Greek text appearances 2 times Word forms 2 forms 2 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to demand back
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 6:30 Verb Second Person Singular Present Active Imperative
ἀπαίτει. apaitei
I ask back, ask what is my due
Read verse Luke 12:20 Verb Third Person Plural Present Active Indicative
ἀπαιτοῦσιν apaitousin
I ask back, ask what is my due
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 2 Tenses Present Voices Active
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Tenses
Voices
Imperative command or strong request 1×
Present Active Luke 6:30 1×
Indicative states a fact or reality 1×
Present Active Luke 12:20 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 2
Voice
active 2
Mood
imperative 1 indicative 1
NT 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)
Where It Appears in Scripture
Where this word appears in Scripture: passage, original form, and sense in context.
Witnesses
Luke 12:13–21 ἀπαιτοῦσιν apaitéō
They demand back
Luke 12:41–48 ἀπαιτηθήσεται apaitéō
Will be required
Word Origins
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