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ἀπαντάω

To meet

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ἀπαντάω G528
Pronunciation apantáō

What does ἀπαντάω (apantáō) mean in the Bible?

ἀπαντάω (apantáō) is a Greek word meaning "to meet". ἀπαντάω, -ῶ [in LXX chiefly for פָּגַע ;] __1.

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Meaning

to meet
Extended definition
1to go to meet.
2to meet; with dative: Mrk.14:13, Luk.17:12 (WH, mg., ὑπ-; in Rec. frequently as see1. for ὑπ-, which see).
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

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

Tenses
Future Aorist
Voices
Active
Indicative states a fact or reality 2×
Future Active Mark 14:13 1×
Aorist Active Luke 17:12 1×
2 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 1 prospective 1
Tense
aorist 1 future 1
Voice
active 2
Mood
indicative 2
NT Occurrences
Mark 14:13 ἀπαντήσει future active indicative prospective Luke 17:12 ἀπήντησαν aorist active indicative completed

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)

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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