What does ἀπαντάω (apantáō) mean in the Bible?
ἀπαντάω (apantáō) is a Greek word meaning "to meet".
Greek · G528
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".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G528?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include was met (1), will meet (1).
Where does ἀπαντάω (apantáō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 14:13. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (1), Mark (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 was met 1× Luke 17:12
will meet 1× Mark 14:13
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Mark 14:13
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Mark 1 Luke 1
Source forms
ἀπαντήσει 1x apantēsei Mark 14:13
ἀπήντησαν 1x apēntēsan Luke 17:12
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Luke 17:12
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Mark 14:13
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to meet
Strong's G528
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Greek text appearances 7 times Word forms 1 form 2 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to meet
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.
Matthew 28:9 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἀπήντησεν aphnthsen
I meet, encounter
Read verse Mark 5:2 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἀπήντησεν aphnthsen
I meet, encounter
Read verse Mark 14:13 Verb Third Person Singular Future Active Indicative
ἀπαντήσει apanthsei
I meet, encounter
Read verse Luke 14:31 Verb Aorist Active Infinitive
ἀπαντῆσαι apanthsai
I meet, encounter
Read verse Luke 17:12 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ἀπήντησαν aphnthsan
I meet, encounter
Read verse John 4:51 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ἀπήντησαν aphnthsan
I meet, encounter
Read verse Acts 16:16 Verb Aorist Active Infinitive
ἀπαντῆσαι apanthsai
I meet, encounter
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 1 Aligned forms 2 Tenses Future, Aorist Voices Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 2×
Future Active Mark 14:13 1×
Aorist Active Luke 17:12 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 1 future 1
Voice
active 2
Mood
indicative 2
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)
Word Origins
ἀπαντάω is built from these roots:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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