What does ἀποβαίνω (apobaínō) mean in the Bible?
ἀποβαίνω (apobaínō) is a Greek word meaning "literally, to disembark; figuratively, to eventuate".
Greek · G576
ἀποβαίνω
Literally, to disembark; figuratively, to eventuate
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ἀποβαίνω G576
Pronunciation apobaínō
What does ἀποβαίνω (apobaínō) mean in the Bible?
ἀποβαίνω (apobaínō) is a Greek word meaning "literally, to disembark; figuratively, to eventuate".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G576?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include had left (1), they landed (1), This will be your opportunity (1), will turn out (1).
Where does ἀποβαίνω (apobaínō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 5:2. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (2), John (1), Philippians (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 had left 1× Luke 5:2
they landed 1× John 21:9
This will be your opportunity 1× Luke 21:13
will turn out 1× Philippians 1:19
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 5:2 ἀποβάντες to had left Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Luke 21:13 ἀποβήσεται to This will be your opportunity Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular John 21:9 ἀπέβησαν to they landed Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Philippians 1:19 ἀποβήσεται to will turn out Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 5:2
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 3
Luke 2 John 1 Philippians 1
Source forms
ἀποβήσεται 2x apobēsetai Luke 21:13, Philippians 1:19
ἀπέβησαν 1x apebēsan John 21:9
ἀποβάντες 1x apobantes Luke 5:2
Parsing patterns
Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular 2x Luke 21:13, Philippians 1:19
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x John 21:9
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x Luke 5:2
Evidence Summary
Greek word. literally, to disembark; figuratively, to eventuate
Source Gloss
literally, to disembark; figuratively, to eventuate
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 5:2 Verb Second Aorist Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ἀποβάντες apobantev
I go or come out of, disembark, result
Read verse Luke 21:13 Verb Third Person Singular Future Middle Deponent Indicative
ἀποβήσεται apobhsetai
I go or come out of, disembark, result
Read verse John 21:9 Verb Third Person Plural Second Aorist Active Indicative
ἀπέβησαν apebhsan
I go or come out of, disembark, result
Read verse Philippians 1:19 Verb Third Person Singular Future Middle Deponent Indicative
ἀποβήσεται apobhsetai
I go or come out of, disembark, result
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.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 2 future 2
Voice
active 2 middle 2
Mood
indicative 3 participle 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)
Word Origins
ἀποβαίνω is built from these roots:
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