What does ἀποδημέω (apodēméō) mean in the Bible?
ἀποδημέω (apodēméō) is a Greek word meaning "to go abroad".
Greek · G589
ἀποδημέω
To go abroad
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ἀποδημέωG589
Pronunciationapodēméō
What does ἀποδημέω (apodēméō) mean in the Bible?
ἀποδημέω (apodēméō) is a Greek word meaning "to go abroad".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G589?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include went away on a journey (2), [and] journeyed (1), going on a journey (1), he went on his journey (1), went away (1).
Where does ἀποδημέω (apodēméō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 21:33. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (3), Luke (2), 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 Itwent away on a journey2×Matthew 21:33, Mark 12:1
[and] journeyed1×Luke 15:13
going on a journey1×Matthew 25:14
he went on his journey1×Matthew 25:15
went away1×Luke 20:9
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 21:33ἀπεδήμησενtowent away on a journeyVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularMatthew 25:14ἀποδημῶνtogoing on a journeyVerb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularMatthew 25:15ἀπεδήμησενtohe went on his journeyVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularMark 12:1ἀπεδήμησενtowent away on a journeyVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularLuke 15:13ἀπεδήμησενto[and] journeyedVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularLuke 20:9ἀπεδήμησενtowent awayVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 21:33
Aligned rows6
Books represented3
Matthew3Mark1Luke2
Source forms
ἀπεδήμησεν5xapedēmēsenMatthew 21:33, Matthew 25:15, Mark 12:1, Luke 15:13
ἀποδημῶν1xapodēmōnMatthew 25:14
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular5xMatthew 21:33, Matthew 25:15, Mark 12:1, Luke 15:13
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular1xMatthew 25:14
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to go abroad
Strong'sG589
Lexical occurrences6 versesGreek text appearances6 timesWord forms2 forms6 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to go abroad
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
6 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 21:33Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἀπεδήμησεν.apedhmhsen
I go into another country
Read verseMatthew 25:14Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ἀποδημῶνapodhmwn
I go into another country
Read verseMatthew 25:15Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἀπεδήμησενapedhmhsen
I go into another country
Read verseMark 12:1Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἀπεδήμησε.apedhmhsen
I go into another country
Read verseLuke 15:13Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἀπεδήμησενapedhmhsen
I go into another country
Read verseLuke 20:9Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἀπεδήμησεapedhmhsen
I go into another country
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 groups2Aligned forms6TensesAorist, PresentVoicesActive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality5×
Aorist ActiveMatt 21:33 · Matt 25:15 · Mark 12:1 · Luke 15:13 · Luke 20:95×
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality1×
Present ActiveMatt 25:141×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 6 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist5present1
Voice
active6
Mood
indicative5participle1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 21:33ἀπεδήμησενaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 25:14ἀποδημῶνpresent active participleparticipleMatthew 25:15ἀπεδήμησενaorist active indicativecompletedMark 12:1ἀπεδήμησενaorist active indicativecompletedLuke 15:13ἀπεδήμησενaorist active indicativecompletedLuke 20:9ἀπεδήμησενaorist active indicativecompleted
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
ἀποδημέω is built from this root:
ἀπόδημοςG590
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