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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ἀποδημέω G589
Pronunciation apodēméō
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 It went away on a journey 2× Matthew 21:33, Mark 12:1
[and] journeyed 1× Luke 15:13
going on a journey 1× Matthew 25:14
he went on his journey 1× Matthew 25:15
went away 1× Luke 20:9
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 21:33 ἀπεδήμησεν to went away on a journey Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Matthew 25:14 ἀποδημῶν to going on a journey Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Matthew 25:15 ἀπεδήμησεν to he went on his journey Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Mark 12:1 ἀπεδήμησεν to went away on a journey Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Luke 15:13 ἀπεδήμησεν to [and] journeyed Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Luke 20:9 ἀπεδήμησεν to went away Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 21:33
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 3
Matthew 3 Mark 1 Luke 2
Source forms
ἀπεδήμησεν 5x apedēmēsen Matthew 21:33, Matthew 25:15, Mark 12:1, Luke 15:13
ἀποδημῶν 1x apodēmōn Matthew 25:14
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 5x Matthew 21:33, Matthew 25:15, Mark 12:1, Luke 15:13
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Matthew 25:14
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to go abroad
Strong's G589
Lexical occurrences 6 verses Greek text appearances 6 times Word forms 2 forms 6 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to go abroad
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek 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 21:33 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἀπεδήμησεν. apedhmhsen
I go into another country
Read verse Matthew 25:14 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ἀποδημῶν apodhmwn
I go into another country
Read verse Matthew 25:15 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἀπεδήμησεν apedhmhsen
I go into another country
Read verse Mark 12:1 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἀπεδήμησε. apedhmhsen
I go into another country
Read verse Luke 15:13 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἀπεδήμησεν apedhmhsen
I go into another country
Read verse Luke 20:9 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἀπεδήμησε apedhmhsen
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 groups 2 Aligned forms 6 Tenses Aorist, Present 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 5×
Aorist Active Matt 21:33 · Matt 25:15 · Mark 12:1 · Luke 15:13 · Luke 20:9 5×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Present Active Matt 25:14 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 6 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 5 present 1
Voice
active 6
Mood
indicative 5 participle 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 21:33 ἀπεδήμησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 25:14 ἀποδημῶν present active participle participle Matthew 25:15 ἀπεδήμησεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 12:1 ἀπεδήμησεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 15:13 ἀπεδήμησεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 20:9 ἀπεδήμησεν 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)
Word Origins
ἀποδημέω is built from this root:
ἀπόδημος G590
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