What does ἀποδίδωμι · ὀφείλω mean in the Bible?
e. up, over, back, etc.
Greek · G591, G3784
ἀπόδος εἴ τι ὀφείλεις
To pay · to owe
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ἀποδίδωμιG591to pay
Pronunciationapodídōmi
To give back what is due or owed; render payment, account, or recompense as obligation demands.
Open lexicon entry →ὀφείλωG3784to owe
Pronunciationopheílō
Moral or spiritual obligation, not just financial debt; what one is bound or duty-bound to do
Open lexicon entry →What does ἀπόδος εἴ τι ὀφείλεις (apodos ei ti opheileis) mean in the Bible?
ἀποδίδωμι · ὀφείλω is a Greek phrase meaning "to give away, i.e. up, over, back, etc. (in various applications)".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G591, G3784?
G591, G3784 is connected to 48 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. to give away, i.e. up, over, back, etc. (in various applications)
Source Gloss
to give away, i.e. up, over, back, etc. (in various applications)
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 groups5Aligned forms48TensesFuture, Aorist, Present, ImperfectVoicesActive, Passive, Middle
Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality22×
Future ActiveMatt 6:4 · Matt 6:6 · Matt 6:18 · Matt 16:27 · Rom 2:6 · 2 Tim 4:8 · 2 Tim 4:14 · Matt 12:36 · Matt 21:41 · 1 Pet 4:5 · Matt 18:26 · Matt 18:29 · Luke 10:35 · Matt 5:3314×
Aorist MiddleActs 5:8 · Acts 7:9 · Heb 12:163×
Aorist ActiveLuke 9:42 · Rev 18:62×
Present ActiveLuke 19:8 · Heb 12:112×
Imperfect ActiveActs 4:331×
Imperativecommand or strong request9×
Aorist ActiveMatt 22:21 · Mark 12:17 · Luke 20:25 · Rom 13:7 · Rev 18:6 · Matt 18:28 · Matt 20:8 · Luke 16:28×
Present Active1 Cor 7:31×
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract7×
Aorist ActiveMatt 18:25 · Luke 7:42 · Acts 19:40 · Rev 22:124×
Aorist PassiveMatt 18:25 · Matt 27:582×
Present Active1 Tim 5:41×
Subjunctivepossibility, probability, or purpose5×
Aorist ActiveMatt 18:30 · Matt 18:34 · 1 Thess 5:15 · Matt 5:26 · Luke 12:595×
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality5×
Present ActiveRom 12:17 · 1 Pet 3:9 · Rev 22:23×
Aorist ActiveLuke 4:201×
Future ActiveHeb 13:171×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 48 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist25future15present7imperfect1
Voice
active43middle3passive2
Mood
indicative22imperative9infinitive7participle5subjunctive5
NT Occurrences
Matthew 5:26ἀποδῷςaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 5:33ἀποδώσειςfuture active indicativeprospectiveMatthew 6:18ἀποδώσειfuture active indicativeprospectiveMatthew 6:4ἀποδώσειfuture active indicativeprospectiveMatthew 6:6ἀποδώσειfuture active indicativeprospectiveMatthew 12:36ἀποδώσουσινfuture active indicativeprospectiveMatthew 16:27ἀποδώσειfuture active indicativeprospectiveMatthew 18:25ἀποδοῦναιaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveMatthew 18:25ἀποδοθῆναιaorist passive infinitiveinfinitiveMatthew 18:26ἀποδώσωfuture active indicativeprospectiveMatthew 18:28Ἀπόδοςaorist active imperativeimperativeMatthew 18:29ἀποδώσωfuture active indicativeprospectiveMatthew 18:30ἀποδῷaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 18:34ἀποδῷaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 20:8ἀπόδοςaorist active imperativeimperativeMatthew 21:41ἀποδώσουσινfuture active indicativeprospectiveMatthew 22:21Ἀπόδοτεaorist active imperativeimperativeMatthew 27:58ἀποδοθῆναιaorist passive infinitiveinfinitiveMark 12:17ἀπόδοτεaorist active imperativeimperativeLuke 4:20ἀποδοὺςaorist active participleparticipleLuke 7:42ἀποδοῦναιaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveLuke 9:42ἀπέδωκενaorist active indicativecompletedLuke 10:35ἀποδώσωfuture active indicativeprospectiveLuke 12:59ἀποδῷςaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveLuke 16:2ἀπόδοςaorist active imperativeimperativeLuke 19:8ἀποδίδωμιpresent active indicativeongoingLuke 20:25ἀπόδοτεaorist active imperativeimperativeActs 4:33ἀπεδίδουνimperfect active indicativebackgroundActs 5:8ἀπέδοσθεaorist middle indicativecompletedActs 7:9ἀπέδοντοaorist middle indicativecompletedActs 19:40ἀποδοῦναιaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveRomans 2:6ἀποδώσειfuture active indicativeprospectiveRomans 12:17ἀποδιδόντεςpresent active participleparticipleRomans 13:7ἀπόδοτεaorist active imperativeimperative1 Corinthians 7:3ἀποδιδότωpresent active imperativeimperative1 Thessalonians 5:15ἀποδῷaorist active subjunctivesubjunctive1 Timothy 5:4ἀποδιδόναιpresent active infinitiveinfinitive2 Timothy 4:14ἀποδώσειfuture active indicativeprospective2 Timothy 4:8ἀποδώσειfuture active indicativeprospectiveHebrews 12:11ἀποδίδωσινpresent active indicativeongoing+8 more 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
ἀπόδος εἴ τι ὀφείλεις is built from these roots: