ἀποκρίνομαι
To answer
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What does ἀποκρίνομαι (apokrínomai) mean in the Bible?
ἀποκρίνομαι (apokrínomai) is a Greek word meaning "to answer". ἀποκρίνω, ἀποκρίνομαι, [in LXX chiefly for ענה ;] in cl. Christ’s refusal to answer fulfills servant prophecy. This term runs through the canonical themes of Messiah.
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Meaning
To answer or respond; Hebraically, to begin speaking or introduce new topic in conversation.
in cl.,
Why This Word Matters
Christ’s refusal to answer fulfills servant prophecy. Luke 23:6–12
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 104×
Indicative states a fact or reality 121×
Imperative command or strong request 2×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 2×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 3×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 232 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
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)
Canonical Themes
Biblical Occurrences
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New Testament Witnesses
Cross-Language Connections
Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.
Appears In
Compound and idiomatic lexemes in which this word is a constituent. Follow a link to study the phrase and its other participating words.
Word Pictures (Robertson)
A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.
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