What does ἀπολαμβάνω (apolambánō) mean in the Bible?
ἀπολαμβάνω (apolambánō): Receive as one's rightful due or reward, often emphasizing full and complete reception of what is owed.
Greek · G618
ἀπολαμβάνω
To receive (specially, in full, or as a host); also to take aside
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ἀπολαμβάνω G618
Pronunciation apolambánō
What does ἀπολαμβάνω (apolambánō) mean in the Bible?
ἀπολαμβάνω (apolambánō): Receive as one's rightful due or reward, often emphasizing full and complete reception of what is owed.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G618?
The BSB source-word alignment has 10 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [Jesus] took him (1), he has him back (1), received (1), to be repaid (1), we are receiving (1).
Where does ἀπολαμβάνω (apolambánō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 7:33. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (5), 2 John (1), Colossians (1), Galatians (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 [Jesus] took him 1× Mark 7:33
he has him back 1× Luke 15:27
received 1× Romans 1:27
to be repaid 1× Luke 6:34
we are receiving 1× Luke 23:41
we might receive 1× Galatians 4:5
will fail to receive 1× Luke 18:30
you may be fully rewarded 1× 2 John 1:8
you received 1× Luke 16:25
you will receive 1× Colossians 3:24
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Mark 7:33 ἀπολαβόμενος to [Jesus] took him Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular Luke 6:34 ἀπολάβωσιν to to be repaid Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural Luke 15:27 ἀπέλαβεν to he has him back Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Luke 16:25 ἀπέλαβες to you received Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular Luke 18:30 ἀπολάβῃ* to will fail to receive Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular Luke 23:41 ἀπολαμβάνομεν to we are receiving Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural Romans 1:27 ἀπολαμβάνοντες to received Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Galatians 4:5 ἀπολάβωμεν to we might receive Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural Colossians 3:24 ἀπολήμψεσθε to you will receive Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Plural 2 John 1:8 ἀπολάβητε to you may be fully rewarded Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Mark 7:33
Aligned rows 10
Books represented 6
Mark 1 Luke 5 Romans 1 Galatians 1 Colossians 1 2 John 1
Source forms
ἀπέλαβεν 1x apelaben Luke 15:27
ἀπέλαβες 1x apelabes Luke 16:25
ἀπολάβῃ* 1x apolabē Luke 18:30
ἀπολάβητε 1x apolabēte 2 John 1:8
ἀπολαβόμενος 1x apolabomenos Mark 7:33
ἀπολάβωμεν 1x apolabōmen Galatians 4:5
ἀπολάβωσιν 1x apolabōsin Luke 6:34
ἀπολαμβάνομεν 1x apolambanomen Luke 23:41
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular 1x Luke 16:25
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Luke 15:27
Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Mark 7:33
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural 1x Galatians 4:5
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural 1x 2 John 1:8
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Luke 6:34
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Luke 18:30
Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Plural 1x Colossians 3:24
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Receive as one's rightful due or reward, often emphasizing full and complete reception of what is owed.
Strong's G618
Lexical occurrences 10 verses Greek text appearances 12 times Word forms 3 forms 10 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Luke 16:25 Source Gloss
to receive (specially, in full, or as a host); also to take aside
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Receive as one's rightful due or reward, often emphasizing full and complete reception of what is owed.
1to receive from another; absol., to receive as one's due: Luk.16:25 18:30 (seel. λάβῃ) Luk.23:41, Rom.1:27, Gal.4:5, Col.3:24, 2Jn.8.
3to take apart or aside: Mrk.7:33 (cf. use in π. of the recluses of the Serapeum; MM, see word).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
12 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 7:33 Verb Second Aorist Middle Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ἀπολαβόμενος apolabomenov
I get back, receive back
Read verse Luke 6:34 Verb Second Aorist Active Infinitive
ἀπολαβεῖν, apolabein
I get back, receive back
Read verse Luke 6:34 Verb Third Person Plural Second Aorist Active Subjunctive
ἀπολάβωσι apolabwsin
I get back, receive back
Read verse Luke 15:27 Verb Third Person Singular Second Aorist Active Indicative
ἀπέλαβεν. apelaben
I get back, receive back
Read verse Luke 16:25 Verb Second Person Singular Second Aorist Active Indicative
ἀπέλαβες apelabev
I get back, receive back
Read verse Luke 18:30 Verb Third Person Singular Second Aorist Active Subjunctive
ἀπολάβῃ apolabh
I get back, receive back
Read verse Luke 23:41 Verb First Person Plural Present Active Indicative
ἀπολαμβάνομεν· apolambanomen
I get back, receive back
Read verse Romans 1:27 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ἀπολαμβάνοντες. apolambanontev
I get back, receive back
Read verse Galatians 4:5 Verb First Person Plural Second Aorist Active Subjunctive
ἀπολάβωμεν. apolabwmen
I get back, receive back
Read verse Colossians 3:24 Verb Second Person Plural Future Middle Deponent Indicative
ἀπολήψεσθε apolhyesqe
I get back, receive back
Read verse 2 John 1:8 Verb First Person Plural Second Aorist Active Subjunctive
ἀπολάβωμεν. apolabwmen
I get back, receive back
Read verse 3 John 1:8 Verb Present Active Infinitive
ἀπολαμβάνειν apolambanein
I get back, receive back
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
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Form groups 3 Aligned forms 10 Tenses Aorist, Present, Future Voices Middle, Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 2×
Aorist Middle Mark 7:33 1×
Present Active Rom 1:27 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 4×
Aorist Active Luke 6:34 · Luke 18:30 · Gal 4:5 · 2 John 1:8 4×
Indicative states a fact or reality 4×
Aorist Active Luke 15:27 · Luke 16:25 2×
Present Active Luke 23:41 1×
Future Middle Col 3:24 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 10 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 7 present 2 future 1
Voice
active 8 middle 2
Mood
subjunctive 4 indicative 4 participle 2
NT Occurrences
Mark 7:33 ἀπολαβόμενος aorist middle participle participle Luke 6:34 ἀπολάβωσιν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Luke 15:27 ἀπέλαβεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 16:25 ἀπέλαβες aorist active indicative completed Luke 18:30 ἀπολάβῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Luke 23:41 ἀπολαμβάνομεν present active indicative ongoing Romans 1:27 ἀπολαμβάνοντες present active participle participle Galatians 4:5 ἀπολάβωμεν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Colossians 3:24 ἀπολήμψεσθε future middle indicative prospective 2 John 1:8 ἀπολάβητε aorist active subjunctive subjunctive
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)
Selected Scripture Witnesses
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Biblical Witnesses
to receive one's due reward or recompense in full
to receive manifold recompense or reward in the age to come
to receive the reward of inheritance from the Lord as due payment
to receive in full the penalty or due consequence of error
Showing 4 selected witnesses from 10 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
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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