What does ἀπολείχω (apoleíchō) mean in the Bible?
ἀπολείχω (apoleíchō) is a Greek word meaning "to lick clean".
Greek · G621
ἀπολείχω
To lick clean
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ἀπολείχωG621
Pronunciationapoleíchō
What does ἀπολείχω (apoleíchō) mean in the Bible?
ἀπολείχω (apoleíchō) is a Greek word meaning "to lick clean".
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How does the BSB render G621?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include [and] licked (1).
Where does ἀπολείχω (apoleíchō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 16:21. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (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[and] licked1×Luke 16:21
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Usage map
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First aligned rowLuke 16:21
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
Luke1
Source forms
ἐπέλειχον1xepeleichonLuke 16:21
Parsing patterns
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural1xLuke 16:21
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to lick clean
Source Gloss
to lick clean
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
(for ἐπιλ-, which see), to lick up: Luk.16:21, Rec.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 16:21Verb Third Person Plural Imperfect Active Indicative
ἀπέλειχονapeleicon
I lick off, lick clean
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.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
imperfect1
Voice
active1
Mood
indicative1
NT 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
ἀπολείχω is built from this root:
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