What does ἀπόλλυμι · εὑρίσκω mean in the Bible?
ἀπόλλυμι · εὑρίσκω is a Greek phrase meaning "was lost and was found".
Greek · G622, G2147
ἀπολωλὼς ἦν καὶ εὑρέθη
To destroy fully (reflexively, to perish, or lose), literally or figuratively · to find (literally or figuratively)
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ἀπόλλυμι G622 to destroy fully (reflexively, to perish, or lose), literally or figuratively
Pronunciation apóllymi
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εὑρίσκω G2147 to find (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation heurískō
Finding occurs with or without search; metaphorically means discovering truth or attaining knowledge.
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What does ἀπολωλὼς ἦν καὶ εὑρέθη (apolōlōs ēn kai heurethē) mean in the Bible?
ἀπόλλυμι · εὑρίσκω is a Greek phrase meaning "was lost and was found".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G622, G2147?
G622, G2147 is connected to 90 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. was lost and was found
Source Gloss
was lost and was found
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 5 Aligned forms 90 Tenses Future, Aorist, Present, Perfect, Imperfect Voices Active, Middle, Passive
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 40×
Future Active Matt 10:39 · Matt 16:25 · Matt 21:41 · Mark 8:35 · Mark 12:9 · Luke 9:24 · Luke 17:33 · Luke 20:16 · 1 Cor 1:19 10×
Aorist Middle John 17:12 · Acts 5:37 · Jas 1:11 · 2 Pet 3:6 · Rev 18:14 · 1 Cor 10:10 · 1 Cor 15:18 · Jude 1:11 8×
Future Middle Matt 26:52 · Luke 5:37 · Rom 2:12 · Heb 1:11 · Luke 13:3 · Luke 13:5 · Acts 27:34 7×
Aorist Active Matt 22:7 · Luke 17:27 · Luke 17:29 · Jude 1:5 · Luke 15:9 · John 18:9 6×
Present Middle Matt 8:25 · Mark 4:38 · Luke 8:24 · Luke 15:17 4×
Present Passive Mark 2:22 · 1 Cor 8:11 · Matt 9:17 3×
Present Active John 12:25 1×
Imperfect Passive 1 Cor 10:9 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 22×
Aorist Active Matt 10:42 · Matt 16:25 · Mark 9:22 · Mark 9:41 · Luke 9:24 · Luke 15:8 · Luke 17:33 · John 10:10 · Matt 12:14 · Matt 27:20 · Mark 3:6 · Mark 11:18 · John 6:39 · 2 John 1:8 14×
Aorist Middle Matt 5:29 · Matt 5:30 · Matt 18:14 · Luke 21:18 · John 3:16 · John 6:12 · John 11:50 · John 10:28 8×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 9×
Aorist Active Matt 2:13 · Matt 10:28 · Mark 1:24 · Luke 4:34 · Luke 6:9 · Luke 19:47 · Jas 4:12 7×
Aorist Middle Luke 13:33 · 2 Pet 3:9 2×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 18×
Present Middle 1 Cor 1:18 · 2 Cor 2:15 · 2 Cor 4:3 · 2 Thess 2:10 · John 6:27 · 2 Cor 4:9 · 1 Pet 1:7 7×
Perfect Active Luke 15:4 · Luke 15:6 · Luke 19:10 · Matt 10:6 · Matt 15:24 · Luke 15:24 · Luke 15:32 7×
Aorist Active Matt 10:39 · Luke 9:25 · Luke 15:4 3×
Aorist Middle Luke 11:51 1×
Imperative command or strong request 1×
Present Active Rom 14:15 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 172 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 118 future 23 present 22 perfect 5 imperfect 4
Voice
active 144 passive 27 middle 1
Mood
indicative 121 participle 25 subjunctive 19 infinitive 6 optative 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 1:18 εὑρέθη aorist passive indicative completed Matthew 2:8 εὕρητε aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 7:14 εὑρίσκοντες present active participle participle Matthew 7:7 εὑρήσετε future active indicative prospective Matthew 7:8 εὑρίσκει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 8:10 εὗρον aorist active indicative completed Matthew 10:39 εὑρὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 10:39 εὑρήσει future active indicative prospective Matthew 11:29 εὑρήσετε future active indicative prospective Matthew 12:43 εὑρίσκει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 12:44 εὑρίσκει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 13:44 εὑρὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 13:46 εὑρὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 16:25 εὑρήσει future active indicative prospective Matthew 17:27 εὑρήσεις future active indicative prospective Matthew 18:13 εὑρεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 18:28 εὗρεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 20:6 εὗρεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 21:19 εὗρεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 21:2 εὑρήσετε future active indicative prospective Matthew 22:10 εὗρον aorist active indicative completed Matthew 22:9 εὕρητε aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 24:46 εὑρήσει future active indicative prospective Matthew 26:40 εὑρίσκει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 26:43 εὗρεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 26:60 εὗρον aorist active indicative completed Matthew 27:32 εὗρον aorist active indicative completed Mark 1:37 εὗρον aorist active indicative completed Mark 7:30 εὗρεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 11:13 εὑρήσει future active indicative prospective Mark 11:13 εὗρεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 11:2 εὑρήσετε future active indicative prospective Mark 11:4 εὗρον aorist active indicative completed Mark 13:36 εὕρῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 14:16 εὗρον aorist active indicative completed Mark 14:37 εὑρίσκει present active indicative ongoing Mark 14:40 εὗρεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 14:55 ηὕρισκον imperfect active indicative background Luke 1:30 εὗρες aorist active indicative completed Luke 2:12 εὑρήσετε future active indicative prospective
+132 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
ἀπολωλὼς ἦν καὶ εὑρέθη is built from these roots:
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