What does ἀποστερέω · ἀλήθεια mean in the Bible?
ἀποστερέω · ἀλήθεια is a Greek phrase meaning "deprived of the truth".
Greek · G650, G225
ἀπεστερημένων τῆς ἀληθείας
To despoil · truth
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ἀποστερέωG650to despoil
Pronunciationaposteréō
To defraud someone of what is rightfully theirs, especially through breach of trust or withholding owed support.
Open lexicon entry →ἀλήθειαG225truth
Pronunciationalḗtheia
Open lexicon entry →What does ἀπεστερημένων τῆς ἀληθείας (apesterēmenōn tēs alētheias) mean in the Bible?
ἀποστερέω · ἀλήθεια is a Greek phrase meaning "deprived of the truth".
Full entry for ἀπεστερημένων τῆς ἀληθείας (G650, G225) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G650, G225?
G650, G225 is connected to 5 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. deprived of the truth
Source Gloss
deprived of the truth
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 groups4Aligned forms5TensesAorist, Present, PerfectVoicesActive, Passive
Tenses
Voices
Subjunctivepossibility, probability, or purpose1×
Aorist ActiveMark 10:191×
Indicativestates a fact or reality2×
Present Passive1 Cor 6:71×
Present Active1 Cor 6:81×
Imperativecommand or strong request1×
Present Active1 Cor 7:51×
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality1×
Perfect Passive1 Tim 6:51×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 5 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present2perfect2aorist1
Voice
passive3active2
Mood
participle2indicative1imperative1subjunctive1
NT Occurrences
Mark 10:19ἀποστερήσῃςaorist active subjunctivesubjunctive1 Corinthians 6:7ἀποστερεῖσθεpresent passive indicativeongoing1 Corinthians 7:5ἀποστερεῖτεpresent active imperativeimperative1 Timothy 6:5ἀπεστερημένωνperfect passive participleparticipleJames 5:4ἀφυστερημένοςperfect passive participleparticiple
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
ἀπεστερημένων τῆς ἀληθείας is built from this root: