What does ἀποστερέω (aposteréō) mean in the Bible?
ἀποστερέω (aposteréō): To defraud someone of what is rightfully theirs, especially through breach of trust or withholding owed support.
Greek · G650
ἀποστερέω
To despoil
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ἀποστερέω G650
Pronunciation aposteréō
What does ἀποστερέω (aposteréō) mean in the Bible?
ἀποστερέω (aposteréō): To defraud someone of what is rightfully theirs, especially through breach of trust or withholding owed support.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G650?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include be cheated (1), cheat (1), cheat [others] (1), deprive (1), devoid (1).
Where does ἀποστερέω (aposteréō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 10:19. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Corinthians (3), 1 Timothy (1), James (1), Mark (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 be cheated 1× 1 Corinthians 6:7
cheat 1× 1 Corinthians 6:8
cheat [others] 1× Mark 10:19
deprive 1× 1 Corinthians 7:5
devoid 1× 1 Timothy 6:5
you withheld 1× James 5:4
Show sample aligned rows
Mark 10:19 ἀποστερήσῃς to cheat [others] Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Singular 1 Corinthians 6:7 ἀποστερεῖσθε to be cheated Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural 1 Corinthians 6:8 ἀποστερεῖτε to cheat Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural 1 Corinthians 7:5 ἀποστερεῖτε to deprive Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural 1 Timothy 6:5 ἀπεστερημένων to devoid Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Plural James 5:4 ἀφυστερημένος to you withheld Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Mark 10:19
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 4
Mark 1 1 Corinthians 3 1 Timothy 1 James 1
Source forms
ἀποστερεῖτε 2x apostereite 1 Corinthians 6:8, 1 Corinthians 7:5
ἀπεστερημένων 1x apesterēmenōn 1 Timothy 6:5
ἀποστερεῖσθε 1x apostereisthe 1 Corinthians 6:7
ἀποστερήσῃς 1x aposterēsēs Mark 10:19
ἀφυστερημένος 1x aphysterēmenos James 5:4
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Singular 1x Mark 10:19
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Plural 1x 1 Timothy 6:5
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x James 5:4
Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural 1x 1 Corinthians 7:5
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural 1x 1 Corinthians 6:8
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural 1x 1 Corinthians 6:7
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To defraud someone of what is rightfully theirs, especially through breach of trust or withholding owed support.
Strong's G650
Lexical occurrences 5 verses Greek text appearances 6 times Word forms 4 forms 5 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link 1 Corinthians 6:1-8 Source Gloss
to despoil
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
6 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 10:19 Verb Second Person Singular Aorist Active Subjunctive
ἀποστερήσῃς, aposterhshv
I deprive one of something, rob
Read verse 1 Corinthians 6:7 Verb Second Person Plural Present Passive Indicative
ἀποστερεῖσθε; apostereisqe
I deprive one of something, rob
Read verse 1 Corinthians 6:8 Verb Second Person Plural Present Active Indicative
ἀποστερεῖτε, apostereite
I deprive one of something, rob
Read verse 1 Corinthians 7:5 Verb Second Person Plural Present Active Imperative
ἀποστερεῖτε apostereite
I deprive one of something, rob
Read verse 1 Timothy 6:5 Verb Perfect Passive Participle Genitive Plural Masculine
ἀπεστερημένων apesterhmenwn
I deprive one of something, rob
Read verse James 5:4 Verb Perfect Passive Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ἀπεστερημένος apesterhmenov
I deprive one of something, rob
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
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 4 Aligned forms 5 Tenses Aorist, Present, Perfect Voices Active, Passive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 1×
Aorist Active Mark 10:19 1×
Indicative states a fact or reality 2×
Present Passive 1 Cor 6:7 1×
Present Active 1 Cor 6:8 1×
Imperative command or strong request 1×
Present Active 1 Cor 7:5 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Perfect Passive 1 Tim 6:5 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 5 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 2 perfect 2 aorist 1
Voice
passive 3 active 2
Mood
participle 2 indicative 1 imperative 1 subjunctive 1
NT Occurrences
Mark 10:19 ἀποστερήσῃς aorist active subjunctive subjunctive 1 Corinthians 6:7 ἀποστερεῖσθε present passive indicative ongoing 1 Corinthians 7:5 ἀποστερεῖτε present active imperative imperative 1 Timothy 6:5 ἀπεστερημένων perfect passive participle participle James 5:4 ἀφυστερημένος perfect passive participle participle
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
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
Wrongfully taking or withholding what belongs to another in legal disputes
Being wronged or despoiled, suffering loss through another's misconduct
Withholding conjugal rights or marital obligations from one's spouse
Bereft or deprived of truth, lacking genuine understanding or integrity
Showing 4 selected witnesses from 5 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ἀποστερέω is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
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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