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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ἀποστερέωG650
Pronunciationaposteréō
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 Itbe cheated1×1 Corinthians 6:7
cheat1×1 Corinthians 6:8
cheat [others]1×Mark 10:19
deprive1×1 Corinthians 7:5
devoid1×1 Timothy 6:5
you withheld1×James 5:4
Show sample aligned rows
Mark 10:19ἀποστερήσῃςtocheat [others]Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Singular1 Corinthians 6:7ἀποστερεῖσθεtobe cheatedVerb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural1 Corinthians 6:8ἀποστερεῖτεtocheatVerb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural1 Corinthians 7:5ἀποστερεῖτεtodepriveVerb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural1 Timothy 6:5ἀπεστερημένωνtodevoidVerb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine PluralJames 5:4ἀφυστερημένοςtoyou withheldVerb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMark 10:19
Aligned rows6
Books represented4
Mark11 Corinthians31 Timothy1James1
Source forms
ἀποστερεῖτε2xapostereite1 Corinthians 6:8, 1 Corinthians 7:5
ἀπεστερημένων1xapesterēmenōn1 Timothy 6:5
ἀποστερεῖσθε1xapostereisthe1 Corinthians 6:7
ἀποστερήσῃς1xaposterēsēsMark 10:19
ἀφυστερημένος1xaphysterēmenosJames 5:4
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Singular1xMark 10:19
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Plural1x1 Timothy 6:5
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular1xJames 5:4
Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural1x1 Corinthians 7:5
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural1x1 Corinthians 6:8
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural1x1 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'sG650
Lexical occurrences5 versesGreek text appearances6 timesWord forms4 forms5 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study link1 Corinthians 6:1-8Source Gloss
to despoil
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek 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 10:19Verb Second Person Singular Aorist Active Subjunctive
ἀποστερήσῃς,aposterhshv
I deprive one of something, rob
Read verse1 Corinthians 6:7Verb Second Person Plural Present Passive Indicative
ἀποστερεῖσθε;apostereisqe
I deprive one of something, rob
Read verse1 Corinthians 6:8Verb Second Person Plural Present Active Indicative
ἀποστερεῖτε,apostereite
I deprive one of something, rob
Read verse1 Corinthians 7:5Verb Second Person Plural Present Active Imperative
ἀποστερεῖτεapostereite
I deprive one of something, rob
Read verse1 Timothy 6:5Verb Perfect Passive Participle Genitive Plural Masculine
ἀπεστερημένωνapesterhmenwn
I deprive one of something, rob
Read verseJames 5:4Verb Perfect Passive Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ἀπεστερημένοςapesterhmenov
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 groups4Aligned forms5TensesAorist, Present, PerfectVoicesActive, Passive
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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)
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:
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