What does ἀποφέρω · ἄγγελος mean in the Bible?
ἀποφέρω · ἄγγελος is a Greek phrase meaning "to be carried away by the angels".
Greek · G667, G32
ἀπενεχθῆναι ... ὑπὸ τῶν ἀγγέλων
To bear off (literally or relatively) · angel
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Words in this compound — expand to study each participant
ἀποφέρωG667to bear off (literally or relatively)
Pronunciationapophérō
Open lexicon entry →ἄγγελοςG32angel
Pronunciationángelos
Messenger or heavenly being sent by God to reveal or execute His purposes and will
Open lexicon entry →What does ἀπενεχθῆναι ... ὑπὸ τῶν ἀγγέλων (apenechthēnai ... hypo tōn angelōn) mean in the Bible?
ἀποφέρω · ἄγγελος is a Greek phrase meaning "to be carried away by the angels".
Full entry for ἀπενεχθῆναι ... ὑπὸ τῶν ἀγγέλων (G667, G32) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G667, G32?
G667, G32 is connected to 6 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. to be carried away by the angels
Source Gloss
to be carried away by the angels
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 groups2Aligned forms6TensesAorist, PresentVoicesActive, Passive
Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality3×
Aorist ActiveRev 17:3 · Rev 21:10 · Mark 15:13×
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract3×
Aorist PassiveLuke 16:221×
Present PassiveActs 19:121×
Aorist Active1 Cor 16:31×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 6 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist5present1
Voice
active4passive2
Mood
infinitive3indicative3
NT Occurrences
Mark 15:1ἀπήνεγκανaorist active indicativecompletedLuke 16:22ἀπενεχθῆναιaorist passive infinitiveinfinitiveActs 19:12ἀποφέρεσθαιpresent passive infinitiveinfinitive1 Corinthians 16:3ἀπενεγκεῖνaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveRevelation 17:3ἀπήνεγκένaorist active indicativecompletedRevelation 21:10ἀπήνεγκένaorist active indicativecompleted
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
ἀπενεχθῆναι ... ὑπὸ τῶν ἀγγέλων is built from these roots: