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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ἀποφέρω G667 to bear off (literally or relatively)
Pronunciation apophérō
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ἄγγελος G32 angel
Pronunciation ángelos
Messenger or heavenly being sent by God to reveal or execute His purposes and will
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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".
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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 groups 2 Aligned forms 6 Tenses Aorist, Present Voices Active, Passive
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 3×
Aorist Active Rev 17:3 · Rev 21:10 · Mark 15:1 3×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 3×
Aorist Passive Luke 16:22 1×
Present Passive Acts 19:12 1×
Aorist Active 1 Cor 16:3 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 6 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 5 present 1
Voice
active 4 passive 2
Mood
infinitive 3 indicative 3
NT Occurrences
Mark 15:1 ἀπήνεγκαν aorist active indicative completed Luke 16:22 ἀπενεχθῆναι aorist passive infinitive infinitive Acts 19:12 ἀποφέρεσθαι present passive infinitive infinitive 1 Corinthians 16:3 ἀπενεγκεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Revelation 17:3 ἀπήνεγκέν aorist active indicative completed Revelation 21:10 ἀπήνεγκέν aorist active indicative completed
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:
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