What does ἀποφέρω (apophérō) mean in the Bible?
ἀποφέρω (apophérō) is a Greek word meaning "to bear off (literally or relatively)".
Greek · G667
ἀποφέρω
To bear off (literally or relatively)
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ἀποφέρω G667
Pronunciation apophérō
What does ἀποφέρω (apophérō) mean in the Bible?
ἀποφέρω (apophérō) is a Greek word meaning "to bear off (literally or relatively)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G667?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [the angel] carried me away (1), he carried me away (1), led [Him] away (1), to carry (1), was carried (1).
Where does ἀποφέρω (apophérō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 15:1. Its strongest book concentrations include Revelation (2), 1 Corinthians (1), Acts (1), Luke (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 [the angel] carried me away 1× Revelation 17:3
he carried me away 1× Revelation 21:10
led [Him] away 1× Mark 15:1
to carry 1× 1 Corinthians 16:3
was carried 1× Luke 16:22
were taken 1× Acts 19:12
Show sample aligned rows
Mark 15:1 ἀπήνεγκαν to led [Him] away Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Luke 16:22 ἀπενεχθῆναι to was carried Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive Acts 19:12 ἀποφέρεσθαι to were taken Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive 1 Corinthians 16:3 ἀπενεγκεῖν to to carry Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active Revelation 17:3 ἀπήνεγκέν to [the angel] carried me away Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Revelation 21:10 ἀπήνεγκέν to he carried me away Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Mark 15:1
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 5
Mark 1 Luke 1 Acts 1 1 Corinthians 1 Revelation 2
Source forms
ἀπήνεγκέν 2x apēnenken Revelation 17:3, Revelation 21:10
ἀπενεγκεῖν 1x apenenkein 1 Corinthians 16:3
ἀπενεχθῆναι 1x apenechthēnai Luke 16:22
ἀπήνεγκαν 1x apēnenkan Mark 15:1
ἀποφέρεσθαι 1x apopheresthai Acts 19:12
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 2x Revelation 17:3, Revelation 21:10
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Mark 15:1
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active 1x 1 Corinthians 16:3
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive 1x Luke 16:22
Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive 1x Acts 19:12
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to bear off (literally or relatively)
Strong's G667
Lexical occurrences 6 verses Greek text appearances 5 times Word forms 2 forms 6 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to bear off (literally or relatively)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 15:1 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ἀπήνεγκαν aphnegkan
I carry, bear away
Read verse Luke 16:22 Verb Aorist Passive Infinitive
ἀπενεχθῆναι apenecqhnai
I carry, bear away
Read verse 1 Corinthians 16:3 Verb Second Aorist Active Infinitive
ἀπενεγκεῖν apenegkein
I carry, bear away
Read verse Revelation 17:3 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἀπήνεγκέ aphnegken
I carry, bear away
Read verse Revelation 21:10 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἀπήνεγκέ aphnegken
I carry, bear away
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 2 Aligned forms 6 Tenses Aorist, Present Voices Active, Passive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
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
ἀποφέρω is built from these roots:
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