Greek - English Dictionary
G568 - Receive
| Strong's No.: | G568 |
| Greek: | ἀπέχω |
| Transliteration: | apechō |
| Phonetic: | ap-ekh'-o |
| Word Origin: | From G575 and G2192 |
| Bible Usage: | be have receive. |
| Part of Speech: | Verb |
| Strongs Definition: | (active) to have out that is receive in full; (intransitive) to keep (oneself) away that is be distant (literally or figuratively) |
| Thayers Definition: | 1. have a. to hold back, keep off, prevent b. to have wholly or in full, to have received c. it is enough, sufficient 2. to be away, absent, distant 3. to hold one's self off, abstain "have" in Mat. 6.2, is modified with a prefix which changes itsmeaning to "have in full" and was commonly used on business receiptsto mean "paid in full". No payment or service was expected to followthe close of the transaction. |
| Bible References:
Receive |
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| Translation Occurrences: |
far ( 1 )
have ( 4 )
is ( 1 )
off ( 1 )
receive ( 1 )
received ( 1 )
was ( 2 )
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Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.