Lexical Definition
ἀπέχω apéchō (ap-ekh'-o) to have in full G:V
from ἀπό and ἔχω
be, have, receive.
- (actively) to have out, i.e. receive in full
- (intransitively) to keep (oneself) away, i.e. be distant (literally or figuratively)
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| ἀπεῖχεν | was fully | Matt.14.24 |
| ἀπέχῃσ | you may possess | Phlm.1.15 |
| ἀπέχω | I have | Phil.4.18 |
| ἀπέχουσιν | they have | Matt.6.2 • Matt.6.5 • Matt.6.16 |
| ἀπέχουσαν | being distant | Luke.24.13 |
| ἀπέχοντοσ | being distant | Luke.7.6 • Luke.15.20 |
| ἀπέχετε | you are receiving | Luke.6.24 |
| ἀπέχεσθε | do abstain | 1Thess.5.22 |
| ἀπέχεσθαι | to abstain | Acts.15.29 • 1Thess.4.3 • 1Tim.4.3 • 1Pet.2.11 |
| to abstain from | Acts.15.20 | |
| ἀπέχει | It is enough | Mark.14.41 |
| is kept | Matt.15.8 • Mark.7.6 | |
| αφέξεται | is at a distance | LXX.Prov.22.5 |
| shall not be at a distance | LXX.Joel.2.8 | |
| αφέξεσθε | receive | LXX.Deut.18.22 |
| απόσχου | be at a distance | LXX.Prov.23.4 |
| απόσχη | at a distance | LXX.Prov.3.27 |
| be at a distance | LXX.Prov.23.13 | |
| απεχόμενοσ | at a distance | LXX.Job.1.1 • LXX.Job.1.8 • LXX.Job.2.3 |
| απεχούσαισ | at a distance | LXX.Ezek.22.5 |
| απεσχηκώσ | receiving | LXX.Isa.42.19 |
| απεσχήμεθα | We have kept a distance | LXX.Jer.7.10 |
| we have been at a distance | LXX.1Sam.21.5 | |
| απέχω | I receive | LXX.Gen.43.23 |
| απέχουσιν | distance | LXX.Ps.103.12 |
| απέχου | at a distance | LXX.Job.13.21 • LXX.Isa.54.14 |
| απέχον | at a distance | LXX.Joel.3.8 |
| απέχομεν | we receive | LXX.Num.32.19 |
| απέχη | distance | LXX.Deut.12.21 |
| απέχετε | at a distance | LXX.Ezek.11.15 |
| απέχεσθε | are not kept at a distance | LXX.Mal.3.7 |
| απέχεσθαι | being at a distance | LXX.Job.28.28 |
| to keep at a distance | LXX.Ezek.8.6 | |
| απέχει | at a distance | LXX.Prov.15.29 • LXX.Isa.29.13 • LXX.Isa.55.9 |
| distance | LXX.Isa.55.9 | |
| απέσχον | distance | LXX.Gen.44.4 |
| απέσχηκεν | at a distance | LXX.Joel.1.13 |
Abbott-Smith
ἀπ-έχω, [in LXX chiefly for רחק;]
1. trans.,
(a) to hold back, keep off;
(b) to have in full, to have received (on the "punctiliar" force of the compound, v. M, Pr., 109, 247): c. acc., Mt 6:2, 5, 16, Lk 6:24, Phl 4:18, Phm 15 (for illustr. from π., where it is used in receipts, v. Deiss., BS, 229; LAE, 110 f.; MM, s.v.); impers., ἀπέχει (Field, Notes, 39), it is enough: Mk 14:41.
2. Intrans., to be away, distant: absol., Lk 15:20; seq. ἀπό, Mt 14:24 15:8, Mk 7:6, Lk 7:6 15:20 24:13. Mid., to abstain: c. gen., Ac 15:29, I Ti 4:3, I Pe 2:11; seq. ἀπό, Ac 15:20, I Th 4:3 5:22.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Matthew | 6:2 · 6:5 · 6:16 · 14:24 · 15:8 |
| Mark | 7:6 · 14:41 |
| Luke | 6:24 · 7:6 · 15:20 · 24:13 |
| Acts | 15:20 · 15:29 |
| Philippians | 4:18 |
| 1 Thessalonians | 4:3 · 5:22 |
| 1 Timothy | 4:3 |
| Philemon | 1:15 |
| 1 Peter | 2:11 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
ἀπέχω,
future ἀφέξω, and [Refs 8th c.BC+]aorist ἀπέσχον:— keep off or away from, αἴ κεν τυδέος υἱὸν ἀπόσχη Ἰλίου ἱρῆς[ἀπέχων εὐεργέα νῆα 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 15.33">Refs 8th c.BC+]; κληῖδες ἀπ᾽ ὤμων αὐχέν᾽ ἔχουσιν the collar-bone parts the neck from the shoulders, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Εὐβοίης ἀπέχειν.. αἶγας Oracle texts cited in [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 with dative person, τοι.. χεῖρας ἀφέξω[Refs 8th c.BC+]
__3 with a preposition, ἀ. φρένα περισσῶν παρὰ φωτῶν[Refs 5th c.BC+]
__4 c.accusative only, keep off or away, σκοτεινὸν ἀ. ψόγον[Refs 5th c.BC+]
__5 οὐδὲν ἀπέχει with infinitive, nothing hinders, debars one from doing, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II middle, κακῶν ἄπο χεῖρας ἔχεσθαι hold one's hands off or away from.., [Refs 8th c.BC+] —but mostly,
__II.2 ἀπέχεσθαί τινος hold oneself off a thing, abstain or desist from it, πολέμου[Refs 8th c.BC+]; οὐδὲ.. σευ ἀφέξομαι will not keep my hands off thee,[Refs]abstain from ravaging [Refs 5th c.BC+]; keep away from, πόλεως[Refs 5th c.BC+]: in perfect passive, μηδὲ τῶν μικρῶν ἀπεσχημένον[Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II.3 with infinitive, ἀπέχεσθαι μὴ στρατεῦσαι abstain from marching, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: also with participle, [Refs 4th c.AD+]
__II.4 absolutely, refrain oneself, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__III intransitive in active, to be away or far from, with genitive loci, τῶν Ἐπιπολῶν ἓξ ἢ ἑπτὰ σταδίους[Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ.ἀπὸ Βαβυλῶνος, etc., [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III.b project, extend, [Refs]prominent parts, PA [Refs]
__III.c ἀποσχὼν τεσσαράκοντα μάλιστα σταδίους μὴ φθάσαι ἐλθώνfailing to arrinein time by.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III.2 of actions, to be far from, ἀπεῖχον τῆς ἐξευρέσιος οὐδὲν ἔλασσον were just as farfrom the discovery, [ἀπέχω τοῦ ποιεῖν τι ὥστε.. 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 6.70; τοσούτῳ πλέον ἡμῶν ἀπέχεις τοῦ πιστὰ λέγειν ὅσον.. [prev. work] 11.32">Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀπέχει τοῦ μὴ μετ᾽ ὀργῆς [πράττειν] [Refs 4th c.BC+]; πλεῖστον ἀ. τινός to be as far as possible from doing, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; but τοσοῦτ᾽ ἀπέχει τῶν χορηγῶν so far is it from the thoughts of.., [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__III.3 generally, to be far remoued from, πολιτείας, μοναρχίας, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__III.4 differ from, οὐδέν τι ἀπεῖχε γαμετῆς γυναικός[Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__III.5 διαφύσιες.. ᾗσιν οὐδὲν ἀπέχει ἀγγεῖα εἶναι nothing is wanting, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__IV have or receive in full, τὴν ἀπόκρισιν[Refs 4th c.BC+]; τὸ χρέος ἀ. receive payment in full, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; ἀπέχω in receipts, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; ἀ. τὸν μισθόν[NT+1st c.AD+]
__IV.2 impersonal, ἀπέχει it sufficeth, it is enough, [NT]
LSJ Scripture Refs: Matt.6.2 ☩ Mark.14.41