589. apodémeó

Lexicon

apodémeó: To go away, to depart, to journey to a distant land

Original Word: ἀποδημέω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: apodémeó
Pronunciation: ah-po-day-MEH-oh
Phonetic Spelling: (ap-od-ay-meh'-o)
Definition: To go away, to depart, to journey to a distant land
Meaning: I am away from home, go into another country, am away, am abroad.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

travel into a far country, journey.

From apodemos; to go abroad, i.e. Visit a foreign land -- go (travel) into a far country, journey.

see GREEK apodemos

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from apodémos
Definition
to be or go abroad
NASB Translation
go on a journey (1), went on a journey (4), went on his journey (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 589: ἀποδημέω

ἀποδημέω, ἀποδήμω; 1 aorist ἀπεδήμησα; (ἀπόδημος, which see); to go away to foreign parts, go abroad: Matthew 21:33; Matthew 25:14; Mark 12:1; Luke 15:13 (εἰς χώραν); Luke 20:9. (In Greek writings from Herodotus down.)

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: From the Greek words ἀπό (apo, meaning "from") and δῆμος (dēmos, meaning "people" or "land").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for ἀποδημέω, the concept of journeying or going abroad can be related to Hebrew terms such as גּוּר (gur, Strong's 1481), which means to sojourn or dwell temporarily, and נָסַע (nasa, Strong's 5265), which means to journey or travel. These terms capture similar themes of movement and temporary residence away from one's home.

Usage: The verb ἀποδημέω is used in the New Testament to describe the act of traveling or going on a journey, often implying a significant distance or a prolonged absence from one's home or country.

Context: The term ἀποδημέω appears in the New Testament in contexts that involve travel or absence from one's usual place of residence. It is used to describe the actions of individuals who leave their home or country for a period of time, often for a specific purpose or mission.

In the Berean Standard Bible (BSB), ἀποδημέω is found in the following passages:

• Matthew 21:33: "Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a watchtower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey (ἀποδημέω)."

• Matthew 25:14: "For it is just like a man going on a journey (ἀποδημέω), who called his servants and entrusted them with his possessions."

• Mark 13:34: "It is like a man going on a journey (ἀποδημέω), who left his house, put each servant in charge of his own task, and instructed the doorkeeper to keep watch."

These passages illustrate the use of ἀποδημέω in parables told by Jesus, where the act of going on a journey serves as a metaphor for divine action or the responsibilities entrusted to believers. The journey often signifies a temporary absence with an expectation of return, during which time those left behind are expected to act faithfully and responsibly.

Forms and Transliterations

απεδήμησε απεδημησεν απεδήμησεν ἀπεδήμησεν αποδημων αποδημών ἀποδημῶν apedemesen apedēmēsen apedḗmesen apedḗmēsen apodemon apodemôn apodēmōn apodēmō̂n

Englishman's Concordance

Matthew 21:33 V-AIA-3S
GRK: γεωργοῖς καὶ ἀπεδήμησεν
NAS: it out to vine-growers and went on a journey.
KJV: and went into a far country:
INT: to tenants and left the region

Matthew 25:14 V-PPA-NMS
GRK: γὰρ ἄνθρωπος ἀποδημῶν ἐκάλεσεν τοὺς
NAS: a man [about] to go on a journey, who called
KJV: a man travelling into a far country, [who] called
INT: indeed a man going on a journey called the

Matthew 25:15 V-AIA-3S
GRK: δύναμιν καὶ ἀπεδήμησεν εὐθέως
NAS: ability; and he went on his journey.
KJV: and straightway took his journey.
INT: ability and he left the region immediately

Mark 12:1 V-AIA-3S
GRK: γεωργοῖς καὶ ἀπεδήμησεν
NAS: it out to vine-growers and went on a journey.
KJV: and went into a far country.
INT: to tenants and went on a journey

Luke 15:13 V-AIA-3S
GRK: νεώτερος υἱὸς ἀπεδήμησεν εἰς χώραν
NAS: together and went on a journey into a distant
KJV: together, and took his journey into
INT: younger son went away into a country

Luke 20:9 V-AIA-3S
GRK: γεωργοῖς καὶ ἀπεδήμησεν χρόνους ἱκανούς
NAS: it out to vine-growers, and went on a journey for a long
KJV: and went into a far country for a long
INT: to tenants and left the region a time long

Strong's Greek 589
6 Occurrences

ἀπεδήμησεν — 5 Occ.
ἀποδημῶν — 1 Occ.