611. apokrinomai
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apokrinomai: To answer, to reply, to respond

Original Word: ἀποκρίνομαι
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: apokrinomai
Pronunciation: ah-pok-ree'-nom-ahee
Phonetic Spelling: (ap-ok-ree'-nom-ahee)
Definition: To answer, to reply, to respond
Meaning: I answer, reply, take up the conversation.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
answer.

From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. (by implication) to respond; by Hebraism (compare anah) to begin to speak (where an address is expected) -- answer.

see GREEK apo

see HEBREW anah

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from apo and krinó
Definition
to answer
NASB Translation
answer (20), answered (169), answered answered (1), answering (8), answers (1), made...answer (1), replied (2), reply (1), respond (1), responded (2), response (1), said (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 611: ἀποκρίνω

ἀποκρίνω: (passive, 1 aorist ἀπεκρίθην; 1 future ἀποκριθήσομαι); i. to part, separate; passive to be parted, separated (1 aorist ἀπεκρίθην was separated, Homer, Iliad 5:12; Thucydides 2, 49; (4, 72); Theoph. de caus. plant. 6, 14, 10; (other examples in Veitch, under the word)). ii. to give sentence against one, decide that he has lost; hence, middle (present ἀποκρίνομαι; 1 aorist 3 person singular ἀπεκρίνατο); (to give forth a decision from myself (Winers Grammar, 253 (238))), to give answer, to reply; so from Thucydides down (and even in Herodotus 5, 49 (Gaisf.); 8, 101 (Gaisf., Bekker), who generally uses ὑποκρίνομαι). But the earlier and more elegant Greek writings do not give this sense to the passive tenses ἀπεκρίθην, ἀποκριθήσομαι. "The example adduced from Plato, Alcib. Secund., p. 149 b. (cf. Stallb., p. 388) is justly discredited by Sturz, De dial. Alex., p. 148, since it is without parallel, the author of the dialogue is uncertain, and, moreover, the common form is sometimes introduced by copyists." Lobeck ad Phryn., p. 108; (cf. Rutherford, New Phryn., p. 186f; Veitch, under the word; Winers Grammar, 23 (22)). But from Polybius down ἀποκριθῆναι and ἀποκρίνασθαι are used indiscriminately, and in the Bible the passive forms are by far the more common. In the N. T. the aorist middle ἀπεκρίνατο is found only in Matthew 27:12; Mark 14:61; Luke 3:16; Luke 23:9; John 5:17, 19; John 12:23 (R G L Tr marginal reading); Acts 3:12; in the great majority of places ἀπεκρίθη is used; cf. Winers Grammar, § 39, 2; (Buttmann, 51 (44)).

1. to give an answer to a question proposed, to answer;

a. simply: καλῶς, Mark 12:28; νουνεχῶς, 34; ὀρθῶς, Luke 10:28; πρός τί, Matthew 27:14.

b. with the accusative: λόγον, Matthew 22:46; οὐδέν, Matthew 27:12; Mark 14:61; Mark 15:4f.

c. with the dative etc.: ἑνί ἑκάστῳ, Colossians 4:6; together with the words which the answerer uses, John 5:7, 11; John 6:7, 68, etc.; the dative omitted: John 7:46; John 8:19, 49, etc. πρός τινα, Acts 25:16. joined with φάναι, or λέγειν, or εἰπεῖν, in the form of a participle, as ἀποκριθείς εἶπε or ἔφη or λέγει: Matthew 4:4; Matthew 8:8; Matthew 15:13; Luke 9:19; Luke 13:2; Mark 10:3, etc.; or ἀπεκρίθη λέγων: Matthew 25:9, 37, 44; Luke 4:4 (R G L); (R G Tr marginal reading brackets); John 1:26; John 10:33 (Rec.); . But John far more frequently says ἀπεκρίθη καί εἶπε: John 1:48 (); (R G), , etc.

d. followed by the infinitive: Luke 20:7; followed by the accusative with infinitive: Acts 25:4; followed by ὅτι: Acts 25:16.

2. In imitation of the Hebrew עָנָה (Gesenius, Thesaurus ii., p. 1047) to begin to speak, but always where something has preceded (either said or done) to which the remarks refer (Winer's Grammar, 19): Matthew 11:25; Matthew 12:38; Matthew 15:15; Matthew 17:4; Matthew 22:1; Matthew 28:5; Mark 9:5 ( T Tr WH); ; Luke 14:3; John 2:18; John 5:17; Acts 3:12; Revelation 7:13. (the Sept. (Deuteronomy 26:5); Isaiah 14:10; Zechariah 1:10; Zechariah 3:4, etc.; 1 Macc. 2:17 1 Macc. 8:19; 2 Macc. 15:14.) (Compare: ἀνταποκρίνομαι.)

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: Middle voice from ἀπό (apo, meaning "from") and κρίνω (krinō, meaning "to judge" or "to decide").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of answering or responding is עָנָה (anah, Strong's Hebrew 6030), which similarly conveys the act of replying or giving an answer in various contexts throughout the Old Testament.

Usage: The verb ἀποκρίνομαι is used in the New Testament to denote the act of responding or answering, often in the context of a dialogue or conversation. It is frequently used to introduce a reply to a question or statement.

Context: The Greek verb ἀποκρίνομαι appears numerous times in the New Testament, primarily in the Gospels and Acts, where it is used to describe the act of answering or responding in a conversation. This term is often employed in narrative contexts where Jesus, the disciples, or other figures are engaged in dialogue. For example, in Matthew 11:4, "Jesus replied, 'Go back and report to John what you hear and see.'" Here, ἀποκρίνομαι is used to indicate Jesus' response to a question posed by John's disciples.

The middle voice of ἀποκρίνομαι suggests a reflexive or reciprocal action, emphasizing the personal involvement of the speaker in the act of responding. This can imply a thoughtful or deliberate reply, often in response to a direct question or challenge. In John 9:27, the man born blind uses this verb when he says, "I already told you, and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you also want to become His disciples?" This usage highlights the man's active engagement in the conversation.

The verb is also used in legal or formal settings, as seen in Acts 5:8, where Peter questions Sapphira, and she responds, "Yes, that was the price." Here, ἀποκρίνομαι conveys the sense of a formal reply in a serious context.

Overall, ἀποκρίνομαι is a versatile verb that captures the essence of communication and interaction in the New Testament, reflecting both the content and the relational dynamics of the exchanges it describes.

Forms and Transliterations
απεκριθη απεκρίθη ἀπεκρίθη απεκριθην απεκρίθην ἀπεκρίθην απεκριθης απεκρίθης ἀπεκρίθης απεκριθησαν απεκρίθησαν απεκρίθησάν ἀπεκρίθησαν απεκρίθητε απεκρίθητέ απεκρίναντο απεκρινατο απεκρίνατο ἀπεκρίνατο αποκέκριταί αποκριθεις αποκριθείς αποκρίθεις ἀποκριθεὶς αποκριθεισα αποκριθείσα ἀποκριθεῖσα αποκριθείσαι αποκριθείσιν αποκριθεν αποκριθέν ἀποκριθὲν αποκριθεντες αποκριθέντες ἀποκριθέντες αποκριθη αποκριθή ἀποκριθῇ αποκριθηναι αποκριθήναι αποκριθήναί ἀποκριθῆναι αποκριθήσεσθε αποκριθησεται αποκριθήσεται ἀποκριθήσεται αποκριθήση αποκριθήσομαι αποκριθήσομαί αποκριθησονται αποκριθήσονται ἀποκριθήσονται αποκριθητε αποκριθήτέ αποκρίθητε αποκρίθητέ ἀποκριθῆτε ἀποκρίθητέ αποκρίθητί αποκριθώ αποκριθώσί αποκριθωσιν ἀποκριθῶσιν αποκρινεσθαι αποκρίνεσθαι αποκρίνεσθαί ἀποκρίνεσθαι αποκρίνεσθε αποκρινεται αποκρίνεται αποκρίνεταί ἀποκρίνεται αποκρινη αποκρίνη ἀποκρίνῃ αποκρινόμενα αποκρινόμενος αποκρίνου ἑκάστῳ apekrinato apekrínato apekrithe apekrithē apekríthe apekríthē apekrithen apekrithēn apekríthen apekríthēn apekrithes apekrithēs apekríthes apekríthēs apekrithesan apekrithēsan apekríthesan apekríthēsan apokrine apokrinē apokrínei apokrínēi apokrinesthai apokrínesthai apokrinetai apokrínetai apokrithe apokrithē apokrithêi apokrithē̂i apokritheis apokritheìs apokritheisa apokritheîsa apokrithen apokrithèn apokrithenai apokrithênai apokrithēnai apokrithē̂nai apokrithentes apokrithéntes apokrithesetai apokrithēsetai apokrithḗsetai apokrithesontai apokrithēsontai apokrithḗsontai apokrithete apokrithête apokrithēte apokrithē̂te apokrítheté apokríthēté apokrithosin apokrithôsin apokrithōsin apokrithō̂sin ekasto ekastō
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Englishman's Concordance
Matthew 3:15 V-APP-NMS
GRK: ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ
NAS: But Jesus answering said
KJV: And Jesus answering said unto
INT: having answered moreover

Matthew 4:4 V-APP-NMS
GRK: ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν Γέγραπται
NAS: But He answered and said,
KJV: But he answered and said,
INT: moreover having answered he said It has been written

Matthew 8:8 V-APP-NMS
GRK: ἀποκριθεὶς καὶ ὁ
KJV: The centurion answered and said,
INT: having answered moreover the

Matthew 11:4 V-APP-NMS
GRK: καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ Ἰησοῦς
NAS: Jesus answered and said to them, Go
KJV: Jesus answered and said
INT: And having answered Jesus

Matthew 11:25 V-APP-NMS
GRK: τῷ καιρῷ ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ Ἰησοῦς
KJV: time Jesus answered and said, I thank
INT: time having answered Jesus

Matthew 12:38 V-AIM-3P
GRK: Τότε ἀπεκρίθησαν αὐτῷ τινὲς
KJV: of the Pharisees answered, saying,
INT: Then answered to him some

Matthew 12:39 V-APP-NMS
GRK: ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς
NAS: But He answered and said
KJV: But he answered and said unto them,
INT: moreover having answered he said to them

Matthew 12:48 V-APP-NMS
GRK: ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν τῷ
NAS: But Jesus answered the one who was telling Him and said,
KJV: But he answered and said
INT: moreover having answered he said to him who

Matthew 13:11 V-APP-NMS
GRK: ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς
NAS: Jesus answered them, To you it has been granted
KJV: He answered and said
INT: moreover having answered said to them

Matthew 13:37 V-APP-NMS
GRK: ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν Ὁ
KJV: He answered and said
INT: moreover having answered he said He who

Matthew 14:28 V-APP-NMS
GRK: ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ
KJV: And Peter answered him and said,
INT: having answered moreover

Matthew 15:3 V-APP-NMS
GRK: ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς
NAS: And He answered and said to them, Why
KJV: But he answered and said unto them,
INT: moreover having answered he said to them

Matthew 15:13 V-APP-NMS
GRK: ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν Πᾶσα
NAS: But He answered and said, Every
KJV: But he answered and said, Every
INT: moreover having answered he said Every

Matthew 15:15 V-APP-NMS
GRK: Ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ
KJV: Then answered Peter and said
INT: having answered moreover

Matthew 15:23 V-AIM-3S
GRK: δὲ οὐκ ἀπεκρίθη αὐτῇ λόγον
NAS: But He did not answer her a word.
KJV: But he answered her not
INT: moreover not he answered her a word

Matthew 15:24 V-APP-NMS
GRK: ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν Οὐκ
NAS: But He answered and said, I was sent
KJV: But he answered and said, I am
INT: moreover having answered he said not

Matthew 15:26 V-APP-NMS
GRK: ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν Οὐκ
NAS: And He answered and said,
KJV: But he answered and said, It is
INT: moreover having answered he said Not

Matthew 15:28 V-APP-NMS
GRK: τότε ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ Ἰησοῦς
KJV: Then Jesus answered and said unto her,
INT: Then having answered Jesus

Matthew 16:2 V-APP-NMS
GRK: ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς
NAS: But He replied to them, When it is evening,
KJV: He answered and said unto them,
INT: moreover having answered he said to them

Matthew 16:16 V-APP-NMS
GRK: ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ Σίμων
NAS: Peter answered, You are the Christ,
KJV: Simon Peter answered and said, Thou
INT: having answered moreover Simon

Matthew 16:17 V-APP-NMS
GRK: ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ
KJV: And Jesus answered and said unto him,
INT: having answered moreover

Matthew 17:4 V-APP-NMS
GRK: ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ
KJV: Then answered Peter, and said
INT: having answered moreover

Matthew 17:11 V-APP-NMS
GRK: ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν Ἠλίας
NAS: And He answered and said, Elijah
KJV: And Jesus answered and said unto them,
INT: And having answered he said Elijah

Matthew 17:17 V-APP-NMS
GRK: ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ
NAS: And Jesus answered and said,
KJV: Then Jesus answered and said, O
INT: having answered moreover

Matthew 19:4 V-APP-NMS
GRK: ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν Οὐκ
NAS: And He answered and said,
KJV: And he answered and said unto them,
INT: which moreover having answered he said not

Strong's Greek 611
232 Occurrences


ἀπεκρίνατο — 7 Occ.
ἀπεκρίθη — 82 Occ.
ἀπεκρίθην — 2 Occ.
ἀπεκρίθης — 1 Occ.
ἀπεκρίθησαν — 19 Occ.
ἀποκρίνῃ — 4 Occ.
ἀποκρίνεσθαι — 1 Occ.
ἀποκρίνεται — 3 Occ.
ἀποκριθῇ — 1 Occ.
ἀποκριθῆναι — 1 Occ.
ἀποκριθήσεται — 1 Occ.
ἀποκριθήσονται — 2 Occ.
ἀποκρίθητέ — 3 Occ.
ἀποκριθεὶς — 95 Occ.
ἀποκριθεῖσα — 1 Occ.
ἀποκριθὲν — 1 Occ.
ἀποκριθέντες — 7 Occ.
ἀποκριθῶσιν — 1 Occ.















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