apechō · be paid, be far

What it means

apechō (ἀπέχω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “be paid, be far”.

Have received in full, as on a receipt; also be distant. "It is enough".

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To have been paid in full already: "they have their reward".
2. To be at some distance from a place or a person.
3. To keep away from something.
4. That is enough: the time of waiting is over.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• abstain ×5
• away ×4
• they have received in full ×3
• I have received in full ×1
• It is enough ×1
• abstaining ×1
• is ×1
• was ×1
• you have received ×1
• you might have back ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×5
• Mark×2
• Luke×4
• Acts×2
• Philippians×1
• 1 Thessalonians×2
• 1 Timothy×1
• Philemon×1
• 1 Peter×1

• Matthew 6:2

  So when you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be glorified by people. Truly I tell you, they have received in full their reward.

• Matthew 6:5

  “And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites, for they are fond of praying standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the main streets, so that they may be seen by people. Truly I tell you, they have received in full their reward.

• Matthew 6:16

  “And when you fast, do not become gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces so that they may appear to people as fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received in full their reward.

• Matthew 14:24

  But the boat was already many stadia away from the land, battered by the waves, for the wind was against it.

• Matthew 15:8

  ‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far away from me;

• Mark 7:6

  But he said to them, “Isaiah prophesied well about you hypocrites, as it is written, ‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me;

• Mark 14:41

  And he comes the third time and says to them, “Are you still sleeping and taking your rest? It is enough; the hour has come; look, the Son of Man is handed over into the hands of sinners.

• Luke 6:24

  But woe to you who are rich, because you have received your comfort.

• Luke 7:6

  And Jesus was going with them. And when he was already not far from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying to him, “Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy for you to come under my roof.

• Luke 15:20

  And he got up and went to his own father. But while he was still far away, his father saw him and was moved with compassion, and running, he fell on his neck and kissed him.

• Luke 24:13

  And look, two of them on that very day were going to a village sixty stadia away from Jerusalem, whose name was Emmaus;

• Acts 15:20

  but should write to them to abstain from the pollutions of idols and from sexual immorality and from what is strangled and from blood.

• Acts 15:29

  that you abstain from things sacrificed to idols and from blood and from things strangled and from sexual immorality. If you keep yourselves from these, you will do well. Farewell.”

• Philippians 4:18

  But I have received in full everything and I abound; I am filled, having received from Epaphroditus the things from you, a fragrant aroma, a sacrifice acceptable, pleasing to God.

• 1 Thessalonians 4:3

  For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality;

• 1 Thessalonians 5:22

  Abstain from every form of evil.

• 1 Timothy 4:3

  who forbid marriage and require abstaining from foods that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.

• Philemon 1:15

  For perhaps for this reason he was separated from you for a while, so that you might have him back forever,

• 1 Peter 2:11

  Beloved, I urge you as foreigners and pilgrims to abstain from the fleshly desires which wage war against the soul.