Vocabulary

Definitions Number Verses Only Used In
apodekatoo

ἀποδεκατοῦτε [3 verses] (verb 2nd pl pres ind act) "Pay tithe" is apodekatoo, which means to "tithe," "to take a tenth of," or "to pay a tithe." It is only used in the NT and is a combination of two Greek words "apo" ("from") and "dekatoo," ("to take a tenth").  - A made-up koined word is translated as "ye pay tithes." It appears only in the Gospels and an uncommon one for Jesus. It reverses the meaning of the normal word that means "to take a tenth" by adding the word "from" to it as a prefix. The sense is, "I take a tenth from [myself]."

3
apodemeo

ἀπεδήμησεν. [5 verses](verb 3rd sg aor ind act) "Went to a far country" is apodemeo, which means "to be far from home," "to be abroad," "to be on one's travels," and "to go abroad."  - - The verb translated as "went to a far country" that means "to be far from home" and "to go abroad." This word is used five times by Jesus, always in parables, always about a master go trusting his property to others.

5
apodidomi

ἀποδώσει [22 verses](verb 3rd sg fut ind act) "He shall reward"is apodidomi which means "to give back," "to restore," and "to deliver." It has the economic sense of "to sell" or "to give something for one's own profit." It begins with apo the preposition of separation and origin, the idea of "from" in English, -didômi which means "to give," "to grant," "to hand over," and "to describe." -- "Are delivered" is a compound verb that means "to give back," "to give over," and "to transmit." It literally means "to give from."  The form is  singular, "it has been given over."

22
apodokimazo

ἀπεδοκίμασαν [5 verses](verb 3rd pl aor ind act) "Rejected" is apodokimazô, which means specifically "reject on scrutiny," "reject as unfit or unworthy," and "reject for want of qualifications."  - -- "Rejected" is a verb that means specifically "reject on scrutiny," "reject as unfit or unworthy," and "reject for want of qualifications."  Referring to a stone used to build a wall, we would say "reject as unfitting."

5
apokalupto

ἀποκαλυφθήσεται, [7 verses](3rd sg fut ind pass) "Shall...be revealed" is apokalypto, which means to "uncover," "disclose," "reveal," "unmask," "make bare," "become known," (middle passive) "reveal one's whole mind," (passive) "be made known," and as an adjective, "naked," and "shameless." -- "Shall...be revealed" is a compound form of the word meaning "to cover" and "to hide "with an "away from" which reverses its meaning, so it means to uncover or reveal and, in the passive, "to become known. " -- "Answered" is from a verb that means to "set apart," "choose," "answer" a question, "answer charges," and "defend oneself." In the passive, it means "to be parted or separated." Here, it is used as a noun and in the passive so "the one separated out." We saw the first use of this verb in Matthew 20:13, where it was used in exactly the same form.