ἀπέχει
apechei
to receive/avoid
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek word ἀπέχει (apechei) generally means "to receive" or "to avoid" depending on the context. In a broader sense, it encompasses the idea of acquiring or not acquiring something, whether it be knowledge, a condition, or a particular situation. Apechei appears 19 times in the Bible, indicating its relatively prominent usage in various contexts. The word often relates to spiritual concepts, including the reception of wisdom, blessings, or divine guidance. On the other hand, it also describes situations where individuals strive to avoid undesirable circumstances or wrongdoings. In terms of significance, apechei underscores the importance of selective participation and discernment in life's experiences, serving as a reminder to acquire what is good and avoid what is harmful.
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Occurrences in Scripture
19 total occurrences across the text
Therefore when you do merciful deeds, don’t sound a trumpet before yourself, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may get glory from men. Most certainly I tell you, they have received their reward.
Matthew 6:5“When you pray, you shall not be as the hypocrites, for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Most certainly, I tell you, they have received their reward.
Matthew 6:16“Moreover when you fast, don’t be like the hypocrites, with sad faces. For they disfigure their faces, that they may be seen by men to be fasting. Most certainly I tell you, they have received their reward.
Matthew 14:24But the boat was now in the middle of the sea, distressed by the waves, for the wind was contrary.
Matthew 15:8‘These people draw near to me with their mouth, and honor me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
Mark 7:6He answered them, “Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written, ‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.
Mark 14:41He came the third time, and said to them, “Sleep on now, and take your rest. It is enough. The hour has come. Behold, the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
Luke 6:24“But woe to you who are rich! For you have received your consolation.
Luke 7:6Jesus went with them. When he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying to him, “Lord, don’t trouble yourself, for I am not worthy for you to come under my roof.
Luke 15:20“He arose, and came to his father. But while he was still far off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.
Luke 24:13Behold, two of them were going that very day to a village named Emmaus, which was sixty stadia from Jerusalem.
Acts 15:20but that we write to them that they abstain from the pollution of idols, from sexual immorality, from what is strangled, and from blood.
Acts 15:29that you abstain from things sacrificed to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from sexual immorality, from which if you keep yourselves, it will be well with you. Farewell.”
Philippians 4:18But I have all things and abound. I am filled, having received from Epaphroditus the things that came from you, a sweet-smelling fragrance, an acceptable and well-pleasing sacrifice to God.
1 Thessalonians 4:3For this is the will of God: your sanctification, that you abstain from sexual immorality,
1 Thessalonians 5:22Abstain from every form of evil.
1 Timothy 4:3forbidding marriage and commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.
Philemon 1:15For perhaps he was therefore separated from you for a while, that you would have him forever,
1 Peter 2:11Beloved, I beg you as foreigners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;