Strong G528ἀπαντάω

to meet

Transliteration
apantaō
Pronunciation
ap-an-tah'-o
Morphology
Greek Verb

Definition

From G575 and a derivative of G473; to meet away that is encounter: - meet.

Detailed definition

ἀπαντάω, -ῶ
[in LXX chiefly for פָּגַע;]
1. to go to meet.

2. to meet; with dative: Mrk.14:13, Luk.17:12 (WH, mg., ὑπ-; in Rec. frequently as see1. for ὑπ-, which see).†
(AS)

In the Bible

Strong G528 appears in 7 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • meet7

First verses

  1. Matthew 28:9
    And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him.
  2. Mark 5:2
    And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,
  3. Mark 14:13
    And he sendeth forth two of his disciples, and saith unto them, Go ye into the city, and there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water: follow him.
  4. Luke 14:31
    Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?
  5. Luke 17:12
    And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off:
  6. John 4:51
    And as he was now going down, his servants met him, and told him, saying, Thy son liveth.
  7. Acts 16:16
    And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying:
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Detailed Greek dictionary
ἀπαντάω,
imperfect ἀπήντων[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.127)], Doric dialect 3rd.pers.singular ἀπάντη[Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Bion Bucolicus “fragment” 9.7)]: future ἀπαντήσω[Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Rhetorica ad Alexandrum” 1432b35, 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 4.26.5, etc.;)] but better -ήσομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.77, 7.2 and 80, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 1.6.3, 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 2.32, etc.)]: aorist ἀπήντησα[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Phoenissae” 1392, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.20)]: perfect ἀπήντηκα[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Lysistrata” 420, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.15)]:—the middle, used in active sense by [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Polyaenus Historicus 1.21.1 (_imperfect_), +others, is censured by 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Legal.” 25)]; so also perfect ἀπήντημαι[Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 2.37.6, 1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis 6.88, etc.)]
I mostly of persons, move from a place to meet a person, and generally, meet, encounter, τινί[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 8.9, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Supplices” 772, etc.; ἐξ ἐναντίας ἀ. 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 893e)]; ἀ. ταῖς ὁμοίαις φύσεσι encounter, fall in with them, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 60.20: _absolutely_, ὁ ἀεὶ ἀπαντῶν)]any one that meets you, any chance person, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 563c; οἱ ἀπαντῶντες 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 36.45, 2nd c.AD: Alexander Rhetor 78, compare 87.)]
I.b frequently with a preposition, ἀ. τινὶ εἰς τόπον come or go to a place to meet him, meet him at a place, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.75; ἐς τωὐτό 6.84; ἐπὶ Τριποδίσκον 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.70; τὸν μὲν ἐς τὰς Σίφας ἀ., τὸν δ᾽ ἐπὶ τὸ Δήλιον [prev. work] 89)]: without dative person, present oneself at a place, [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] 7.1; εἰς Κύζικον 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 1.3.13; ἀ. ἐνθάδε 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Lysistrata” 13; δεῦρο πάλιν ἀ. 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theaetetus” 210d, etc.)]
I.c with dative loci, light upon, come to, τόπῳ[LXX (LXX.Gen.28.11.)]
I.2 frequently in hostile sense, meet in battle, ἀ. δορί (dative person being omitted) [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Phoenissae” 1392; ὅπλοις “HF” 542; τοῖς βαρβάροις Μαραθῶνάδε 5th-6th c.BC: Andocides Orator 1.107; ἀ. Ἀθηναίοις ἐς Τάραντα 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 6.34, compare 2.20, 3.95; ἀ. πρός τινα 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 4.86,90)]; generally, resist, oppose in any way, νομοθέτῃ ἀ. λέγων..[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 684d)]; διὰ λόγων νουθετικῶν ἀ.[Refs 5th c.BC+ (probably [prev. work] 740e; ἀ. τραχέως πρὸς τὰς τῶν πλησιαζόντων ὀργάς 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 1.31; ἀ. τοῖς εἰρημένοις)]rejoin, reply, [Refs 4th c.BC+ ([prev. author] 11.30; τοῖς θορύβοις 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Rh.Al.” [same place]; πρὸς ἕκαστον 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 21.24.)]
I.2.b absolutely, present oneself in arms, attend the muster, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Bacchae” 782.)]
I.2.c face, meet, αἰκίαις καὶ θανάτοις[Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Hecataeus Abderita Historicus cited in 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus “contra Apionem” 1.22.)]
I.3 frequently as a law-term, meet in open court, τῷ καλεσαμένῳ[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 937a, compare 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 39.3, etc.: without _dative_ _person_, ἀ. πρὸς τὴν δίκην)] present oneself at the trial, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 936e)]; πρὸς ἣν [δίκην] οὐκ ἀπήντα did not appear to defend his cause, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 21.90)]; ἀ. πρὸς τὸν διαιτητήν, etc., come before him, [Refs ([prev. author] 40.11, etc.; εἰς ἡμέραν τὴν συγκειμένην ἀ. εἰς τὸ Ἡφαιστεῖον 33.18; ἐπὶ τὰ ἱερά 42.7; ἐπὶ τὴν δίαιταν Test. cited in [same work] 21.93)]; ἀ. ἐπὶ τοῖς ἀλλοτρίοις ἀγῶσι to be present at other people's suits, meddle with them, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 21.205)]: absolutely, appear in court, [Refs (40.16, etc.)]
I.4 ἀ. εἰς.. enter into a thing, attempt it, εἰς τὸν ἀγῶνα[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 830a)]; ἀ. εἰς τὴν τίμησιν come to the question of rating, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 3.198; ἀ. εἰς τὰς χρείας 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1158a8; ἀ. πρὸς τὰς μαθήσεις 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theaetetus” 144b)]; πρὸς τὴν ἐρώτησιν, τὸ πρόβλημα, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Metaphysica” 1036a14, “Ph.” 213b3)]; ἀ. πρὸς τὴν τροφήν go to seek it, [Refs ([prev. author])]de.An.[Refs (421b12; ἀ. ἐπί..)]have recourse to.., [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 21.151, 24.193, etc.; ἐπὶ ταύτας τὰς οἰκίας ἀ. οἱ τραγῳδοποιοί 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Poetica” 1454a12.)]
II of things, come upon one, meet or happen to one, ἀ. δάκρυά μοι[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Ion” 940, compare 2nd c.BC: Bion Bucolicus [same place]; τοῖς πρὸς ὑμᾶς ζῶσι τοσαύτην κωφότητα.. παρ᾽ ὑμῶν ἀπαντᾶν 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 19.226)]; ἐπὶ τῶ κεφαλαίῳ τῶν πραγμάτων ἀ. [ἡ ῥᾳθυμία] 'comes home to roost',[Refs 5th c.BC+ (10.7; ἀ. αὐτῷ κραυγὴ παρὰ τῶν δικαστῶν 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 1.163; μή τίς σοι ἐναντίος λόγος ἀ. 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 101a, compare 1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis 4.33, etc.)]
II.2 absolutely, happen, occur, turn out, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Lysistrata” 420, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Epistulae” 358e, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1302a6, “Top.” 160a23, +others; τούτων ἀπαντώντων 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 8.142)]:—passive, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 2.7.4, 1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus “Herc.” 1251.9.)]