Ἀποκρίνομαι

ἀποκρίνομαι (apokrinomai)

Gloss: I answer

Principal parts: ἀποκρίνομαι, -, ἀπεκρινάμην, -, -, ἀπεκρίθην

Strong's 611

GK 646

Frequency in New Testament 231


 * 70th most common word in the NT
 * -ομαι lexical form indicates it is one of those middle only verbs
 * Passive and middle forms are the same, so use context to determine if the usage is middle or passive.
 * More often than not, it conveys a middle, subject-affecting action, rather than a passive.
 * Most frequent form is ἀποκριθεὶς - aorist passive participle nom. sg. masc. (he, answering...) 94 times!
 * Next most frequent form is ἀπεκρίθη - aorist passive indicative 3P sg. (he/she answered). 82 times!

Paradigms
Aorist Passive Indicative

Aorist Passive Participle