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apokrinō G611

ἀποκρίνω (apokrinō) means “to answer” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

ἀποκρίνω Greek · G611 231 tagged occurrences in 231 verses

Pronunciation guide: ap-ok-ree'-nom-ahee Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G0611

ἀποκρίνω · apokrinō · to answer

ἀποκρίνω, ἀποκρίνομαι, [in LXX chiefly for ענה ;] in cl., 1. to separate, distinguish. 2. to choose. Mid., to answer: Mat.27:12, Mrk.14:61, Luk.3:16 23:9, Jhn.5:17, 19 Act.3:12. In late Gk. the pass, also is used in this sense, and pass. forms are the more frequently in NT (M, Pr., 39, 161; MM, see word); (a) in general sense: absol., Mrk.12:34; with accusative of thing(s), Mat.22:46; with dative of person(s), Mat.12:38; before πρός, Act.25:16; (b) Hebraistically (i) like ענה, to begin to speak, take up the conversation (Kennedy, Sources, 124f.): Mat.11:25, al., (ii) redundant, as in the Heb. phrase וַיַּעַן וַיּאֹמֶר (Dalman, Words, 24f., 38; M, Pr., 14; Bl., §58, 4; 74, 2; Cremer, 374): ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπε, Mat.4:4; ἔφη, 8:8; λέγει, Mrk.3:33; in Jo most frequently (ἀπεκ. κ. εἶπε, 1:49. ) (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

I answer, reply, take up the conversation.

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How translators render G611

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
replied 58
answered 45
vvv 15
asked 10
he replied 10
said 10
jesus replied 8
he answered 6
they answered 6
they replied 5
have you no answer 3
jesus answered 3
to answer 3
and said 2
responded 2
spoke 2
you answer 2
addressed 1
and replied 1
answer 1
answers 1
began his response 1
declared 1
demanded 1
gave no answer 1
he addressed 1
he gave no answer 1
he said 1
i told 1
in response 1
jesus did not answer 1
jesus gave no answer 1
jesus had answered 1
jesus told 1
john replied 1
made no further reply 1
made no reply 1
said to him 1
she replied 1
the king will answer 1
the man had answered 1
they answered that 1
they asked 1
to say 1
will answer 1
will reply 1
you have answered 1
you will not answer 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
answered 144
he answered 30
answering 25
they answered 14
answer 5
he answering 4
to answer 3
answerest thou 2
answereth 2
shall 2
shall answer 2
and he answered 1
he had answered 1
he shall answer 1
i answered 1
shall he answer 1
she answered 1
thou hast answered 1
ye will 1

Verses containing G611

Page 5 of 5. 231 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. John 18:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Am I a Jew?” Pilate replied. “Your own people and chief priests handed You over to me. What have You done?”

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  2. John 18:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world; if it were, My servants would fight to prevent My arrest by the Jews. But now My kingdom is not of this realm.”

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  3. John 18:37 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Then You are a king!” Pilate said. “You say that I am a king,” Jesus answered. “For this reason I was born and have come into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to My voice.”

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  4. John 19:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “We have a law,” answered the Jews, “and according to that law He must die, because He declared Himself to be the Son of God.”

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  5. John 19:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Jesus answered, “You would have no authority over Me if it were not given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed Me over to you is guilty of greater sin.”

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  6. John 19:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    At this, they shouted, “Away with Him! Away with Him! Crucify Him!” “Shall I crucify your King?” Pilate asked. “We have no king but Caesar,” replied the chief priests.

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  7. John 19:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Pilate answered, “What I have written, I have written.”

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  8. John 20:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Thomas replied, “My Lord and my God!”

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  9. John 21:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So He called out to them, “Children, do you have any fish?” “No,” they answered.

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  10. Acts 3:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And when Peter saw this, he addressed the people: “Men of Israel, why are you surprised by this? Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk?

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  11. Acts 4:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But Peter and John replied, “Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God’s sight to listen to you rather than God.

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  12. Acts 5:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Tell me,” said Peter, “is this the price you and your husband got for the land?” “Yes,” she answered, “that is the price.”

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  13. Acts 5:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But Peter and the other apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men.

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  14. Acts 8:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Simon answered, “Pray to the Lord for me, so that nothing you have said may happen to me.”

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  15. Acts 8:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Tell me,” said the eunuch, “who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?”

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  16. Acts 9:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But Ananias answered, “Lord, many people have told me about this man and all the harm he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem.

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  17. Acts 10:46 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For they heard them speaking in tongues and exalting God. Then Peter said,

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  18. Acts 11:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But the voice spoke from heaven a second time, ‘Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.’

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  19. Acts 15:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When they had finished speaking, James declared, “Brothers, listen to me!

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  20. Acts 19:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But one day the evil spirit responded, “Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who are you?”

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  21. Acts 21:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”

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  22. Acts 22:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    ‘Who are You, Lord?’ I asked. ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting,’ He replied.

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  23. Acts 22:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “I paid a high price for my citizenship,” said the commander. “But I was born a citizen,” Paul replied.

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  24. Acts 24:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When the governor motioned for Paul to speak, he began his response: “Knowing that you have been a judge over this nation for many years, I gladly make my defense.

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  25. Acts 24:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    As Paul expounded on righteousness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became frightened and said, “You may go for now. When I find the time, I will call for you.”

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  26. Acts 25:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But Festus replied, “Paul is being held in Caesarea, and I myself am going there soon.

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  27. Acts 25:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But Festus, wishing to do the Jews a favor, said to Paul, “Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem to stand trial before me on these charges?”

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  28. Acts 25:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Festus conferred with his council and replied, “You have appealed to Caesar. To Caesar you will go!”

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  29. Acts 25:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I told them that it is not the Roman custom to hand a man over before he has had an opportunity to face his accusers and defend himself against their charges.

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  30. Colossians 4:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.

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  31. Revelation 7:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then one of the elders addressed me: “These in white robes,” he asked, “who are they, and where have they come from?”

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