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G568

ἀπέχω

apecho

ap-ekh'-o

Verb

from G575 and G2192; (actively) to have out, i.e. receive in full; (intransitively) to keep (oneself) away, i.e. be distant (literally or figuratively):--be, have, receive.

  1. have
    1. to hold back, keep off, prevent
    2. to have wholly or in full, to have received
    3. it is enough, sufficient
  2. to be away, absent, distant
  3. to hold one's self off, abstain
"have" in Mat. 6.2, is modified with a prefix which changes itsmeaning to "have in full" and was commonly used on business receiptsto mean "paid in full". No payment or service was expected to followthe close of the transaction.


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