Quick Definition
ἀπέχω v. I have in full, am far, it is enough
Strong's Definition
from 575 and 2192; (actively) to have out, i.e. receive in full; (intransitively) to keep (oneself) away, i.e. be distant (literally or figuratively)
KJV Usage: be, have, receive
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
verb | ἔχω
57.137 · Possess, Transfer, Exchange · Receive
to receive in full, to be paid in full to receive something in full, with the implication that all that is due has been paid It may also be possible to translate the final part of MAT 6:2 as ‘they have received all that is coming to them’ or ‘... all that they deserve.’
85.16 · Existence in Space · Be in a Place
to be away from, to be off from to be at some distance away from
MAT 14:24 · MAT 15:8 · MRK 7:6 · MRK 14:41 · LUK 7:6 · LUK 15:20 · LUK 24:13 · 1TH 5:22
59.47 · Quantity · Enough, Sufficient
to be enough, to be sufficient to mark the point at which the duration of a state or process is enough In a number of languages the equivalent of ‘enough!’ would be ‘that is the end’ or ‘you must stop sleeping now.’
90.67 · Case · Experiencer
to experience all one deserves to experience an event to the limit of what one could expect
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Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ἀπέχω apechō 19x
trans. to have in full what is due or is sought, Mt. 6:2, 5, 16; Lk. 6:24; Phil. 4:18; to have altogether, Phlm. 15; hence, it is enough, Mk. 14:41; intrans. to be distant, Lk. 7:6; to be estranged, Mt. 15:8; Mk. 7:6, mid. to abstain from, Acts 14:20
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
ἀπ-έχω,
[in LXX chiefly for רחק;]
trans., to hold back, keep off;
to have in full, to have received (on the "punctiliar" force of the compound, v. M, Pr., 109, 247): c. acc., Mt 6:2, 5, 16, Lk 6:24, Phl 4:18, Phm 15 (for illustr. from π., where it is used in receipts, v. Deiss., BS, 229; LAE, 110 f.; MM, s.v.); impers., ἀπέχει (Field, Notes, 39), it is enough: Mk 14:41.
Intrans., to be away, distant: absol., Lk 15:20; seq. ἀπό, Mt 14:24 15:8, Mk 7:6, Lk 7:6 15:20 24:13. Mid., to abstain: c. gen., Ac 15:29, I Ti 4:3, I Pe 2:11; seq. ἀπό, Ac 15:20, I Th 4:3 5:22.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
ἀπέχω. Deissmann (BS p. 229 and LAE p. τὸ ἢ.) has already shown how much light is thrown on the NT use of this word (Mt 6% 16 Phil 418) by the papyri and ostraca. There it 4s constantly found in the sense of *‘I have received,” as a technical expression in drawing up a receipt. Consequently in the Sermon on the Mount we are led to understand ἀπέχουσιν τὸν μισθὸν αὐτῶν, ‘they can Sign the receipt of their reward: their right to receive the reward is realised, prectsely as if they had already given a receipt for it” (BS p. 229). To the almost contemporary instances of this usage which Deissmann gives, BGU II. 5845% (A.D. 44) Kal ἀπέχω τὴν συνκεχωρημένην τιμὴν πᾶσαν ἐκ πλήρους, and 2. 6125: (A.D. 57) ἀπέχω παρ᾽ ὑμῶν τὸν φόρον τοῦ ἐλα[ι]ουργίου, ὧν ἔχετέ [po]u ἐν μισθώσει, we may add a few exx. which might be multiplied almost indefinitely : P Par 523 (B.c. 163-2) ἀπέχι παρ᾽ ἐμοῦ τιμῆς ὀθόνια, P Tebt I. 109)? (B.c. 93) τάλαντον ἕν, ὅ ἀπέχουσιν οἱ προγεγραμμένοι πία]ρὰ Ilererovxov, BGU III 975*°* (A.D. 45) (= Selections, p. 43) ἀἸπέχι ἡ Τεσεν[ο]ῦφις τὴν ὀφιλη[μένην] ὁ Ilalods] φερνὴϊν ἀργυρίου : we might suggest τὴν ὀφίλη (1. ε. εἰ) [αὐτῇ] as a rather simpler emendation than the editor’s ὑπὸ τοῦ [laottos—the substitution of for (€)t has a parallel in 1. ® of this illiterate deed of divorce. Also PSI 398 (A.D. 148) ἀπέχειν τὴν συμπεφωνημένην τιμὴν ἀργυρίου δραχμὰς ἑκατὸν ὀγδοηκονταοκτώ, etc. For the subst. ἀποχή, which is used exactly in the sense of our “receipt,” cf. P Oxy I. 9135 (A.p. 187) κυρία ἡ ἀποχή, ‘the receipt is valid,” 26. II. 269%-* (a.p. 57) ἐάν σοι δῦ τὸ ἀργύριον δὺς αὐτῷ ἀποχήν, “if he gives you the money, give him the receipt,” Osvv 50 (i/A.D.) τὴν mpot(épay) ἀποχ(ήν), and often. An important note by Albert Thumb (in Weue Jahrbiicher f. d. kl. Altertum, 1906, p. 255) shows that the function of the ferfectivez¢ng preposition is to supply a present answering to the past ἔσχον. In receipts we find regularly ἀπέχω and ἔσχον, hardly ever (as Ostr 1417, 1430) ἀπέσχον, still less ἀπέσχηκεν, as in BGU IV. 105818 (Augustus). See further Wilcken Os¢r. i. Ρ. 85f. and H. Erman in 47chiv i. p. 77 ft. For the intransitive sense of the verb “to be away, distant,” cf. P Strass I. 578 (ii/a.p.) μηδὲ μείλιον ἀπεχουσῶν ἀλλήλ[ων], and Michel 466° (iii/B.c.) ἀπέχον ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
ἀπέχω (apechō) — to have in full. ἀπέχω, future ἀφέξω, and [Refs 8th c.BC+]aorist ἀπέσχον:— keep off or away from, αἴ κεν τυδέος υἱὸν ἀπόσχη Ἰλίου ἱρῆς[Refs 8th c.BC+]; κληῖδες ἀπ᾽ ὤμων αὐχέν᾽ ἔχουσιν the collar-bone parts the neck from the shoulders, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Εὐβοίης ἀπέχειν.. αἶγας Oracle texts cited in [Refs 5th c.BC+]
2. with dative person, τοι.. χεῖρας ἀφέξω[Refs 8th c.BC+]
3. with a preposition, ἀ. φρένα περισσῶν παρὰ φωτῶν[Refs 5th c.BC+]
4. c.accusative only, keep off or away, σκοτεινὸν ἀ. ψόγον[Refs 5th c.BC+]
5. οὐδὲν ἀπέχει with infinitive, nothing hinders, debars one from doing, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II. middle, κακῶν ἄπο χεῖρας ἔχεσθαι hold one's hands off or away from.., [Refs 8th c.BC+] —but mostly,
II.2. ἀπέχεσθαί τινος hold oneself off a thing, abstain or desist from it, πολέμου[Refs 8th c.BC+]; οὐδὲ.. σευ ἀφέξομαι will not keep my hands off thee,[Refs]abstain from ravaging [Refs 5th c.BC+]; keep away from, πόλεως[Refs 5th c.BC+]: in perfect passive, μηδὲ τῶν μικρῶν ἀπεσχημένον[Refs 4th c.BC+]
II.3. with infinitive, ἀπέχεσθαι μὴ στρατεῦσαι abstain from marching, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: also with participle, [Refs 4th c.AD+]
II.4. absolutely, refrain oneself, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
III. intransitive in active, to be away or far from, with genitive loci, τῶν Ἐπιπολῶν ἓξ ἢ ἑπτὰ σταδίους[Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ.ἀπὸ Βαβυλῶνος, etc., [Refs 5th c.BC+]
III. b project, extend, [Refs]prominent parts, PA [Refs]
III. c ἀποσχὼν τεσσαράκοντα μάλιστα σταδίους μὴ φθάσαι ἐλθώνfailing to arrinein time by.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]
III.2. of actions, to be far from, ἀπεῖχον τῆς ἐξευρέσιος οὐδὲν ἔλασσον were just as farfrom the discovery, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀπέχει τοῦ μὴ μετ᾽ ὀργῆς [πράττειν] [Refs 4th c.BC+]; πλεῖστον ἀ. τινός to be as far as possible from doing, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; but τοσοῦτ᾽ ἀπέχει τῶν χορηγῶν so far is it from the thoughts of.., [Refs 4th c.BC+]
III.3. generally, to be far remoued from, πολιτείας, μοναρχίας, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
III.4. differ from, οὐδέν τι ἀπεῖχε γαμετῆς γυναικός[Refs 2nd c.AD+]
III.5. διαφύσιες.. ᾗσιν οὐδὲν ἀπέχει ἀγγεῖα εἶναι nothing is wanting, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
IV. have or receive in full, τὴν ἀπόκρισιν[Refs 4th c.BC+]; τὸ χρέος ἀ. receive payment in full, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; ἀπέχω in receipts, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; ἀ. τὸν μισθόν[NT+1st c.AD+]
IV.2. impersonal, ἀπέχει it sufficeth, it is enough, [NT]