To pay
ἀποδίδωμιStrong’s G0591apodidōmi
Appears in 46 verses of the New Testament
In short
Apodidōmi is the Greek word usually translated “do give back”, “reward” and “give”. It appears in 46 verses of the New Testament.
“But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to shew piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is good and acceptable before God.”
Meaning
Usually translated “do give back”, “reward” and “give”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- do give back 4
- will reward 3
- will give 3
- to pay 2
- i will pay 2
- do pay 2
- he may pay 2
- sold 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 17
- Luke 8
- Acts 4
- Romans 3
- Hebrews 3
- Revelation 3
12 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 5:26Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.
- Matthew 5:33Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:
- Matthew 6:4That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.
- Matthew 6:6But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
- Matthew 6:18That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.
- Matthew 12:36But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
All 46 verses, by book
Greek dictionary
ἀποδίδωμι apodidōmi · to pay
ἀπο-δίδωμι [in LXX for מָכַר, שׁוּב hi., נָתַן, שָׁלֵם pi., etc. ;] to give up or back, restore, return: Mat.27:58, Luk.4:20 9:42 19:8; esp. of wages, debts, oaths, etc. (MM, see word), to render what is due, to pay (Deiss., LAE, 334 f.): absol., Mat.18:25, 28, Luk.7:42. with accusative, Mat.5:26 18:29-30, 34 20:8 21:41 22:21, Mrk.12:17, Luk.10:35 12:59 20:25, Rom.13:7, Heb.12:11, Rev.22:2; ὅρκους, Mat.5:33 (cf. Num.30:3, Deu.23:21 al.); of conjugal duty, τ. ὀφειλήν, 1Co.7:3; ἀμοιβάς, 1Ti.5:4; μαρτύριον, to give (as in duty bound) testimony, Act.4:33; λόγον, to render account, Mat.12:36, Luk …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “pay” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
PAY, verb transitive
preterit tense and participle passive paid.
- To discharge a debt; to deliver to a creditor the value of the debt, either in money or goods, to his acceptance or satisfaction, by which the obligation of the debtor is discharged.
- To discharge a duty created by promise or by custom or by the moral law; as, to pay a debt of honor or of kindness.
- To fulfill; to perform what is promised; as, to pay one's vows.
- To render what is due to a superior, or demanded by civility or courtesy; as, to pay respect to a magistrate; to pay due honor to parents.
All definitions and other forms of “pay”
- To beat.
- To reward; to recompense; as, to pay for kindness with neglect.
- To give an equivalent for any thing purchased.
PAY, verb intransitive
To pay off, in seamen's language, is to fall to leeward, as the head of a ship.
PAY, noun
Compensation; recompense; an equivalent given for money due, goods purchased or services performed; salary or wages for services; hire. The merchant receives pay for goods sold; the soldier receives pay for his services, but the soldiers of the American revolution never received full pay
- Compensation; reward.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.