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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Greek - English Dictionary

G568 - Far

Strong's No.:G568

Greek:ἀπέχω

Transliteration:apechō

Phonetic:ap-ekh'-o

Word Origin:From G575 and G2192

Bible Usage:be have receive.

Part of Speech:Verb

Strongs
Definition:

(active) to have out that is receive in full; (intransitive) to keep (oneself) away that is be distant (literally or figuratively)


Thayers
Definition:

1. have

a. to hold back, keep off, prevent

b. to have wholly or in full, to have received

c. 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.


Bible References:
Far

Translation
Occurrences:
far ( 1 )
have ( 4 )
is ( 1 )
off ( 1 )
receive ( 1 )
received ( 1 )
was ( 2 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.