ΑΠΟΚΡΟΥΩ, αποκρουω
APOKROUŌ, apokrouō
Sounds Like: ah-po-KROO-oh
Translations: to repel, to ward off, to push back, to drive away
From the root: ΑΠΟΚΡΟΥΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This verb means to repel or ward off, often implying a forceful action to push something or someone away. It can be used in contexts of defense, preventing an attack, or simply driving something back. It is a compound word formed from the preposition ΑΠΟ (APO), meaning 'from' or 'away from', and the verb ΚΡΟΥΩ (KROUO), meaning 'to strike' or 'to knock'.
Inflection: Present, Active, Indicative, First Person, Singular
Strong’s number: G0617 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΠΟΚΡΟΥΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἈΠΕΚΡΟΥΣΑΝΤΟ — they repelled, they pushed back, they drove back, they warded off
- ἈΠΕΚΡΟΥΣΘΗ — was repelled, was driven back, was pushed away, was warded off
- ἈΠΟΚΡΟΥΕΤΑΙ — is repelled, is driven back, is pushed away, is warded off
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