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Koine Greek wordlink #34230

SR GNT Mark 13:34 ἀπόδημος (apodaʸmos) ‘like a man travelling it_is having left the house’ Strongs=5900 Lemma=apodēmos^*
Word role=adjective case=nominative gender=masculine number=singular
Year=33 AD

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Only use of identical word form ἀπόδημος (A-NMS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἀπόδημος’ (A-NMS) is always and only glossed as ‘travelling it_is’.

(In the VLT, the word form ‘ἀπόδημος’ (A-NMS) was always and only glossed as ‘traveling it_is’).

Mark 13:34 ‘like a man travelling it_is having left the house’ SR GNT Mark 13:34 word 5

OET-LV: 34 Like a_man travelling it _is, having _left the house of _him, and having _given the authority to _the slaves of _him, to _each the work of _him, and to _the doorkeeper he _commanded that he _may _be _watching. (MRK_13:34)

OET-RV: 34 It can all be compared to a man who was about to leave his house and go on a trip. Before he leaves, he gives certain jobs and responsibilities to his various slaves, and instructs his security guard to stay alert. (MRK 13:34)

^*Note: This is also the only occurrence of the word root (lemma) ‘apodēmos’ in the Greek originals.

Greek words (1) other than ἀπόδημος (A-NMS) with a gloss related to ‘travelling’

MAT 25:14 ἀποδημῶν (apodaʸmōn) V-PPA·NMS Lemma=apodēmeō ‘as for a man travelling called his own’ SR GNT Mat 25:14 word 4

OET-LV: 14 For/Because as a_man travelling called his own slaves and gave _over the things possessing of _him to _them. (MAT_25:14)

OET-RV: 14 “It’s like a man who was leaving on a trip. He called his slaves and shared his savings among them for them to manage. (MAT 25:14)

Key: A=adjective V=verb NMS=nominative,masculine,singular