ἀποδίδωμι

ἀποδίδωμι ptc. ἀποδιδοῦν (for-δόν) Rv 22:2 (B-D-F §94, 1; Rob. 312); impf. ἀπεδίδουν Ac 4:33, H 67:5; fut. ἀποδώσω; 1 aor. ἀπέδωκα; 2 aor. subj. 2 sg. ἀποδῷς, 3 sg. ἀποδῷ, ἀποδοῖ Hv 1, 3, 4, impv. ἀπόδος, ἀπόδοτε; 2 aor. mid. ἀπεδόμην, 3 sg. ἀπέδετο Hb 12:16 (-δοτο v.l.). Pass.: fut. ἀποδοθήσομαι; 1 aor. ἀπεδόθην, inf. ἀποδοθῆναι (the ms. tradition varies in the aor. subj. act., s. B-D-F §95, 2); pf. ptc. ἀποδεδομένος Num 8:16 (s. δίδωμι; Hom.+) gener. ‘give out’ something.

① to give out, give, give up, yield, τὸ σῶμα Mt 27:58 (for the syntax cp. Diod S 14, 84, 2 τοὺς νεκροὺς ἀπέδωκαν). Of divine generosity τινί τι 1 Cl 23:1 (τὰς χάριτας). Of plants καρπόν yield fruit (POxy 53, 11 καρποὺς ἀ.; Lev 26:4) Rv 22:2; Hs 2:8; fig., Hb 12:11. στέφανον ἀ. award a crown 2 Ti 4:8.

② to meet a contractual or other obligation, pay, pay out, fulfill

ⓐ of wages or produce τὸν μισθόν (X., An. 1, 2, 12; Dio Chrys. 13 [7], 12; SIG 127, 27; Sb 3924, 20 [19 A.D.]; Tob 2:12; Jer 22:13; Philo, Virt. 88) pay out wages Mt 20:8; 2 Cl 20:4; B 11:8. τὴν ἀντιμισθίαν τινὶ ἀ. 2 Cl 11:6; 15:2. Of proceeds, give Mt 21:41. μαρτύριον ἀ. (4 Macc 6:32) give testimony Ac 4:33.

ⓑ of taxes, pay (Philo, Op. M. 85) Mt 22:21; Mk 12:17; Lk 20:25 (cp. Sextus 20).

ⓒ of fulfilling various responsibilities ἀ. τῷ ὑψίστῳ τὰς εὐχάς pay vows to the Highest 1 Cl 52:3 (Ps 49:14; cp. Dt 23:22; Jos., Ant. 11, 9 τ. εὐχὰς ἀπεδίδοσαν τ. θεῷ; X., Mem. 2, 2, 10 τ. θεοῖς εὐχὰς ἀ.; Diod S 4, 48, 7; 4, 49, 2; 8 τὰς εὐχὰς ἀποδοῦναι τοῖς θεοῖς; 14, 13, 5 Ἄμμωνι; PGiss 27, 9f [II A.D.] ἵνα τ. θεοῖς τ. ὀφειλομένας σπονδὰς ἀποδῶ). τὴν ὀφειλήν τινι ἀ. fulfill one’s duty to someone 1 Cor 7:3; pl. Ro 13:7. τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν keep the promise=give that which we promised GJs 7:1; sim. of God B 5:7; Hv 1, 3, 4. τοὺς ὅρκους ἀ. keep oaths Mt 5:33 (cp. POxy 1026, 6). λόγον ἀ. give account (s. λόγος 2a) Mt 12:36; Lk 16:2; Ac 19:40; Ro 14:12 v.l.; Hb 13:17; 1 Pt 4:5; Hv 3, 9, 10; m 2:5.

③ to restore to an original possessor, give back, return

ⓐ of things τὶ (Philo, Spec. Leg. 4, 67; Jos., Vi. 335; Just., D. 105, 5 τὸ πνεῦμα) Hm 3:2; Hs 8, 6, 3. τινί τι (X., Hell. 2, 2, 9 et al.) Lk 9:42; Hs 2:7. τινί v 2, 1, 3. τῷ ὑπηρέτῃ Lk 4:20. Pay back a debt Mt 5:26; 18:25ff, 34; Lk 7:42; 12:59; D 1:5; repay an advance Lk 10:35; give back taxes unjustly collected 19:8 (cp. Num 5:7f). Mid. τὰς ῥάβδους Hs 8, 1, 5.

ⓑ of persons τὴν παρθένον GJs 16:1; Salome prays ἀπόδος με τοῖς πένησιν return me to the poor 20:2 (not pap). ἵνα αὐτὸν ἐγείρας ἀποδῷ σοι so that (Peter) might raise him (your son) and return him to you AcPt Ox 849.

④ to recompense, whether in a good or bad sense, render, reward, recompense, cp. ἀνταποδίδωμι, of God Mt 6:4, 6, 18. ἑκάστῳ κατὰ τὰ ἔργα αὐτοῦ Ro 2:6 (Ps 61:13; Pr 24:12; PsSol 2:16); cp. 2 Ti 4:14; Rv 22:12; 1 Cl 34:3. ἑκάστῳ κατὰ τ. πρᾶξιν αὐτοῦ Mt 16:27 (Sir 35:22). τινί τι 1 Cl 18:12 (Ps 50:14; Just. D. 121, 3). κακὸν ἀντὶ κακοῦ (cp. Pr 17:13; ApcSed 7:7) evil with evil Ro 12:17 (cp. 1QS 10:17); 1 Th 5:15; 1 Pt 3:9; Pol 2:2. ἀμοιβὰς ἀ. (Dionys. Hal. 6, 73; POxy 705, 61 ἀποδιδοὺς ἀμοιβήν; Ps 27:4 Aq.; Just. A I, 43, 2) make a return 1 Ti 5:4. Abs. ἀπόδοτε αὐτῇ ὡς καὶ αὐτὴ ἀπέδωκεν render to her as she herself has rendered to others Rv 18:6 (cp. Ps 136:8).—IBroer, Das Ius Talionis im NT: NTS 40, ’94, 1–21.

⑤ mid. to make an exchange

ⓐ sell, trade (Hdt. 1, 70 et al.; ins, pap) τὸν Ἰωσήφ Ac 7:9 (Gen 37:28; 45:4; Philo, De Jos. 15; 238). τί τινος someth. for someth. (Pla., Phd. 98b; X., Hell. 2, 3, 48) τοσούτου τὸ χωρίον sell the piece of ground for so much Ac 5:8 (ἀ. τὸ χ. as Jos., Ant. 3, 283). τὶ ἀντί τινος (as TestIss 2:2) trade Hb 12:16.

ⓑ τὸν ἴδιον υἱὸν λύτρον (God’s) own son as a ransom Dg 9:2.—EDNT. M-M. TW.