Quick Definition
ἀπαντάω v. I meet, encounter
Strong's Definition
from 575 and a derivative of 473; to meet away, i.e. encounter
KJV Usage: meet
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
verb | ἀντάω (meet)
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἀπ-αντάω, -ῶὥ : fut. ἀπαντήσω (Mk. xiv. 13; but in better Grk. ἀπαντήσομαι, cf. W. 83 (79); [B. 53 (46)]); 1 aor. ἀπήντησα; to go to meet; in past tenses, to meet: τινί, Mt. xxviii. 9[Τ Tr WH ὑπ-}; Mk. v. 2 RG; xiv. 13; Lk. xvii. 12[L WHom. Tr br. dat.; T WH mrg. read in-|; Jn. iv. 51 RG; Acts xvi. 16 [RG L]. Inamilitary sense of a hostile meeting: Lk. xiv. 31 RG, as in 1 S. xxii. 17; 2 S. i. 15; 1 Mace. xi. 15, 68 and often in Grk. writ.
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ἀπαντάω apantaō 2x
to meet, encounter, Mk. 14:13; Lk. 17:12*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
ἀπαντάω, -ῶ,
[in LXX chiefly for פּגע;]
to go to meet.
to meet; c. dat.: Mk 14:13, Lk 17:12 (WH, mg., ὑπ-; in Rec. freq. as v.1. for ὑπ-, q.v.).†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
ἀπαντάω. The verb is very common of ‘“‘attendance” before a magistrate. It is sufficient to cite P Petr IIT. 30° καὶ φαμένη καταστήσεσθαι πρός [pe] [TI . . . οὐκ ἀπήντησε], “though she said that she would appear against me on the . . . she did not present herself” (Edd.), P Tor II. 1315 (B.c. 147) & ἐπὶ τὸ κριτήριον, P. Grenf 1. 13° (B.c. 152 or 141) ἀπαντᾶν ἐπὶ σέ, P Oxy I. 598 (A.D. 292) αἱρεθέντος Θεοδώρου ἀντὶ ᾿Αρείονος σκρείβα ἀπαντῆσαι ἐπὶ τὴν ἡγεμονίαν καὶ 5 , ἀπαντησις προσεδρεῦσαι τῷ ἀχράντῳ αὐτοῦ δικαστηρίῳ], “ Theodorus, who was recently chosen in place of Arion the scribe to proceed to his highness the prefect and attend his immaculate court ” (Edd.), P Cairo Preis 49 (A.D. 320) ἀπαντησάτωσαν [ἐπ7ὶ τὸ ἡγ[εἸμονικὸν δικαστήριον, and from the inscriptions, Syll 737% (ii/iii a-p.) εἰ δέ τις τῶν ἰοβάκχων, εἰδὼς ἐπὶ τοῦτο ἀγορὰν ὀφείλουσαν ἀχθῆναι, μὴ ἀπαντήσῃ, ἀποτεισάτω τῷ κοινῷ λεπτοῦ δρ(αχμὰς) ¥. P Lond 4255 (B.c. 168) (=I. p. 30, Selections p. 9) εἰ ἐρρωμένωι τἄλλα κατὰ λόγον ἀπαντᾶι, “if you are well, and things in general are going right,” shows a common epistolary formula: cf. P Vat A* (B.c. 168) (= Witkowski, p. 64), P Par 455: (B.c. 153) αἰ. In MGr the verb means “‘ answer.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
ἀπαντάω (apantaō) — to meet. ἀπαντάω, imperfect ἀπήντων[Refs 5th c.BC+], Doric dialect 3rd.pers.singular ἀπάντη[Refs 2nd c.BC+]: future ἀπαντήσω[Refs 4th c.BC+] but better -ήσομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist ἀπήντησα[Refs 5th c.BC+]: perfect ἀπήντηκα[Refs 5th c.BC+]:—the middle, used in active sense by [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; so also perfect ἀπήντημαι[Refs 2nd c.BC+]
I. mostly of persons, move from a place to meet a person, and generally, meet, encounter, τινί[Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. ταῖς ὁμοίαις φύσεσι encounter, fall in with them, [Refs 4th c.BC+]any one that meets you, any chance person, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
I. b frequently with a preposition, ἀ. τινὶ εἰς τόπον come or go to a place to meet him, meet him at a place, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: without dative person, present oneself at a place, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
I. c with dative loci, light upon, come to, τόπῳ[LXX]
I.2. frequently in hostile sense, meet in battle, ἀ. δορί (dative person being omitted) [Refs 5th c.BC+]; generally, resist, oppose in any way, νομοθέτῃ ἀ. λέγων..[Refs 5th c.BC+]; διὰ λόγων νουθετικῶν ἀ.[Refs 5th c.BC+]rejoin, reply, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
I.2. b absolutely, present oneself in arms, attend the muster, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
I.2. c face, meet, αἰκίαις καὶ θανάτοις[Refs 3rd c.BC+]
I.3. frequently as a law-term, meet in open court, τῷ καλεσαμένῳ[Refs 5th c.BC+] present oneself at the trial, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πρὸς ἣν [δίκην] οὐκ ἀπήντα did not appear to defend his cause, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἀ. πρὸς τὸν διαιτητήν, etc., come before him, [Refs]; ἀ. ἐπὶ τοῖς ἀλλοτρίοις ἀγῶσι to be present at other people's suits, meddle with them, [Refs 4th c.BC+]: absolutely, appear in court, [Refs]
I.4. ἀ. εἰς.. enter into a thing, attempt it, εἰς τὸν ἀγῶνα[Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. εἰς τὴν τίμησιν come to the question of rating, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πρὸς τὴν ἐρώτησιν, τὸ πρόβλημα, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἀ. πρὸς τὴν τροφήν go to seek it, [Refs]de.An.[Refs]have recourse to.., [Refs 4th c.BC+]
II. of things, come upon one, meet or happen to one, ἀ. δάκρυά μοι[Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπὶ τῶ κεφαλαίῳ τῶν πραγμάτων ἀ. [ἡ ῥᾳθυμία] 'comes home to roost',[Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.2. absolutely, happen, occur, turn out, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
