ἀνταπόδομα (G468) — Greek Lexicon

ἀνταπόδομα

antapódoma

G468 noun

SILEX Entry

Definition

A thing given in return, a recompense or reward, whether positive (reward, benefit) or negative (retribution, payback); specifically, that which is given or rendered to someone as a consequence of their actions. The sense includes both compensation for good and requital for wrongdoing. In context, it can denote material, moral, or divine recompense.

Semantic Range

requital, recompense, payback, reward, retribution, equivalent return (for an action), compensation

Root / Etymology

From ἀνταποδίδωμι (to give back, repay, return), which is composed of ἀντί (in return, against) and ἀποδίδωμι (to give, render). The suffix -μα indicates the result or thing produced by the action, i.e., the act of repaying or that which is repaid.

Historical & Contextual Notes

Ἀνταπόδομα is a nominal form (neuter) meaning 'thing given in return.' In classical Greek, the verb ἀνταποδίδωμι is well attested (to give back, repay, requite), but the noun ἀνταπόδομα is rare outside religious or formal contexts. It appears in the Septuagint (e.g., Psalms and Jeremiah) almost always as divine recompense—beneficial or punitive—correlating with Hebrew terms like גְּמוּל (gᵊmūl, recompense). In the New Testament, the term occurs rarely but continues to denote both reward and retribution, typically with a sense of just or appropriate payback for deeds. Standard English translations often narrow the sense to 'recompense' or 'reward,' but these do not capture the equal applicability to both reward and punishment. Context determines the kind of recompense intended. Differentiates from other Greek terms for 'reward' (μισθός, δῶρον) by emphasizing the aspect of reciprocal justice or exact correspondence to prior action.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from ἀνταποδίδωμι; a requital (properly, the thing):--recompense.

Root Family

ἀνταπόδομα (antapodoma) — recompense, repayment, requital, return in kind

Root ἀνταποδιδ- to give back, to repay, to return (in kind)

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE	Surface	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	SIBI-P2	Occurrences
`G468-01`	ἀνταπόδομά	antapodoma	`N NOM N SG`	recompense	recompense	recompense	2

Occurrences in Scripture

2 occurrences

SIDANCE	Reference	Word	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	SIBI-P2
`G468-01`	Luke 14:12	ἀνταπόδομά	antapodoma	`N NOM N SG`	recompense	recompense	recompense
`G468-01`	Romans 11:9	ἀνταπόδομα	antapodoma	`N ACC N SG`	retribution	recompense	recompense

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