ἀπέχει
apéchei
G566
SILEX Entry
Definition
Third person singular present indicative active of ἀπέχω. Primarily, 'it is sufficient,' 'it is enough,' or 'it suffices'; used impersonally to indicate that some quantity, action, or circumstance fulfills what is required or expected. In specific contexts, can also convey the sense 'there is enough,' 'it meets the required amount,' or simply 'enough' as an interjection.
Semantic Range
it is sufficient, it is enough, it suffices, there is enough, fulfils what is required, enough (as an interjection)
Root / Etymology
From ἀπέχω (to have or hold off, to be distant, to abstain). This verb is formed from the preposition ἀπό ('from, away from') and the verb ἔχω ('to have, to hold'). Thus, the core sense is 'to have away from,' which figuratively can develop into 'to suffice' or 'to be enough,' especially in idiomatic or impersonal expressions.
Historical & Contextual Notes
In classical Greek, ἀπέχω generally means 'to keep away, be distant, abstain (from),' with a primarily physical or moral sense. By Hellenistic and Koine periods, the verb ἀπέχω acquires impersonal uses where it may mean 'it is sufficient' or 'that is enough,' typically as a formulaic expression, sometimes marking the end of a transaction or indicating that a certain action or requirement is fulfilled (e.g., Mark 14:41, 'ἀπέχει' used to mean 'it is enough,' signaling closure of an event or sufficiency). This impersonal or idiomatic use is less frequent in classical sources and becomes more pronounced in documentary and narrative Greek of the Hellenistic and Roman periods, including the New Testament and papyri. English translations may render it as 'it is enough,' 'enough,' or 'that will do,' but these do not always capture the finality or sufficiency sometimes implied in the Greek expression.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
third person singular present indicative active of ἀπέχω used impersonally; it is sufficient:--it is enough.
Root Family
ἀπέχ- (apéchei) — to have away from, to abstain, to suffice, to be enough
Word Forms
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