apecho describes abstaining from something, being at a distance, or receiving and having something fully.

The attested uses most often describe receiving, possessing, or having something fully or sufficiently; they also describe abstaining from specified practices and being at a distance from a person or place.

1. Receive, possess, or have fully · dominant

   Active verbal forms occur where something is already received or held: in Matthew 6:2, Matthew 6:5, and Matthew 6:16 the APB renders the hypocrites as having received their reward or wage in full. In Philippians 4:18 the first-person present form stands in a statement of having received fully, while Mark 14:41 presents the situation as sufficient and Philemon 1:15 looks to having someone back permanently.

   Matthew 6:2Matthew 6:5Matthew 6:16Mark 14:41Philemon 1:15Philippians 4:18
2. Be distant or far away · common

   Present active participles and indicative forms describe separation in space or relation. In Luke 15:20 the son is still far off; Luke 24:13 describes a village away from Jerusalem; Luke 7:6 places Jesus not far from the house; and Mark 7:6 and Matthew 15:8 describe a heart as far from God.

   Luke 15:20Luke 24:13Luke 7:6Mark 7:6Matthew 14:24Matthew 15:8
3. Keep away from specified things · common

   Present middle forms occur in instructions or requirements to refrain from named conduct or items. In Acts 15:20 and Acts 15:29 the APB renders abstinence from idol-polluted things, blood, strangled animals, and sexual immorality; 1 Peter 2:11 and 1 Thessalonians 5:22 similarly address fleshly desires and every form of evil.

   1 Peter 2:111 Thessalonians 4:31 Thessalonians 5:221 Timothy 4:3Acts 15:20Acts 15:29

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly renders the middle forms with “abstain” and the distance uses with “far off,” “away,” or “far from.” For the receiving use it uses phrases such as “received their reward in full” and “I have received in full”; these are verse-level renderings rather than definitions.