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SBL Greek New Testament

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Matthew 6

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matthew.6.mt6Reward

ἀπέχουσιν τὸν μισθὸν αὐτῶν

IDIOMCULTURETRANSLATIONhigh confidence

What does it mean that public performers ‘have’ their reward?

Apechō was used in receipts to mean payment has been received in full. Human recognition exhausts the reward they sought.

Why this default

‘They have received their reward in full’ is default because apechō was used in receipts to mark complete payment and human applause exhausts what these performers sought. ‘They have their reward’ mirrors the form but hides the commercial idiom, while ‘paid already’ exposes it in more transactional language.

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Project defaultthey have received their reward in full

Project default · receipt idiom

Alternativethey have their reward

Greek form

Alternativethey have been paid already

Commercial force

Reference roleStandardized inspectable reference; manuscript forks are independently reopened.

Revision historyNo decision-level revision has been recorded since the provenance ledger was introduced.

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