ἀποκρίνω to separate, set apart, Plat.:— Pass., ἀποκρινθέντε parted from the throng, of two heroes coming forward as champions, Il.; ἀποκεκρίσθαι εἰς ἓν ὄνομα to be separated and brought under one name, Thuc. to mark by a distinctive form, distinguish , Hdt.; perf. pass. part. ἀποκεκριμένος distinct, Plat. to choose out, choose, Hdt., Plat. Mid. ἀποκρίνομαι, fut. -κρινοῦμαι: perf. -κέκριμαι both in mid. and pass. sense:— to give answer to, reply, Eur., etc.; ἀπ πρός τινα or πρός τι to reply to a questioner or question, Thuc., etc.:—c. acc., ἀποκρίνεσθαι τὸ ἐρωτηθέν to answer the question, Thuc.: so in Pass., τοῦτό μοι ἀποκεκρίσθω let this be my answer, Plat. to answer charges, defend oneself, Ar. aor1 pass. ἀπεκρίθη, ἀπεκρίνατο, he answered, first in NTest.