verb

apokuamō

Greekἀποκυέω (apokueō)

Strong’sG616

I bring forth, give birth to

stem apoku-2 times in the New Testament2 forms occur

Translated as

brings forth1×brought … forth1×

What it means

** ἀπο-κυέω (Rec. -κύω), -ῶ

(< ἀπό, κυέω or κύω, to be pregnant), [in LXX: IV Mac 15:17*;]

prop., "the medical word for birth as the close of pregnancy" (Hort, Ja., 26 f.). In κοινή, "an ordinary syn. of τίκτω, but definitely 'perfectivised' (M, Pr., 111 ff.; MM, s.v.) by the ἀπό, and so implying safe delivery," to bring forth, give birth to: Ja 1:15, 18.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G616 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidap-ok-oo-eh'-o

to breed forth, i.e. (by transference) to generate (figuratively)

Fromfrom G575 and the base of G2949;

King Jamesbeget, produce.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind it	What it is	Usually	Times
apokuatōἀποκύει	happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular	brings forth	1×
apokuataἀπεκύησεν	happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular	brought … forth	1×

Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.

Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses

Statements — indicative mood, 2 occurrences

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	apokuamō	apokuame	apokuami	apokuama	apokuamē	apokuamelē
you 2nd person singular	apokuasō	apokuase	apokuasi	apokuasa	apokuasē	apokuaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	apokuatō1×ἀποκύει	apokuate	apokuati	apokuata1×ἀπεκύησεν	apokuatē	apokuatelē
we 1st person plural	apokuanō	apokuane	apokuani	apokuana	apokuanē	apokuanelē
ye 2nd person plural	apokuavō	apokuave	apokuavi	apokuava	apokuavē	apokuavelē
they 3rd person plural	apokualō	apokuale	apokuali	apokuala	apokualē	apokualelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	apokuameiō	apokuameia	apokuameiē
you 2nd person singular	apokuaseiō	apokuaseia	apokuaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	apokuateiō	apokuateia	apokuateiē
we 1st person plural	apokuaneiō	apokuaneia	apokuaneiē
ye 2nd person plural	apokuaveiō	apokuaveia	apokuaveiē
they 3rd person plural	apokualeiō	apokualeia	apokualeiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	apokuasōr	apokuasar	apokuasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	apokuatōr	apokuatar	apokuatēr
ye 2nd person plural	apokuavōr	apokuavar	apokuavēr
they 3rd person plural	apokualōr	apokualar	apokualēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	apokuamoiō	apokuamoia
you 2nd person singular	apokuasoiō	apokuasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	apokuatoiō	apokuatoia
we 1st person plural	apokuanoiō	apokuanoia
ye 2nd person plural	apokuavoiō	apokuavoia
they 3rd person plural	apokualoiō	apokualoia

The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	apokuarō	apokuari	apokuara	apokuarē

Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	apokuarōtos	apokuaritos	apokuaratos	apokuarētos

Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.

How every form is built — the slots that make them

apokustem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

apoku is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

2 occurrences, every one of them listed

apokuatō“brings forth”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×

James 1:15“brings forth”eita tas epithumias sullambaratas tiktatō hamartan, tas de hamartas apoteliratas apokuatō thanaton.Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.

apokuata“brought … forth”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×

James 1:18“brought … forth”bouliratos apokuata nin logo alētheiau, eis tem arō nin aparchan tinan teiu autou ktismeiu.He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of His creation.