verb
dialeipamō
Strong’sG1257
I cease, give over, give up
stem dialeip-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
δια-λείπω
[in LXX for יחל (as I Ki 10:8), etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1257 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
aorist διέλῐπον Refs 5th c.BC+: perfect -λέλοιπαRefs 5th c.BC+:— leave an interval between, τὸ ὀλίγιστον Refs 4th c.BC+:—passive, διελέλειπτο a gap had been left, Refs 5th c.BC+
2 intermit, τὴν ὀχείαν Refs having left an interval of.., Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀκαρῆ διαλιπών having waited an instant, Refs 5th c.BC+; later in genitive, μιᾶς ἡμέρας δ. Refs 2nd c.AD+; so οὐ πολὺ διαλιπών after a short time, Refs 5th c.BC+
II intransitive, stand at intervals, δ. δύο πλέθρα ἀπ᾽ ἀλλήλων Refs 5th c.BC+; τὸ δέρμα ταύτῃ δ. is discontinuous at this point, opposed to συνεχές ἐστι, Refs 4th c.BC+; τὸ -λεῖπον an interval or gap, Refs 5th c.BC+ there are intervals, of the heavens, opposed to πλήρη ἀστέρων εἶναι, Refs 4th c.BC+
II.2 with participle, mostly with negative, οὐ πώποτε διέλειπον ζητῶν Refs 5th c.BC+; οὐδένα διαλέλοιπα χρόνον διαβαλλόμενος I have never ceased to be slandered, Refs 5th c.BC+: without a negative, Refs 2nd c.AD+
II.3 of Time, διαλιπόντων ἐτῶν τριῶν, διαλιπούσης ἡμέρας, after an interval of.., Refs 5th c.BC+the interval of time, Refs 4th c.BC+
II.4 in participle, intermittent, διαλείποντες πνέουσιν οἱ ἄνεμοι Refs 5th c.BC+
II.5 die, Refs
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| dialeipataδιέλιπεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | stopped | 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, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | dialeipamō | dialeipame | dialeipami | dialeipama | dialeipamē | dialeipamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | dialeipasō | dialeipase | dialeipasi | dialeipasa | dialeipasē | dialeipaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dialeipatō | dialeipate | dialeipati | dialeipata1×διέλιπεν | dialeipatē | dialeipatelē |
| we 1st person plural | dialeipanō | dialeipane | dialeipani | dialeipana | dialeipanē | dialeipanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | dialeipavō | dialeipave | dialeipavi | dialeipava | dialeipavē | dialeipavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | dialeipalō | dialeipale | dialeipali | dialeipala | dialeipalē | dialeipalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | dialeipameiō | dialeipameia | dialeipameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | dialeipaseiō | dialeipaseia | dialeipaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dialeipateiō | dialeipateia | dialeipateiē |
| we 1st person plural | dialeipaneiō | dialeipaneia | dialeipaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | dialeipaveiō | dialeipaveia | dialeipaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | dialeipaleiō | dialeipaleia | dialeipaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | dialeipasōr | dialeipasar | dialeipasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dialeipatōr | dialeipatar | dialeipatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | dialeipavōr | dialeipavar | dialeipavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | dialeipalōr | dialeipalar | dialeipalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | dialeipamoiō | dialeipamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | dialeipasoiō | dialeipasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dialeipatoiō | dialeipatoia |
| we 1st person plural | dialeipanoiō | dialeipanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | dialeipavoiō | dialeipavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | dialeipaloiō | dialeipaloia |
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 | dialeiparō | dialeipari | dialeipara | dialeiparē |
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 | dialeiparōntos | dialeiparintos | dialeiparantos | dialeiparēntos |
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
dialeip 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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
dialeipata“stopped”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 7:45… houtas de apo hau eiserchama ouk dialeipata katafilarōntas mu toin podoin.… a kiss, but she has not stopped kissing My feet since I arrived.