verb
efallomō
Strong’sG2177
I leap upon
stem efall-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.
ἐφάλλομαι
[in LXX for צָלַח, I Ki 10:6 11:6 16:13 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2177 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future - αλοῦμαι LXXaorist 2 ἐπᾶλτο, participle ἐπάλμενος, ἐπιάλμενος (see. below): regular aorist 2 infinitive -αλέσθαι Refs 4th c.BC+:—spring upon, so as to attack, with dative, Ἀστεροπαίῳ ἐπᾶλτο Refs 8th c.BC+; ἐπάλμενος ὀξέϊ δουρίRefs 8th c.BC+ having leaped upon the chariot, Refs 8th c.BC+; of fame, ἐς Αἰθίοπας ἐπᾶλτο Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐπὶ τὰν χῆρα NT+1st c.AD+; ζῴῳ, in hostile sense, Refs 3rd c.AD+; εἰς τοὐπίσω ἐ., of an exercise, LXX+2nd c.AD+
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| efallerantosἐφαλόμενος | happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative singular masculine | leaped | 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, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | efallomō | efallome | efallomē | efallomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | efallosō | efallose | efallosē | efalloselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | efallotō | efallote | efallotē | efallotelē |
| we 1st person plural | efallonō | efallone | efallonē | efallonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | efallovō | efallove | efallovē | efallovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | efallolō | efallole | efallolē | efallolelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | efallemi | efallema |
| you 2nd person singular | efallesi | efallesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | efalleti | efalleta |
| we 1st person plural | efalleni | efallena |
| ye 2nd person plural | efallevi | efalleva |
| they 3rd person plural | efalleli | efallela |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | efallomeiō | efallomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | efalloseiō | efalloseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | efalloteiō | efalloteiē |
| we 1st person plural | efalloneiō | efalloneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | efalloveiō | efalloveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | efalloleiō | efalloleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | efallemeia |
| you 2nd person singular | efalleseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | efalleteia |
| we 1st person plural | efalleneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | efalleveia |
| they 3rd person plural | efalleleia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | efallosōr | efallosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | efallotōr | efallotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | efallovōr | efallovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | efallolōr | efallolēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | efallesar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | efalletar |
| ye 2nd person plural | efallevar |
| they 3rd person plural | efallelar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | efallomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | efallosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | efallotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | efallonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | efallovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | efalloloiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | efallemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | efallesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | efalletoia |
| we 1st person plural | efallenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | efallevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | efalleloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | efallorō | efallorē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | efalleri | efallera |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | efallorōntos | efallorēntos | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | efallerintos | efallerantos1×ἐφαλόμενος |
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
efall 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
efallerantos“leaped”happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative singular masculine1×
Acts 19:16“leaped”kai efallerantos tos anthrōpos epi autoin en ho …Then the man with the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered …