verb
efallemō
Greekἐφάλλομαι (efallomai)
Strong’sG2177
I leap upon
stem efall-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
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
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| efalleratosἐφαλόμενος | 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
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | efallemō | efalleme | efallemi | efallema | efallemē | efallemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | efallesō | efallese | efallesi | efallesa | efallesē | efalleselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | efalletō | efallete | efalleti | efalleta | efalletē | efalletelē |
| we 1st person plural | efallenō | efallene | efalleni | efallena | efallenē | efallenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | efallevō | efalleve | efallevi | efalleva | efallevē | efallevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | efallelō | efallele | efalleli | efallela | efallelē | efallelelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | efallemeiō | efallemeia | efallemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | efalleseiō | efalleseia | efalleseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | efalleteiō | efalleteia | efalleteiē |
| we 1st person plural | efalleneiō | efalleneia | efalleneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | efalleveiō | efalleveia | efalleveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | efalleleiō | efalleleia | efalleleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | efallesōr | efallesar | efallesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | efalletōr | efalletar | efalletēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | efallevōr | efallevar | efallevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | efallelōr | efallelar | efallelēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | efallemoiō | efallemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | efallesoiō | efallesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | efalletoiō | efalletoia |
| we 1st person plural | efallenoiō | efallenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | efallevoiō | efallevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | efalleloiō | efalleloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | efallerō | efalleri | efallera | efallerē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | efallerōtos | efalleritos | efalleratos1×ἐφαλόμενος | efallerētos |
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
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
efalleratos“leaped”happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative singular masculine1×
Acts 19:16“leaped”kai efalleratos tos anthrōpos epi autoin en ho ate tem pneumem tem ponērem katakurieuaratos amfoteroiu ischuata kata autoiu, hōste gumnoin kai traumatizirētoin ekfeugara ek tou oikou ekeinou.Then the man with the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered them all. The attack was so violent that they ran out of the house naked and wounded.