verb
eikamō
Greekεἴκω (eikō)
Strong’sG1502
I give way, yield
stem eik-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
εἴκω,
[in LXX: II Ki 12:7 (ענה), Wi 18:25, IV Mac 1:6 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1502 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidi'-ko
properly, to be weak, i.e. yield
Fromapparently a primary verb;
King Jamesgive place.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| eikanaεἴξαμεν | happened · weaorist active indicative 1st person plural | yield | 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 | eikamō | eikame | eikami | eikama | eikamē | eikamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | eikasō | eikase | eikasi | eikasa | eikasē | eikaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eikatō | eikate | eikati | eikata | eikatē | eikatelē |
| we 1st person plural | eikanō | eikane | eikani | eikana1×εἴξαμεν | eikanē | eikanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | eikavō | eikave | eikavi | eikava | eikavē | eikavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | eikalō | eikale | eikali | eikala | eikalē | eikalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | eikameiō | eikameia | eikameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | eikaseiō | eikaseia | eikaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eikateiō | eikateia | eikateiē |
| we 1st person plural | eikaneiō | eikaneia | eikaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | eikaveiō | eikaveia | eikaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | eikaleiō | eikaleia | eikaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | eikasōr | eikasar | eikasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eikatōr | eikatar | eikatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | eikavōr | eikavar | eikavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | eikalōr | eikalar | eikalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | eikamoiō | eikamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | eikasoiō | eikasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eikatoiō | eikatoia |
| we 1st person plural | eikanoiō | eikanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | eikavoiō | eikavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | eikaloiō | eikaloia |
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 | eikarō | eikari | eikara | eikarē |
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 | eikarōtos | eikaritos | eikaratos | eikarētos |
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
eik 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
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
eikana“yield”happened · weaorist active indicative 1st person plural1×
Galatians 2:5“yield”hoi oude pros hōran eikana ta hupotaga, hina tas alētheias teu euangelieu diamenateia pros vin.We did not give in to them for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel would remain with you.