verb
ekbainamō
Greekἐκβαίνω (ekbainō)
Strong’sG1831
I go out, come out
stem ekbain-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἐκ-βαίνω,
[in LXX for עלח;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1831 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidex-er'-khom-ahee
to issue (literally or figuratively)
King Jamescome (forth, out), depart (out of), escape, get out, go (abroad, away, forth, out, thence), proceed (forth), spread abroad.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ekbainalaἐξέβησαν | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | went out | 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 | ekbainamō | ekbainame | ekbainami | ekbainama | ekbainamē | ekbainamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | ekbainasō | ekbainase | ekbainasi | ekbainasa | ekbainasē | ekbainaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekbainatō | ekbainate | ekbainati | ekbainata | ekbainatē | ekbainatelē |
| we 1st person plural | ekbainanō | ekbainane | ekbainani | ekbainana | ekbainanē | ekbainanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekbainavō | ekbainave | ekbainavi | ekbainava | ekbainavē | ekbainavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | ekbainalō | ekbainale | ekbainali | ekbainala1×ἐξέβησαν | ekbainalē | ekbainalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ekbainameiō | ekbainameia | ekbainameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | ekbainaseiō | ekbainaseia | ekbainaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekbainateiō | ekbainateia | ekbainateiē |
| we 1st person plural | ekbainaneiō | ekbainaneia | ekbainaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekbainaveiō | ekbainaveia | ekbainaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | ekbainaleiō | ekbainaleia | ekbainaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | ekbainasōr | ekbainasar | ekbainasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekbainatōr | ekbainatar | ekbainatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekbainavōr | ekbainavar | ekbainavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | ekbainalōr | ekbainalar | ekbainalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ekbainamoiō | ekbainamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | ekbainasoiō | ekbainasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekbainatoiō | ekbainatoia |
| we 1st person plural | ekbainanoiō | ekbainanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekbainavoiō | ekbainavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | ekbainaloiō | ekbainaloia |
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 | ekbainarō | ekbainari | ekbainara | ekbainarē |
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 | ekbainarōtos | ekbainaritos | ekbainaratos | ekbainarētos |
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
ekbain 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
ekbainala“went out”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Hebrews 11:15“went out”kai ei men ekeinau mnēmoneualō apo hau ekbainala, echale an kairon anakamptara;If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return.