verb
ekdōomō
Strong’sG1554
I give out, let, let out for my own advantage
stem ekdō-4 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books2 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.
ἐκ-δίδωμι
[in LXX for נָתַן, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1554 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
3rd.pers. singular ἐκδιδοῖ Refs 5th c.BC+:—give up, especiallysomethingseized and detained unlawfully, Ἑλένην καὶ κτήμαθ᾽ ἅμ᾽ αὐτῇ Refs 8th c.BC+: generally, surrender, especially of giving up refugees, Refs; τινὰ τοῖς ἐχθροῖς Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐ. δοῦλον give up a slave to be examined by torture, Refs 5th c.BC+; surrender a city, Ἀμφίπολιν Refs 4th c.BC+ —middle, θυμὸν ἐκδόσθαι πρὸς ἥβαν give up one's heart to jollity, Refs 5th c.BC+
2 give out of one's house,
2.a ἐ. θυγατέρα give one's daughter in marriage, τινί Refs 5th c.BC+; θυγατέρας παρὰ σφῶν αὐτῶν ἐκδόντες having provided for their marriage at their own expense, Refs 4th c.BC+; frequently also without any accusative, give in marriage, ἐ. εἰς οὒς ἂν ἐθέλωσι Refs 5th c.BC+: metaphorically, of the elements, συνοικίζειν καὶ ἐ. Refs 5th c.BC+:—less frequently in middle, ἐκδίδοσθαι θυγατέρα Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, Refs 4th c.AD+ given in marriage, Refs 4th c.BC+
2.b give one's son for adoption, τοὺς μὲν (i.e. υἱοὺς) εἰς ἑτέρας οἰκίας Refs 2nd c.BC+; also ἐ. τὸν παῖδα ἐπὶ τέχνην put him out as an apprentice, Refs 5th c.BC+
3 farm out, let for hire, τὴν αὐλήν Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐ. ἀνδράποδα to let out slaves for work, NT+5th c.BC+: with infinitive, χαλινὸν χαλκεῖ ἐ. σκευάσαι Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐ. [θύλακον] τῷ σκυτοδέψῃ ἐπιρράψαι Refs 4th c.BC+; ἐκδόντος μοι Δημοσθένους..στέφανον χρυσοῦν ὥστε κατασκευάσαι Test. cited in Refs 4th c.BC+; ὥσπερ ἀνδριάντ᾽ ἐκδεδωκὼς κατὰ συγγραφήν like one who has contracted for the execution of a statue, Refs 4th c.BC+
4 give in charge to another, πολλοὺς ἐξέδωκα Προδίκῳ (with play on signification 2) Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐκδιδοὺς νεικέων so as to be out of the way of quarrels, Refs 5th c.BC+: with infinitive, Δὶ τοῦτ᾽..ἐκδώσομεν πράσσειν Refs 5th c.BC+
5 bring out, ἀλλ᾽ ἐκδότω τις..δᾷδας Refs 5th c.BC+
6 lend out money on security, etc., Legal cited in Refs 5th c.BC+
6.b simply, pay out, Refs 4th c.BC+
7 put out, publish, of books, etc., chiefly in passive, λόγος ὁ πρότερον ἐκδοθείς Refs 5th c.BC+:—in active, Refs 1st c.AD+
8 of a woman, bring to the birth, Refs 2nd c.AD+
9 of land, etc., return, yield, produce, μέταλλα.. μονολίθους ἐκδιδόντα πλάκας Refs 1st c.BC+
10 hand over, deliver a document, ἀποχήν Refs 1st c.AD+, etc.:—middle, Refs 4th c.BC+
11 betray, Refs 5th c.AD+
II intransitive, of rivers, empty themselves, disembogue, ἐς θάλασσαν, ἐς τὴν Σύρτιν, ἐς τὸν Μαίανδρον, etc., Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 τῶν ἄλλων [ζῴων] τὰ μὲν εἰς ὀδόντας ἐκδίδωσι..τὰ δὲ εἰς κέρατα.. run to teeth, etc., Refs 4th c.BC+; find an outlet, εἰς κεφαλήν Refs
II.3 emerge, τὴν Ἀφροδίτην ἐκδοῦναι τῆς θαλάσσης Refs 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ekdōetiἐκδώσεται | will happen · he/she/itfuture middle indicative 3rd person singular | lease | 1× |
| ekdōetaἐξέδετο | happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular | leased | 3× |
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, 4 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 | ekdōomō | ekdōome | ekdōomē | ekdōomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | ekdōosō | ekdōose | ekdōosē | ekdōoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekdōotō | ekdōote | ekdōotē | ekdōotelē |
| we 1st person plural | ekdōonō | ekdōone | ekdōonē | ekdōonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekdōovō | ekdōove | ekdōovē | ekdōovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | ekdōolō | ekdōole | ekdōolē | ekdōolelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ekdōemi | ekdōema |
| you 2nd person singular | ekdōesi | ekdōesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekdōeti1×ἐκδώσεται | ekdōeta3×ἐξέδετο |
| we 1st person plural | ekdōeni | ekdōena |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekdōevi | ekdōeva |
| they 3rd person plural | ekdōeli | ekdōela |
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 | ekdōomeiō | ekdōomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | ekdōoseiō | ekdōoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekdōoteiō | ekdōoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | ekdōoneiō | ekdōoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekdōoveiō | ekdōoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | ekdōoleiō | ekdōoleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ekdōemeia |
| you 2nd person singular | ekdōeseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekdōeteia |
| we 1st person plural | ekdōeneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekdōeveia |
| they 3rd person plural | ekdōeleia |
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 | ekdōosōr | ekdōosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekdōotōr | ekdōotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekdōovōr | ekdōovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | ekdōolōr | ekdōolēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | ekdōesar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekdōetar |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekdōevar |
| they 3rd person plural | ekdōelar |
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 | ekdōomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | ekdōosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekdōotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | ekdōonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekdōovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | ekdōoloiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ekdōemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | ekdōesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekdōetoia |
| we 1st person plural | ekdōenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekdōevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | ekdōeloia |
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 | ekdōorō | ekdōorē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | ekdōeri | ekdōera |
Used as an adjective — participle, 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 | ekdōorōntos | ekdōorēntos | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | ekdōerintos | ekdōerantos |
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
ekdō 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.
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
ekdōeti“lease”will happen · he/she/itfuture middle indicative 3rd person singular1×
Matthew 21:41“lease”… kakōs apolati autoin, kai ton ampelōnon ekdōeti allosoi geōrgoi, hotinois apodōali auto toin …… will bring those wretches to a wretched end,” they replied, “and will rent out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him his share of the fruit at …
ekdōeta“leased”happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular3×
Matthew 21:33“leased”… auto lēnan kai oikodomata purgon, kai ekdōeta auton geōrgoi, kai apodēmata.… dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to …
Mark 12:1“leased”… orussata hupolēniem kai oikodomata purgon, kai ekdōeta auton geōrgoi, kai apodēmata.… around it, dug a wine vat, and built a watchtower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a …
Luke 20:9“leased”… parabolan houtan; Anthrōpos futeuata ampelōnon, kai ekdōeta auton geōrgoi, kai apodēmata chronoin hikanoin.… the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, rented it out to some tenants, and went away for a long time.