verb
ekdiēgomō
Strong’sG1555
I narrate at length, declare
stem ekdiēg-2 times in the New Testament2 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-δι-ηγέομαι, -οῦμαι depon.,
[in LXX chiefly for סָפַר, pi.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1555 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
tell in detail, LXX+5th c.BC+
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ekdiēgoteiōἐκδιηγῆται | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive subjunctive 3rd person singular | tells | 1× |
| ekdiēgorōntoisἐκδιηγούμενοι | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine | describing in detail | 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 54, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ekdiēgomō | ekdiēgome | ekdiēgomē | ekdiēgomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | ekdiēgosō | ekdiēgose | ekdiēgosē | ekdiēgoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekdiēgotō | ekdiēgote | ekdiēgotē | ekdiēgotelē |
| we 1st person plural | ekdiēgonō | ekdiēgone | ekdiēgonē | ekdiēgonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekdiēgovō | ekdiēgove | ekdiēgovē | ekdiēgovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | ekdiēgolō | ekdiēgole | ekdiēgolē | ekdiēgolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ekdiēgomeiō | ekdiēgomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | ekdiēgoseiō | ekdiēgoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekdiēgoteiō1×ἐκδιηγῆται | ekdiēgoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | ekdiēgoneiō | ekdiēgoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekdiēgoveiō | ekdiēgoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | ekdiēgoleiō | ekdiēgoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | ekdiēgosōr | ekdiēgosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekdiēgotōr | ekdiēgotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekdiēgovōr | ekdiēgovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | ekdiēgolōr | ekdiēgolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ekdiēgomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | ekdiēgosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekdiēgotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | ekdiēgonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekdiēgovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | ekdiēgoloiō |
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 | ekdiēgorō | ekdiēgorē |
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 | ekdiēgorōntos1× | ekdiēgorēntos |
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
ekdiēg 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.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
ekdiēgoteiō“tells”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive subjunctive 3rd person singular1×
Acts 13:41“tells”… hem ouk mē pisteuaveia ean tinos ekdiēgoteiō vi.… your days that you would never believe, even if someone told you.’”
ekdiēgorōntois“describing in detail”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine1×
Acts 15:3“describing in detail”… dierchole tan tē Foinikan kai Samareian ekdiēgorōntois tan epistrofan teiu ethneiu, kai poiale …… church, they passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, recounting the conversion of the Gentiles and bringing great …