verb
ekfeugamō
Strong’sG1628
I flee out, away, I escape
stem ekfeug-8 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books7 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-φεύγω
[in LXX for נוּס, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1628 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future -ξομαιRefs 5th c.BC+, and -ξοῦμαι Refs:—flee out or away, escape: absolutely, ἐκφυγέειν μεμαώς Refs 8th c.BC+
b of persons accused, to be acquitted, Refs 5th c.BC+
2 with genitive, escape out of, ἐξέφυγον πολιῆς ἁλὸς ἤπειρόνδε Refs 8th c.BC+; of things, βέλος ἔκφυγε χειρός Refs 8th c.BC+
3 with accusative, escape, ἐξ αὖ νῦν ἔφυγες θάνατον Refs 8th c.BC+
3.b simply, to have escaped, to be beyond, οὐ πολλὰ ἐκφεύγεις παιδιὰς ἔτη Refs 5th c.BC+
3.c of things, ἐκπεφεύγασιν γάμοι με Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐ. τὰς αἰσθήσεις escape one's sense, Refs 4th c.BC+; also, escape one's lips, Refs 5th c.BC+
3.d ἐκφεύγοντες τὴν χιόνα τόποι places free from snow, Refs 2nd c.BC+
3.e Astron., of stars, emerge from the Sun's rays, become visible, Refs 4th c.BC+
3.f pass over, omit, Refs 1st c.BC+
4 with infinitive (with or without Article), Refs 5th c.BC+; οὐκ ἐκφεύγει μὴ οὐκ εἶναι.. Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐκφεύξεται τὰ δύο will not admit of duality, Refs 3rd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ekfeugesiἐκφεύξῃ | will happen · youfuture middle indicative 2nd person singular | escape | 1× |
| ekfeugeniἐκφευξόμεθα | will happen · wefuture middle indicative 1st person plural | escape | 1× |
| ekfeugamaἐξέφυγον | happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular | escaped | 1× |
| ekfeugalaἐξέφυγον | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | escape | 1× |
| ekfeugaleiaἐκφύγωσιν | happened · theyaorist active subjunctive 3rd person plural | escape | 1× |
| ekfeugaraἐκφυγεῖν | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | escape | 2× |
| ekfeugarēἐκπεφευγέναι | has happened · the “to …” formperfect active infinitive | escaped | 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 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 4 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ekfeugamō | ekfeugame | ekfeugami | ekfeugama1×ἐξέφυγον | ekfeugamē | ekfeugamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | ekfeugasō | ekfeugase | ekfeugasi | ekfeugasa | ekfeugasē | ekfeugaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekfeugatō | ekfeugate | ekfeugati | ekfeugata | ekfeugatē | ekfeugatelē |
| we 1st person plural | ekfeuganō | ekfeugane | ekfeugani | ekfeugana | ekfeuganē | ekfeuganelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekfeugavō | ekfeugave | ekfeugavi | ekfeugava | ekfeugavē | ekfeugavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | ekfeugalō | ekfeugale | ekfeugali | ekfeugala1×ἐξέφυγον | ekfeugalē | ekfeugalelē |
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 | ekfeugomō | ekfeugome | ekfeugomē | ekfeugomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | ekfeugosō | ekfeugose | ekfeugosē | ekfeugoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekfeugotō | ekfeugote | ekfeugotē | ekfeugotelē |
| we 1st person plural | ekfeugonō | ekfeugone | ekfeugonē | ekfeugonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekfeugovō | ekfeugove | ekfeugovē | ekfeugovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | ekfeugolō | ekfeugole | ekfeugolē | ekfeugolelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ekfeugemi | ekfeugema |
| you 2nd person singular | ekfeugesi1×ἐκφεύξῃ | ekfeugesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekfeugeti | ekfeugeta |
| we 1st person plural | ekfeugeni1×ἐκφευξόμεθα | ekfeugena |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekfeugevi | ekfeugeva |
| they 3rd person plural | ekfeugeli | ekfeugela |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ekfeugameiō | ekfeugameia | ekfeugameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | ekfeugaseiō | ekfeugaseia | ekfeugaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekfeugateiō | ekfeugateia | ekfeugateiē |
| we 1st person plural | ekfeuganeiō | ekfeuganeia | ekfeuganeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekfeugaveiō | ekfeugaveia | ekfeugaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | ekfeugaleiō | ekfeugaleia1×ἐκφύγωσιν | ekfeugaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ekfeugomeiō | ekfeugomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | ekfeugoseiō | ekfeugoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekfeugoteiō | ekfeugoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | ekfeugoneiō | ekfeugoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekfeugoveiō | ekfeugoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | ekfeugoleiō | ekfeugoleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ekfeugemeia |
| you 2nd person singular | ekfeugeseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekfeugeteia |
| we 1st person plural | ekfeugeneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekfeugeveia |
| they 3rd person plural | ekfeugeleia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | ekfeugasōr | ekfeugasar | ekfeugasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekfeugatōr | ekfeugatar | ekfeugatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekfeugavōr | ekfeugavar | ekfeugavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | ekfeugalōr | ekfeugalar | ekfeugalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | ekfeugosōr | ekfeugosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekfeugotōr | ekfeugotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekfeugovōr | ekfeugovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | ekfeugolōr | ekfeugolēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | ekfeugesar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekfeugetar |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekfeugevar |
| they 3rd person plural | ekfeugelar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ekfeugamoiō | ekfeugamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | ekfeugasoiō | ekfeugasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekfeugatoiō | ekfeugatoia |
| we 1st person plural | ekfeuganoiō | ekfeuganoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekfeugavoiō | ekfeugavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | ekfeugaloiō | ekfeugaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ekfeugomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | ekfeugosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekfeugotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | ekfeugonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekfeugovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | ekfeugoloiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ekfeugemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | ekfeugesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekfeugetoia |
| we 1st person plural | ekfeugenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekfeugevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | ekfeugeloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 3 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | ekfeugarō | ekfeugari | ekfeugara2×ἐκφυγεῖν | ekfeugarē1×ἐκπεφευγέναι |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | ekfeugorō | ekfeugorē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | ekfeugeri | ekfeugera |
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 | ekfeugarōntos | ekfeugarintos | ekfeugarantos | ekfeugarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | ekfeugorōntos | ekfeugorēntos | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | ekfeugerintos | ekfeugerantos |
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
ekfeug 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.
8 occurrences, every one of them listed
ekfeugesi“escape”will happen · youfuture middle indicative 2nd person singular1×
Romans 2:3… prassarōntoin kai poiarōntor auteim, hoti sis ekfeugesi tem krimem tou theou?… things, do you think you will escape God’s judgment?
ekfeugeni“escape”will happen · wefuture middle indicative 1st person plural1×
Hebrews 2:3pōs nis ekfeugeni tēlikoutau amelarantois sōtērēau, hotinas, archan labarantas …how shall we escape if we neglect such a great …
ekfeugama“escaped”happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular1×
2 Corinthians 11:33… sargana chalima dia teu teicheu kai ekfeugama tain cheirain autou.… a window in the wall and escaped his grasp.
ekfeugala“escape”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Hebrews 12:25… ton lalarōnton; ei gar ekeinois ouk ekfeugala epi gēau paraiterantois ton chrēmatizarōnton, pollem …… For if the people did not escape when they refused Him who warned …
ekfeugaleia“escape”happened · theyaorist active subjunctive 3rd person plural1×
1 Thessalonians 5:3… en gastra echarōnta, kai ouk mē ekfeugaleia.… pregnant woman, and they will not escape.
ekfeugara“escape”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive2×
Luke 21:36… en panto kairo dorōntois hina katischuaveia ekfeugara houteim panteim teim mellarōnteim genorō, kai …… you may have the strength to escape all that is about to happen …
Acts 19:16“fled out”… kata autoiu, hōste gumnoin kai traumatizorēntoin ekfeugara ek tou oikou ekeinou.… and overpowered them all. The attack was so violent that they ran out of the house naked and wounded.
ekfeugarē“escaped”has happened · the “to …” formperfect active infinitive1×
Acts 16:27… tan machairan mellate heauton anairarō, nomizarōntos ekfeugarē toin desmioin.… himself, presuming that the prisoners had escaped.