verb
ekfuamō
Strong’sG1631
I put forth, cause to sprout
stem ekfu-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 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-φύω
[in OT (Sm.) Ps 104:14; (Al.) Is 61:11 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1631 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
generate: mostly of the male, beget, Refs 5th c.BC+; ὃς ἐξέφυσεν Ἀερόπης λέκτρων ἄπο Ἀγαμέμνον᾽ Refs 5th c.BC+
2 rarely of the female, bear, Refs 5th c.BC+
3 generally, produce, ἡ γῆ κατὰ καιρὸν ἐκφύουσα πάντα Refs 4th c.BC+: absolutely, of seed, germinate, Refs 4th c.BC+
II passive, with perfect and aorist 2 active, to be engendered, born from, κεφαλαὶ τρεῖς ἑνὸς αὐχένος ἐκπεφυυῖαι (Epic dialect perfect participle) Refs 8th c.BC+; πατρός, μητρὸς ἐκφῦναι, Refs 5th c.BC+; λάληα ἐκπεφυκός a born tattler, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 grow, of hair, μέχρις ἂν [αἱ τρίχες] ἐκφυῶσι Refs 2nd c.AD+; spring, take rise, of muscles, Refs
III intransitive in present active, ἕλκεα ἐκφύουσιν Refs 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ekfuateiōἐκφύῃ | happening now · he/she/itpresent active subjunctive 3rd person singular | puts forth | 2× |
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, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ekfuamō | ekfuame | ekfuami | ekfuama | ekfuamē | ekfuamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | ekfuasō | ekfuase | ekfuasi | ekfuasa | ekfuasē | ekfuaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekfuatō | ekfuate | ekfuati | ekfuata | ekfuatē | ekfuatelē |
| we 1st person plural | ekfuanō | ekfuane | ekfuani | ekfuana | ekfuanē | ekfuanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekfuavō | ekfuave | ekfuavi | ekfuava | ekfuavē | ekfuavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | ekfualō | ekfuale | ekfuali | ekfuala | ekfualē | ekfualelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 2 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ekfuameiō | ekfuameia | ekfuameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | ekfuaseiō | ekfuaseia | ekfuaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekfuateiō2×ἐκφύῃ | ekfuateia | ekfuateiē |
| we 1st person plural | ekfuaneiō | ekfuaneia | ekfuaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekfuaveiō | ekfuaveia | ekfuaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | ekfualeiō | ekfualeia | ekfualeiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | ekfuasōr | ekfuasar | ekfuasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekfuatōr | ekfuatar | ekfuatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekfuavōr | ekfuavar | ekfuavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | ekfualōr | ekfualar | ekfualēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ekfuamoiō | ekfuamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | ekfuasoiō | ekfuasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekfuatoiō | ekfuatoia |
| we 1st person plural | ekfuanoiō | ekfuanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekfuavoiō | ekfuavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | ekfualoiō | ekfualoia |
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 | ekfuarō | ekfuari | ekfuara | ekfuarē |
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 | ekfuarōntos | ekfuarintos | ekfuarantos | ekfuarēntos |
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
ekfu 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
ekfuateiō“puts forth”happening now · he/she/itpresent active subjunctive 3rd person singular2×
Matthew 24:32“puts forth”… autau geneteia hapalos kai teim fulleim ekfuateiō, gnōskavō hoti engus tem therem;… soon as its branches become tender and sprout leaves, you know that summer is near.
Mark 13:28“puts forth”… tos klados autau hapalos geneteia kai ekfuateiō teim fulleim, gnōskavō hoti engus tem …… soon as its branches become tender and sprout leaves, you know that summer is near.