verb
ekkaiomō
Strong’sG1572
I burn with lust
stem ekkai-once in the New Testament1 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-καίω
[in LXX chiefly for בָּעַר;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1572 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Attic dialect ἐκκάω, future -καύσω: aorist I ἐξέκαυσα Refs 5th c.BC+, but participle ἐκκέαντες Refs 5th c.BC+:—burn out, τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς τινος Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, ἐκκάεσθαι τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς to have one's eyes burnt out, Refs 5th c.BC+
II light up, kindle, τὰ πυρά Refs 5th c.BC+; provoke to anger, ἔκ με κάεις Refs 3rd c.BC+; inflame with curiosity, excite, τινά Refs 1st c.AD+:—passive, to be kindled, burn up, τὸ πῦρ ἐκκάεται LXX+5th c.BC+
II.2 stimulate, τὴν βλάστησιν Refs 4th c.BC+
III scorch, ἐκκαίων ὁ ἥλιος Refs 4th c.BC+; of thirst, parch, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ekkaiilaἐξεκαύθησαν | happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural | inflamed | 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
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 | ekkaiomō | ekkaiome | ekkaiomē | ekkaiomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | ekkaiosō | ekkaiose | ekkaiosē | ekkaioselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekkaiotō | ekkaiote | ekkaiotē | ekkaiotelē |
| we 1st person plural | ekkaionō | ekkaione | ekkaionē | ekkaionelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekkaiovō | ekkaiove | ekkaiovē | ekkaiovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | ekkaiolō | ekkaiole | ekkaiolē | ekkaiolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ekkaiimi | ekkaiima |
| you 2nd person singular | ekkaiisi | ekkaiisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekkaiiti | ekkaiita |
| we 1st person plural | ekkaiini | ekkaiina |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekkaiivi | ekkaiiva |
| they 3rd person plural | ekkaiili | ekkaiila1×ἐξεκαύθησαν |
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 | ekkaiomeiō | ekkaiomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | ekkaioseiō | ekkaioseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekkaioteiō | ekkaioteiē |
| we 1st person plural | ekkaioneiō | ekkaioneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekkaioveiō | ekkaioveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | ekkaioleiō | ekkaioleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ekkaiimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | ekkaiiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekkaiiteia |
| we 1st person plural | ekkaiineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekkaiiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | ekkaiileia |
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 | ekkaiosōr | ekkaiosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekkaiotōr | ekkaiotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekkaiovōr | ekkaiovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | ekkaiolōr | ekkaiolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | ekkaiisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekkaiitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekkaiivar |
| they 3rd person plural | ekkaiilar |
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 | ekkaiomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | ekkaiosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekkaiotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | ekkaionoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekkaiovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | ekkaioloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ekkaiimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | ekkaiisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekkaiitoia |
| we 1st person plural | ekkaiinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekkaiivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | ekkaiiloia |
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 | ekkaiorō | ekkaiorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | ekkaiiri | ekkaiira |
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 | ekkaiorōntos | ekkaiorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | ekkaiirintos | ekkaiirantos |
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
ekkai 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.
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
ekkaiila“inflamed”happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural1×
Romans 1:27“inflamed”… afiēkarantois tan fusikan chrēsian tau thēluau ekkaiila en ta orexia autoiu eis allēloin, …… the men abandoned natural relations with women and burned with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men and received in themselves the due penalty …