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verb

ekkentamō

Greekἐκκεντέω (ekkenteō)

Strong’sG1574

I pierce through, transfix

stem ekkent-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 forms occur

Translated as

pierced

What it means

ἐκ-κεντέω, -ῶ

[in LXX chiefly for דָּקַר;]

1. to prick out, put out (Arist.).
2. to pierce (Polyb., LXX): c. acc pers., Jo 19:37 (LXX), Re 1:7.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G1574 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidek-ken-teh'-o

to transfix

Fromfrom G1537 and the base of G2759;

King Jamespierce.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind itWhat it isUsuallyTimes
ekkentalaἐξεκέντησανhappened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person pluralpierced

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, 2 occurrences
Who personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularekkentamōekkentameekkentamiekkentamaekkentamēekkentamelē
you 2nd person singularekkentasōekkentaseekkentasiekkentasaekkentasēekkentaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularekkentatōekkentateekkentatiekkentataekkentatēekkentatelē
we 1st person pluralekkentanōekkentaneekkentaniekkentanaekkentanēekkentanelē
ye 2nd person pluralekkentavōekkentaveekkentaviekkentavaekkentavēekkentavelē
they 3rd person pluralekkentalōekkentaleekkentaliekkentalaἐξεκέντησανekkentalēekkentalelē
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularekkentameiōekkentameiaekkentameiē
you 2nd person singularekkentaseiōekkentaseiaekkentaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularekkentateiōekkentateiaekkentateiē
we 1st person pluralekkentaneiōekkentaneiaekkentaneiē
ye 2nd person pluralekkentaveiōekkentaveiaekkentaveiē
they 3rd person pluralekkentaleiōekkentaleiaekkentaleiē
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularekkentasōrekkentasarekkentasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularekkentatōrekkentatarekkentatēr
ye 2nd person pluralekkentavōrekkentavarekkentavēr
they 3rd person pluralekkentalōrekkentalarekkentalēr
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularekkentamoiōekkentamoia
you 2nd person singularekkentasoiōekkentasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularekkentatoiōekkentatoia
we 1st person pluralekkentanoiōekkentanoia
ye 2nd person pluralekkentavoiōekkentavoia
they 3rd person pluralekkentaloiōekkentaloia
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voiceekkentarōekkentariekkentaraekkentarē
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voiceekkentarōtosekkentaritosekkentaratosekkentarētos

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
ekkentstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvlwho person+eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+tthen it declines+ogender+sits job in the sentence case

ekkent 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

2 occurrences, every one of them listed

ekkentala“pierced”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural

John 19:37“pierced”kai palin heteras grafas legatō; Horeli eis hon ekkentala.And, as another Scripture says: “They will look on the One they have pierced.”

Revelation 1:7“pierced”Idou erchetō meta taiu nefelaiu, kai horeti auton pantos ofthalmos kai hotinois auton ekkentala, kai kopteli epi auton pantais tais fulais tau gēau. nai, amēn.Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him — even those who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. So shall it be! Amen.