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verb

ekkolumbamō

Greekἐκκολυμβάω (ekkolumbaō)

Strong’sG1579

I swim out

stem ekkolumb-once in the New Testament1 forms occur

Translated as

swim away

What it means

* ἐκ-κολυμβάω, -ῶ

to swim out of: Ac 27:42.†

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

Strong’s G1579 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidek-kol-oom-bah'-o

to escape by swimming

Fromfrom G1537 and G2860;

King Jamesswim out.

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
ekkolumbaratosἐκκολυμβήσαςhappened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculineswim away

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 personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularekkolumbamōekkolumbameekkolumbamiekkolumbamaekkolumbamēekkolumbamelē
you 2nd person singularekkolumbasōekkolumbaseekkolumbasiekkolumbasaekkolumbasēekkolumbaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularekkolumbatōekkolumbateekkolumbatiekkolumbataekkolumbatēekkolumbatelē
we 1st person pluralekkolumbanōekkolumbaneekkolumbaniekkolumbanaekkolumbanēekkolumbanelē
ye 2nd person pluralekkolumbavōekkolumbaveekkolumbaviekkolumbavaekkolumbavēekkolumbavelē
they 3rd person pluralekkolumbalōekkolumbaleekkolumbaliekkolumbalaekkolumbalēekkolumbalelē
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularekkolumbameiōekkolumbameiaekkolumbameiē
you 2nd person singularekkolumbaseiōekkolumbaseiaekkolumbaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularekkolumbateiōekkolumbateiaekkolumbateiē
we 1st person pluralekkolumbaneiōekkolumbaneiaekkolumbaneiē
ye 2nd person pluralekkolumbaveiōekkolumbaveiaekkolumbaveiē
they 3rd person pluralekkolumbaleiōekkolumbaleiaekkolumbaleiē
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularekkolumbasōrekkolumbasarekkolumbasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularekkolumbatōrekkolumbatarekkolumbatēr
ye 2nd person pluralekkolumbavōrekkolumbavarekkolumbavēr
they 3rd person pluralekkolumbalōrekkolumbalarekkolumbalēr
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularekkolumbamoiōekkolumbamoia
you 2nd person singularekkolumbasoiōekkolumbasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularekkolumbatoiōekkolumbatoia
we 1st person pluralekkolumbanoiōekkolumbanoia
ye 2nd person pluralekkolumbavoiōekkolumbavoia
they 3rd person pluralekkolumbaloiōekkolumbaloia
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voiceekkolumbarōekkolumbariekkolumbaraekkolumbarē
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voiceekkolumbarōtosekkolumbaritosekkolumbaratosἐκκολυμβήσαςekkolumbarētos

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

ekkolumb 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

1 occurrence, every one of them listed

ekkolumbaratos“swim away”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine

Acts 27:42“swim away”toiu de stratiōtoiu boulas gineta hina toin desmōtoin apokteinaleia, mē tinos ekkolumbaratos diafeugateia;The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners so none of them could swim to freedom.