verb
ekkremomō
Strong’sG1582
I hang out, hang upon
stem ekkrem-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-κρέμομαι
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1582 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future -κρεμάσω, hang from or upon a thing, Refs 5th c.BC+
II passive, like{ἐκκρέμαμαι}, hang on by, cling to, with genitive, τῶν τε ξυσκήνων ἤδη ἀπιόντων ἐκκρεμαννύμενοι Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 metaphorically, to be devoted to, Ἄρεος 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ekkremetaἐξεκρέματο | happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular | hanging on | 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 | ekkremomō | ekkremome | ekkremomē | ekkremomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | ekkremosō | ekkremose | ekkremosē | ekkremoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekkremotō | ekkremote | ekkremotē | ekkremotelē |
| we 1st person plural | ekkremonō | ekkremone | ekkremonē | ekkremonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekkremovō | ekkremove | ekkremovē | ekkremovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | ekkremolō | ekkremole | ekkremolē | ekkremolelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ekkrememi | ekkremema |
| you 2nd person singular | ekkremesi | ekkremesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekkremeti | ekkremeta1×ἐξεκρέματο |
| we 1st person plural | ekkremeni | ekkremena |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekkremevi | ekkremeva |
| they 3rd person plural | ekkremeli | ekkremela |
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 | ekkremomeiō | ekkremomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | ekkremoseiō | ekkremoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekkremoteiō | ekkremoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | ekkremoneiō | ekkremoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekkremoveiō | ekkremoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | ekkremoleiō | ekkremoleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ekkrememeia |
| you 2nd person singular | ekkremeseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekkremeteia |
| we 1st person plural | ekkremeneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekkremeveia |
| they 3rd person plural | ekkremeleia |
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 | ekkremosōr | ekkremosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekkremotōr | ekkremotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekkremovōr | ekkremovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | ekkremolōr | ekkremolēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | ekkremesar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekkremetar |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekkremevar |
| they 3rd person plural | ekkremelar |
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 | ekkremomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | ekkremosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekkremotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | ekkremonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekkremovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | ekkremoloiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ekkrememoia |
| you 2nd person singular | ekkremesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekkremetoia |
| we 1st person plural | ekkremenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekkremevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | ekkremeloia |
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 | ekkremorō | ekkremorē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | ekkremeri | ekkremera |
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 | ekkremorōntos | ekkremorēntos | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | ekkremerintos | ekkremerantos |
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
ekkrem 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
ekkremeta“hanging on”happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 19:48“hanging on”… tinem poialeia, tos laos gar hapantos ekkremeta autou akouarōntos.… way to do so, because all the people hung on …