verb

ekleipamō

Greekἐκλείπω (ekleipō)

Strong’sG1587

I fail utterly, cease, die

stem ekleip-4 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books3 forms occur

Translated as

end1×fail1×failed1×fails1×

What it means

ἐκ-λείπω

[in LXX for כָּלָה, כָּרַת ni., תָּמַם, etc., 47 different words in all;]

1. trans., to leave out, pass over.

2. Intrans., to leave off, cease, fail: μαμωνᾶς, Lk 16:9; πίστις, Lk 22:32; ἔτη, He 1:12 (LXX); of the sun in an eclipse, Lk 23:45.†

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

Strong’s G1587 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidek-li'-po

to omit, i.e. (by implication) cease (die)

Fromfrom G1537 and G3007;

King Jamesfail.

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 it	What it is	Usually	Times
ekleipaliἐκλείψουσιν	will happen · theyfuture active indicative 3rd person plural	end	1×
ekleipateiaἐκλίπῃ	happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular	fail	2×
ekleiparatouἐκλιπόντος	happened · of, belonging toaorist active participle genitive singular masculine	failed	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

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	ekleipamō	ekleipame	ekleipami	ekleipama	ekleipamē	ekleipamelē
you 2nd person singular	ekleipasō	ekleipase	ekleipasi	ekleipasa	ekleipasē	ekleipaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	ekleipatō	ekleipate	ekleipati	ekleipata	ekleipatē	ekleipatelē
we 1st person plural	ekleipanō	ekleipane	ekleipani	ekleipana	ekleipanē	ekleipanelē
ye 2nd person plural	ekleipavō	ekleipave	ekleipavi	ekleipava	ekleipavē	ekleipavelē
they 3rd person plural	ekleipalō	ekleipale	ekleipali1×ἐκλείψουσιν	ekleipala	ekleipalē	ekleipalelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, 2 occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	ekleipameiō	ekleipameia	ekleipameiē
you 2nd person singular	ekleipaseiō	ekleipaseia	ekleipaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	ekleipateiō	ekleipateia2×ἐκλίπῃ	ekleipateiē
we 1st person plural	ekleipaneiō	ekleipaneia	ekleipaneiē
ye 2nd person plural	ekleipaveiō	ekleipaveia	ekleipaveiē
they 3rd person plural	ekleipaleiō	ekleipaleia	ekleipaleiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	ekleipasōr	ekleipasar	ekleipasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	ekleipatōr	ekleipatar	ekleipatēr
ye 2nd person plural	ekleipavōr	ekleipavar	ekleipavēr
they 3rd person plural	ekleipalōr	ekleipalar	ekleipalēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	ekleipamoiō	ekleipamoia
you 2nd person singular	ekleipasoiō	ekleipasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	ekleipatoiō	ekleipatoia
we 1st person plural	ekleipanoiō	ekleipanoia
ye 2nd person plural	ekleipavoiō	ekleipavoia
they 3rd person plural	ekleipaloiō	ekleipaloia

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	ekleiparō	ekleipari	ekleipara	ekleiparē

Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	ekleiparōtos	ekleiparitos	ekleiparatos1×	ekleiparētos

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

ekleipstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

ekleip 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

4 occurrences, every one of them listed

ekleipali“end”will happen · theyfuture active indicative 3rd person plural1×

Hebrews 1:12“end”kai hōsei peribolaiem helissasi autoin, hōs himatiem kai allassili; sis de tos autos asō, kai teim eteim su ouk ekleipali.You will roll them up like a robe; like a garment they will be changed; but You remain the same, and Your years will never end.”

ekleipateia“fail”happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular2×

Luke 16:9“fails”kai mis vi legamō, heautoi poiavar filoin ek tou mamōnaou tau adikiau, hina hotan ekleipateia decheleia vin eis tain aiōniain skēnain.I tell you, use worldly wealth to make friends for yourselves so that when it is gone, they will welcome you into eternal dwellings.

Luke 22:32“fail”mis de dima peri su hina mē ekleipateia tas pistias su; kai sis pote epistrefaratos stērizasar toin adelfoin su.But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith will not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”

ekleiparatou“failed”happened · of, belonging toaorist active participle genitive singular masculine1×

Luke 23:45“failed”tou hēliou ekleiparatou, schizita de tem katapetasmem tou naou mesem.The sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn down the middle.