verb
eklipamō
Strong’sG1587
I fail utterly, cease, die
stem eklip-4 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books3 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-λείπω
[in LXX for כָּלָה, כָּרַת ni., תָּמַם, etc., 47 different words in all;]
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
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
leave out, pass over, πολλὰ δ᾽ ἐκλείπω λέγων Refs 4th c.BC+; ἐ. Ἄνδρον leave out, pass over Andros, Refs 5th c.BC+ —passive, ὄνειδος οὐκ ἐκλείπεται fails not to appear, Refs 4th c.BC+
2 forsake, desert, abandon, τὰς πατρίδας, τὴν ξυμμαχίην, etc., Refs 5th c.BC+; abandon, quit, τὴν τάξιν Refs 5th c.BC+; give up, τὴν τυραννίδα Refs 5th c.BC+
3 frequently in elliptic phrases, ἐκλείπειν τὴν πόλιν εἰς τὰ ἄκρα abandon the city and go to the heights, Refs 5th c.BC+
4 εἴ τις ἐξέλιπε τὸν ἀριθμόν (of the Persian immortals) if any one left the number incomplete, Refs 5th c.BC+
5 fail one, ἐκλελοίπασιν ὑμᾶς αἱ προφάσεις Refs 5th c.BC+
II intransitive, of the Sun or Moon, suffer eclipse, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 die, οἱ ἐκλιπόντες the deceased, Refs 5th c.BC+; of trees, Refs 1st c.BC+; more frequently in full, ἐ. βίον Refs 5th c.BC+; ὑφ᾽ ὧν ἥκιστα ἐχρῆν τὸν βίον ἐκλιπών (=ἀποθανών) Refs 5th c.BC+
II.3 faint, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.4 generally, leave off, cease, τῇ μοι [ὁ λόγος] ἐξέλιπε Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐκλέλοιπεν εὐφρόνη, i.e. it is day, Refs 5th c.BC+; [αἱ ἐργασίαι] ἐκλελοίπασιν Refs 5th c.BC+: with participle, leave off doing, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.5 fail, be wanting, ῥώμη γὰρ ἐκλέλοιπεν ἣν πρὶν εἴχομεν Refs 5th c.BC+; περὶ ὧν ἐ. [ὁ νόμος] Refs 4th c.BC+: Grammars, of words in a sentence, Refs 2nd c.AD+; of grammatical forms,Refs
II.6 remain, be left, LXX
II.7 depart, Refs 4th c.BC+
II.8 ἐκλείπων σφυγμός remittent pulse, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| eklipaliἐκλείψουσιν | will happen · theyfuture active indicative 3rd person plural | end | 1× |
| eklipateiaἐκλίπῃ | happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular | fail | 2× |
| ekliparantouἐκλιπόντος | 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 | eklipamō | eklipame | eklipami | eklipama | eklipamē | eklipamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | eklipasō | eklipase | eklipasi | eklipasa | eklipasē | eklipaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eklipatō | eklipate | eklipati | eklipata | eklipatē | eklipatelē |
| we 1st person plural | eklipanō | eklipane | eklipani | eklipana | eklipanē | eklipanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | eklipavō | eklipave | eklipavi | eklipava | eklipavē | eklipavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | eklipalō | eklipale | eklipali1×ἐκλείψουσιν | eklipala | eklipalē | eklipalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 2 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | eklipameiō | eklipameia | eklipameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | eklipaseiō | eklipaseia | eklipaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eklipateiō | eklipateia2×ἐκλίπῃ | eklipateiē |
| we 1st person plural | eklipaneiō | eklipaneia | eklipaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | eklipaveiō | eklipaveia | eklipaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | eklipaleiō | eklipaleia | eklipaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | eklipasōr | eklipasar | eklipasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eklipatōr | eklipatar | eklipatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | eklipavōr | eklipavar | eklipavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | eklipalōr | eklipalar | eklipalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | eklipamoiō | eklipamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | eklipasoiō | eklipasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eklipatoiō | eklipatoia |
| we 1st person plural | eklipanoiō | eklipanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | eklipavoiō | eklipavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | eklipaloiō | eklipaloia |
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 | ekliparō | eklipari | eklipara | ekliparē |
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 | ekliparōntos | ekliparintos | ekliparantos1× | ekliparēntos |
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
eklip 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.
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
eklipali“end”will happen · theyfuture active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Hebrews 1:12… asō, kai teim eteim su ouk eklipali.… same, and Your years will never end.”
eklipateia“fail”happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular2×
Luke 16:9“fails”… tou mamōnou tau adikiau, hina hotan eklipateia decheleia vin eis tain aiōniain skēnain.… use worldly wealth to make friends for yourselves so that when it is gone, they will welcome you into eternal dwellings.
Luke 22:32… de dima peri su hina mē eklipateia tas pistias su; kai sis pote …… Simon, that your faith will not fail. And when you have turned back …
ekliparantou“failed”happened · of, belonging toaorist active participle genitive singular masculine1×
Luke 23:45“failed”tou hēliou ekliparantou, schizita de tem katapetasmem tou naou …The sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn down the …