verb
ekluomō
Strong’sG1590
I am unstrung, become weak, fail
stem eklu-5 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books4 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-λύω
[in LXX for רָפָה, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1590 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
see at {λύω}], set free, πόνων from labours, Refs 4th c.BC+; release, ὕδατα Refs 2nd c.BC+:—passive, to be set free, ἐκλέλυμαι πόθου Refs 6th c.BC+:—middle, get one set free, release, ἀλλ᾽ ἄγε δή σε κακῶν ἐκλύσομαι Refs 8th c.BC+ I delivered him from danger, Refs 5th c.BC+
II unloose, ἐ. τόξα unstring a bow, Refs 5th c.BC+; σκαιὸν ἐκλύσων στόμα likely to let loose a foolish tongue, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 make an end of, ἐξέλυσας..σκληρᾶς ἀοιδοῦ δασμόν paid it off, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐξελύσατε (variant{-λύσασθε}) τὰς παρασκευάς Refs
II.3 relax, Refs 4th c.BC+:— passive, to be faint, fail, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐκλυθῆναι τοῖς σώμασι, τῇ ψυχῇ, Refs 4th c.BC+ (so intransitive in active, Refs 1st c.AD+, etc.; of things, to be unserviceable, τὰ τῶν πλοίων ἐκλελυμένα Refs 4th c.BC+; ἐκλύεται ὁ ῥοῦς, τὰ ῥεύματα, cease, Refs 2nd c.BC+
II.4 in Medicine texts, ἐ. κοιλίαν relax the bowels, Refs 1st c.AD+
II.5 pay in full, δάνειον Refs 1st c.AD+
II.5.b purchase, Refs 3rd c.BC+
II.6 resolve a doubt, in passive, Refs 2nd c.AD+
II.7 dissolve, τι ὄξει Refs 2nd c.AD+
III intransitive, to break up, depart, LXX
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ekluiliἐκλυθήσονται | will happen · theyfuture passive indicative 3rd person plural | faint | 1× |
| ekluileiaἐκλυθῶσιν | happened · theyaorist passive subjunctive 3rd person plural | faint | 1× |
| ekluosōrἐκλύου | happening now · youpresent middle or passive imperative 2nd person singular | lose heart | 1× |
| ekluorōntoisἐκλυόμενοι | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine | give up | 2× |
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 | ekluomō | ekluome | ekluomē | ekluomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | ekluosō | ekluose | ekluosē | ekluoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekluotō | ekluote | ekluotē | ekluotelē |
| we 1st person plural | ekluonō | ekluone | ekluonē | ekluonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekluovō | ekluove | ekluovē | ekluovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | ekluolō | ekluole | ekluolē | ekluolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ekluimi | ekluima |
| you 2nd person singular | ekluisi | ekluisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekluiti | ekluita |
| we 1st person plural | ekluini | ekluina |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekluivi | ekluiva |
| they 3rd person plural | ekluili1×ἐκλυθήσονται | ekluila |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ekluomeiō | ekluomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | ekluoseiō | ekluoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekluoteiō | ekluoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | ekluoneiō | ekluoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekluoveiō | ekluoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | ekluoleiō | ekluoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ekluimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | ekluiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekluiteia |
| we 1st person plural | ekluineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekluiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | ekluileia1×ἐκλυθῶσιν |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | ekluosōr1×ἐκλύου | ekluosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekluotōr | ekluotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekluovōr | ekluovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | ekluolōr | ekluolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | ekluisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekluitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekluivar |
| they 3rd person plural | ekluilar |
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 | ekluomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | ekluosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekluotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | ekluonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekluovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | ekluoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ekluimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | ekluisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekluitoia |
| we 1st person plural | ekluinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekluivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | ekluiloia |
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 | ekluorō | ekluorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | ekluiri | ekluira |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 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 | ekluorōntos2× | ekluorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | ekluirintos | ekluirantos |
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
eklu 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.
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
ekluili“faint”will happen · theyfuture passive indicative 3rd person plural1×
Mark 8:3… apoluameia autoin nēstioin eis oikon autoiu, ekluili en ta hoda; kai tinois autoiu …… send them home hungry, they will faint along the way. For some of …
ekluileia“faint”happened · theyaorist passive subjunctive 3rd person plural1×
Matthew 15:32… apoluara autoin nēstioin ouk thelamō, mēpote ekluileia en ta hoda.… them away hungry, or they may faint along the way.”
ekluosōr“lose heart”happening now · youpresent middle or passive imperative 2nd person singular1×
Hebrews 12:5… mu, mē oligōrasōr paideiau kuriou, mēde ekluosōr hupo autou elenchorōntos;… of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you.
ekluorōntois“give up”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine2×
Galatians 6:9… enkakaneiō, kairo gar idio therizani mē ekluorōntois.… a harvest if we do not give up.
Hebrews 12:3… hina mē kamnaveia tai psuchai vu ekluorōntois.… you will not grow weary and lose heart.