verb
ekpsuchamō
Greekἐκψύχω (ekpsuchō)
Strong’sG1634
I breathe my last, die, expire
stem ekpsuch-3 times in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἐκ-ψύχω
[in LXX: Jg 4:21 A (עוּף), Ez 21:7 (כָּהָה pi.)*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1634 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| ekpsuchataἐξέψυξεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | breathed … last | 3× |
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, 3 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ekpsuchamō | ekpsuchame | ekpsuchami | ekpsuchama | ekpsuchamē | ekpsuchamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | ekpsuchasō | ekpsuchase | ekpsuchasi | ekpsuchasa | ekpsuchasē | ekpsuchaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekpsuchatō | ekpsuchate | ekpsuchati | ekpsuchata3×ἐξέψυξεν | ekpsuchatē | ekpsuchatelē |
| we 1st person plural | ekpsuchanō | ekpsuchane | ekpsuchani | ekpsuchana | ekpsuchanē | ekpsuchanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekpsuchavō | ekpsuchave | ekpsuchavi | ekpsuchava | ekpsuchavē | ekpsuchavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | ekpsuchalō | ekpsuchale | ekpsuchali | ekpsuchala | ekpsuchalē | ekpsuchalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ekpsuchameiō | ekpsuchameia | ekpsuchameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | ekpsuchaseiō | ekpsuchaseia | ekpsuchaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekpsuchateiō | ekpsuchateia | ekpsuchateiē |
| we 1st person plural | ekpsuchaneiō | ekpsuchaneia | ekpsuchaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekpsuchaveiō | ekpsuchaveia | ekpsuchaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | ekpsuchaleiō | ekpsuchaleia | ekpsuchaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | ekpsuchasōr | ekpsuchasar | ekpsuchasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekpsuchatōr | ekpsuchatar | ekpsuchatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekpsuchavōr | ekpsuchavar | ekpsuchavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | ekpsuchalōr | ekpsuchalar | ekpsuchalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ekpsuchamoiō | ekpsuchamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | ekpsuchasoiō | ekpsuchasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekpsuchatoiō | ekpsuchatoia |
| we 1st person plural | ekpsuchanoiō | ekpsuchanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekpsuchavoiō | ekpsuchavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | ekpsuchaloiō | ekpsuchaloia |
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 | ekpsucharō | ekpsuchari | ekpsuchara | ekpsucharē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | ekpsucharōtos | ekpsucharitos | ekpsucharatos | ekpsucharētos |
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
ekpsuch 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
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
ekpsuchata“breathed … last”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular3×
Acts 5:5“breathed … last”akouarōtos de tos Hananios toin logoin houtoin piptaratos ekpsuchata; kai gineta fobos megos epi pantoin toin akouarōtoin.On hearing these words, Ananias fell down and died. And great fear came over all who heard what had happened.
Acts 5:10“breathed … last”piptata de parachrēma pros toin podoin autou kai ekpsuchata; eisercharatois de tois neaniskois heuriskala autan nekran, kai ekferaratois thaptala pros ton anēron autau.At that instant she fell down at his feet and died. Then the young men came in and, finding her dead, carried her out and buried her beside her husband.
Acts 12:23“died”parachrēma de patassata auton angelos kuriou anti heiu ouk dōata tan doxan to theo, kai gineratos skōlēkobrōtos ekpsuchata.Immediately, because Herod did not give glory to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.