verb
emplekomō
Strong’sG1707
I enfold, entangle
stem emplek-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 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.
ἐμ-πλέκω
[in LXX: Pr 28:18 (נָפַל), II Mac 15:17 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1707 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Epic dialect ἐνιπλέκω, perfect ἐμπέπλεχα Refs 5th c.BC+, variant in Hp.[same place]: future passive ἐμπλᾰκήσομαι LXX:—plait or weave in, entwine, χεῖρα ἐ. entwine one's hand in another's clothes, so as to hold him, Refs 5th c.BC+; τῇ καλλίστῃ τέχνῃ τοὔνομα ἐ. connect the name with.., Refs 5th c.BC+; ποίῃ ἐνιπλέξω σε (i.e. ἀοιδῇ); Refs 3rd c.BC+:—passive, to be entangled in a thing, πλεκταῖσιν αἰώραισιν ἐμπεπλεγμένην Refs 5th c.BC+: metaphorically, to be involved, ἐν πόνοις, ἐν κακοῖς ἐμπλακῆναι, Refs 5th c.BC+; form a connexion with, ἔθνει Refs 1st c.BC+; of troops, to be incorporated with hoplites, Refs 1st c.BC+having had a scuffle with.., Refs 2nd c.BC+
2 metaphorically, weave by subtle art, ἐ. αἰνίγματα 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| emplekotōἐμπλέκεται | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | gets entangled | 1× |
| emplekirantoisἐμπλακέντες | happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative plural masculine | entangled in | 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 | emplekomō | emplekome | emplekomē | emplekomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | emplekosō | emplekose | emplekosē | emplekoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | emplekotō1×ἐμπλέκεται | emplekote | emplekotē | emplekotelē |
| we 1st person plural | emplekonō | emplekone | emplekonē | emplekonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | emplekovō | emplekove | emplekovē | emplekovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | emplekolō | emplekole | emplekolē | emplekolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | emplekimi | emplekima |
| you 2nd person singular | emplekisi | emplekisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | emplekiti | emplekita |
| we 1st person plural | emplekini | emplekina |
| ye 2nd person plural | emplekivi | emplekiva |
| they 3rd person plural | emplekili | emplekila |
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 | emplekomeiō | emplekomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | emplekoseiō | emplekoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | emplekoteiō | emplekoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | emplekoneiō | emplekoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | emplekoveiō | emplekoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | emplekoleiō | emplekoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | emplekimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | emplekiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | emplekiteia |
| we 1st person plural | emplekineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | emplekiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | emplekileia |
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 | emplekosōr | emplekosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | emplekotōr | emplekotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | emplekovōr | emplekovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | emplekolōr | emplekolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | emplekisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | emplekitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | emplekivar |
| they 3rd person plural | emplekilar |
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 | emplekomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | emplekosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | emplekotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | emplekonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | emplekovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | emplekoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | emplekimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | emplekisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | emplekitoia |
| we 1st person plural | emplekinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | emplekivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | emplekiloia |
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 | emplekorō | emplekorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | emplekiri | emplekira |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| 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 | emplekorōntos | emplekorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | emplekirintos | emplekirantos1× |
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
emplek 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.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
emplekotō“gets entangled”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
2 Timothy 2:4“gets entangled”oudenos strateuorōntos emplekotō tai tou biou pragmateiai, hina to …… in civilian affairs, in order to please the one who …
emplekirantois“entangled in”happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative plural masculine1×
2 Peter 2:20“entangled in”… sōtērou Iēsu Christou houtei de palin emplekirantois hēttolē, genatē autoi teim eschateim cheirōneim …… Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, only to be entangled and overcome by it again, their final condition is worse than it …