verb
emplekemō
Greekἐμπλέκομαι (emplekomai)
Strong’sG1707
I enfold, entangle
stem emplek-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
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
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| empleketōἐμπλέκεται | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle indicative 3rd person singular | gets entangled | 1× |
| emplekiratoisἐμπλακέντες | 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 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | emplekemō | emplekeme | emplekemi | emplekema | emplekemē | emplekemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | emplekesō | emplekese | emplekesi | emplekesa | emplekesē | emplekeselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | empleketō1×ἐμπλέκεται | emplekete | empleketi | empleketa | empleketē | empleketelē |
| we 1st person plural | emplekenō | emplekene | emplekeni | emplekena | emplekenē | emplekenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | emplekevō | emplekeve | emplekevi | emplekeva | emplekevē | emplekevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | emplekelō | emplekele | emplekeli | emplekela | emplekelē | emplekelelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | emplekimō | emplekime | emplekimi | emplekima | emplekimē | emplekimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | emplekisō | emplekise | emplekisi | emplekisa | emplekisē | emplekiselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | emplekitō | emplekite | emplekiti | emplekita | emplekitē | emplekitelē |
| we 1st person plural | emplekinō | emplekine | emplekini | emplekina | emplekinē | emplekinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | emplekivō | emplekive | emplekivi | emplekiva | emplekivē | emplekivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | emplekilō | emplekile | emplekili | emplekila | emplekilē | emplekilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | emplekemeiō | emplekemeia | emplekemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | emplekeseiō | emplekeseia | emplekeseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | empleketeiō | empleketeia | empleketeiē |
| we 1st person plural | emplekeneiō | emplekeneia | emplekeneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | emplekeveiō | emplekeveia | emplekeveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | emplekeleiō | emplekeleia | emplekeleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | emplekimeiō | emplekimeia | emplekimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | emplekiseiō | emplekiseia | emplekiseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | emplekiteiō | emplekiteia | emplekiteiē |
| we 1st person plural | emplekineiō | emplekineia | emplekineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | emplekiveiō | emplekiveia | emplekiveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | emplekileiō | emplekileia | emplekileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | emplekesōr | emplekesar | emplekesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | empleketōr | empleketar | empleketēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | emplekevōr | emplekevar | emplekevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | emplekelōr | emplekelar | emplekelēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | emplekisōr | emplekisar | emplekisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | emplekitōr | emplekitar | emplekitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | emplekivōr | emplekivar | emplekivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | emplekilōr | emplekilar | emplekilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | emplekemoiō | emplekemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | emplekesoiō | emplekesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | empleketoiō | empleketoia |
| we 1st person plural | emplekenoiō | emplekenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | emplekevoiō | emplekevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | emplekeloiō | emplekeloia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | emplekimoiō | emplekimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | emplekisoiō | emplekisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | emplekitoiō | emplekitoia |
| we 1st person plural | emplekinoiō | emplekinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | emplekivoiō | emplekivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | emplekiloiō | emplekiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | emplekerō | emplekeri | emplekera | emplekerē |
| acted on passive voice | emplekirō | emplekiri | emplekira | emplekirē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | emplekerōtos | emplekeritos | emplekeratos | emplekerētos |
| acted on passive voice | emplekirōtos | emplekiritos | emplekiratos1× | emplekirētos |
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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
empleketō“gets entangled”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle indicative 3rd person singular1×
2 Timothy 2:4“gets entangled”oudenos strateuerōtos empleketō tai tou biou pragmateiai, hina to stratologarato areskateia;A soldier refrains from entangling himself in civilian affairs, in order to please the one who enlisted him.
emplekiratois“entangled in”happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative plural masculine1×
2 Peter 2:20“entangled in”ei gar apofeugaratois teim miasmeim tou kosmou en epignōsia tou kuriou kai sōtērou Iēsu Christou houtei de palin emplekiratois hēttelē, ginatē autoi teim eschateim cheirōneim teiu prōteiu.If indeed they have escaped the corruption of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, only to be entangled and overcome by it again, their final condition is worse than it was at first.