verb
enechamō
Strong’sG1758
I am angry with, entangle
stem enech-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 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.
ἐν-έχω
[in LXX: Ge 49:23 (סָתַם), Ez 14:4, 7, III Mac 6:10 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1758 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
hold or keep fast within, χόλον ἐνέχειν τινί harbour a grudge against one, Refs 5th c.BC+
II passive, with future and aorist middle (see. below), to be held, caught, entangled in, with dative, τῇ πάγῃ Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 metaphorically, ἐ. ἀπορίῃσι Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐν θώματι ἐνέσχετο was seized with wonder, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.3 to be liable or subject to, οὐ δικαίοις Ζεὺς ἐνέξεται λόγοις Refs 5th c.BC+; πράγμασιν, λειτουργίαις, Refs 2nd c.AD+
II.3.b in legal formulae, ἐν ἐπιάρῳ κ᾽ ἐνέχοιτο Refs 6th c.BC+; ἐ. ἀρᾷ Διός Refs 5th c.BC+; ζημίᾳ, αἰτίᾳ, Refs 5th c.BC+; νοθείᾳ in an imputation of bastardy, Refs 2nd c.BC+
II.4 in good sense, ἐνέχεσθαι ἀγγελίᾳ meet with a message, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.5 in aorist, come to a standstill, ἔν τινι Refs 5th c.BC+
III intransitive, enter in, pierce, εἴς τι Refs 5th c.BC+
III.2 to be urgent against, τινί LXX+NT
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| enechateἐνεῖχεν | was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular | had a grudge against | 1× |
| enechovōrἐνέχεσθε | happening now · yepresent middle or passive imperative 2nd person plural | submit | 1× |
| enecharōἐνέχειν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | hostile | 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 140, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | enechamō | enechame | enechami | enechama | enechamē | enechamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | enechasō | enechase | enechasi | enechasa | enechasē | enechaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | enechatō | enechate1×ἐνεῖχεν | enechati | enechata | enechatē | enechatelē |
| we 1st person plural | enechanō | enechane | enechani | enechana | enechanē | enechanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | enechavō | enechave | enechavi | enechava | enechavē | enechavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | enechalō | enechale | enechali | enechala | enechalē | enechalelē |
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 | enechomō | enechome | enechomē | enechomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | enechosō | enechose | enechosē | enechoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | enechotō | enechote | enechotē | enechotelē |
| we 1st person plural | enechonō | enechone | enechonē | enechonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | enechovō | enechove | enechovē | enechovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | enecholō | enechole | enecholē | enecholelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | enechameiō | enechameia | enechameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | enechaseiō | enechaseia | enechaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | enechateiō | enechateia | enechateiē |
| we 1st person plural | enechaneiō | enechaneia | enechaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | enechaveiō | enechaveia | enechaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | enechaleiō | enechaleia | enechaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | enechomeiō | enechomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | enechoseiō | enechoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | enechoteiō | enechoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | enechoneiō | enechoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | enechoveiō | enechoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | enecholeiō | enecholeiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | enechasōr | enechasar | enechasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | enechatōr | enechatar | enechatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | enechavōr | enechavar | enechavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | enechalōr | enechalar | enechalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | enechosōr | enechosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | enechotōr | enechotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | enechovōr1×ἐνέχεσθε | enechovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | enecholōr | enecholēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | enechamoiō | enechamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | enechasoiō | enechasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | enechatoiō | enechatoia |
| we 1st person plural | enechanoiō | enechanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | enechavoiō | enechavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | enechaloiō | enechaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | enechomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | enechosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | enechotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | enechonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | enechovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | enecholoiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | enecharō1×ἐνέχειν | enechari | enechara | enecharē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | enechorō | enechorē |
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 | enecharōntos | enecharintos | enecharantos | enecharēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | enechorōntos | enechorēntos |
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
enech 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.
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
enechate“had a grudge against”was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Mark 6:19“had a grudge against”tas de Hērōdiadas enechate auto kai thelate auton apoktenara, kai …So Herodias held a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But she had …
enechovōr“submit”happening now · yepresent middle or passive imperative 2nd person plural1×
Galatians 5:1“submit”… oun kai mē palin zugo douleiau enechovōr.… firm, then, and do not be encumbered once more by a yoke of slavery.
enecharō“hostile”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
Luke 11:53“hostile”… tois grammatevois kai tois Farisaiois deinōs enecharō kai apostomatizarō auton peri pollotereiu,… from there, the scribes and Pharisees began to oppose Him bitterly and to ply Him with questions about many things,