verb
enkoptamō
Strong’sG1465
I interrupt, hinder
stem enkopt-5 times in the New Testamentin 5 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.
ἐγ-κόπτω, v.s. ἐνκ-.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1465 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
knock in, πάτταλον Refs 4th c.BC+; χιλίας (i.e. πληγὰς) ἐς τὸ νῶτον ἐγκόψαι Refs 3rd c.BC+
2 engrave, τὸ ψήφισμα ἐς στήλην Refs:—middle, Refs
3 incise, Refs 1st c.AD+
II oppose, Refs 5th c.BC+
III check, hold the breath, Refs 2nd c.AD+: generally, hinder, thwart, τισί Refs; τῇ δικαιοδοσίᾳ falsa lectio in Refs 2nd c.BC+; delay, NT:—passive, ἐνεκοπτόμην τοῦ ἐλθεῖν NT+3rd c.AD+
IV intransitive, come to a stop, Refs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| enkoptomeἐνεκοπτόμην | was happening · Iimperfect middle or passive indicative 1st person singular | hindered | 1× |
| enkoptataἐνέκοψεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | hindered | 2× |
| enkoptameiōἐγκόπτω | happening now · Ipresent active subjunctive 1st person singular | weary | 1× |
| enkoptorōἐγκόπτεσθαι | happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive | hindered | 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, 3 occurrences
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 | enkoptamō | enkoptame | enkoptami | enkoptama | enkoptamē | enkoptamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | enkoptasō | enkoptase | enkoptasi | enkoptasa | enkoptasē | enkoptaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | enkoptatō | enkoptate | enkoptati | enkoptata2×ἐνέκοψεν | enkoptatē | enkoptatelē |
| we 1st person plural | enkoptanō | enkoptane | enkoptani | enkoptana | enkoptanē | enkoptanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | enkoptavō | enkoptave | enkoptavi | enkoptava | enkoptavē | enkoptavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | enkoptalō | enkoptale | enkoptali | enkoptala | enkoptalē | enkoptalelē |
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 | enkoptomō | enkoptome1×ἐνεκοπτόμην | enkoptomē | enkoptomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | enkoptosō | enkoptose | enkoptosē | enkoptoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | enkoptotō | enkoptote | enkoptotē | enkoptotelē |
| we 1st person plural | enkoptonō | enkoptone | enkoptonē | enkoptonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | enkoptovō | enkoptove | enkoptovē | enkoptovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | enkoptolō | enkoptole | enkoptolē | enkoptolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | enkoptameiō1×ἐγκόπτω | enkoptameia | enkoptameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | enkoptaseiō | enkoptaseia | enkoptaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | enkoptateiō | enkoptateia | enkoptateiē |
| we 1st person plural | enkoptaneiō | enkoptaneia | enkoptaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | enkoptaveiō | enkoptaveia | enkoptaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | enkoptaleiō | enkoptaleia | enkoptaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | enkoptomeiō | enkoptomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | enkoptoseiō | enkoptoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | enkoptoteiō | enkoptoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | enkoptoneiō | enkoptoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | enkoptoveiō | enkoptoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | enkoptoleiō | enkoptoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | enkoptasōr | enkoptasar | enkoptasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | enkoptatōr | enkoptatar | enkoptatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | enkoptavōr | enkoptavar | enkoptavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | enkoptalōr | enkoptalar | enkoptalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | enkoptosōr | enkoptosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | enkoptotōr | enkoptotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | enkoptovōr | enkoptovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | enkoptolōr | enkoptolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | enkoptamoiō | enkoptamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | enkoptasoiō | enkoptasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | enkoptatoiō | enkoptatoia |
| we 1st person plural | enkoptanoiō | enkoptanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | enkoptavoiō | enkoptavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | enkoptaloiō | enkoptaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | enkoptomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | enkoptosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | enkoptotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | enkoptonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | enkoptovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | enkoptoloiō |
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 | enkoptarō | enkoptari | enkoptara | enkoptarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | enkoptorō1×ἐγκόπτεσθαι | enkoptorē |
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 | enkoptarōntos | enkoptarintos | enkoptarantos | enkoptarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | enkoptorōntos | enkoptorēntos |
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
enkopt 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
enkoptome“hindered”was happening · Iimperfect middle or passive indicative 1st person singular1×
Romans 15:22Dio kai enkoptome teim polleim teu erchara pros vin;… is why I have often been hindered from coming to you.
enkoptata“hindered”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular2×
Galatians 5:7“hindered”Trechave kalōs; tinos vin enkoptata ta alētheia mē peithorō?You were running so well. Who has obstructed you from obeying the truth?
1 Thessalonians 2:18“hindered”… Paulos kai hapax kai dis, kai enkoptata nin tos Satanos.… indeed I, Paul, tried again and again — but Satan obstructed us.
enkoptameiō“weary”happening now · Ipresent active subjunctive 1st person singular1×
Acts 24:4“weary”hina de mē epi polloterem sin enkoptameiō, parakalamō akouara sin nu suntomōs ta …But in order not to delay you any further, I beg your indulgence to hear us briefly.
enkoptorō“hindered”happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive1×
1 Peter 3:7… sunklēronomoi charitau zōau, eis tem mē enkoptorō tain proseuchain vu.… that your prayers will not be hindered.