verb
epagamō
Strong’sG1863
I bring upon
stem epag-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 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.
ἐπ-άγω
[in LXX for בּוֹא hi., etc. (29 words in all);]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1863 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
bring on, οἷον ἐπ᾽ ἦμαρ ἄγῃσι πατήρ Refs 8th c.BC+; ἐλεύθερον ἦμαρ Bacisap.Refs 5th c.BC+
2 set on, urge on, as hunters do dogs, ἐπάγοντες ἐπῇσαν (i.e. κύνας) Refs 8th c.BC+ — in middle Refs
2.b lead on an army against the enemy, Ἄρη τινί Refs 5th c.BC+: intransitive, march against, τισί Refs 4th c.BC+
2.c quicken the pace, Refs 5th c.BC+
3 lead on by persuasion, influence, Refs 8th c.BC+: with infinitive, induce one to do,Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, οἷς ἐπαχθέντες ὑμεῖς Refs 4th c.BC+
4 bring in, invite as aiders or allies, τὸν Πέρσην Refs 5th c.BC+; τὸν Π. ἐπὶ τοὺς Ἕλληνας Epist. Refs 5th c.BC+
5 bring to a place, bring in, Refs 5th c.BC+:—middle, draw in nourishment, of roots, Refs 4th c.BC+:— passive, τροφὰ ἐπάγεται τῷ σώματι Refs 5th c.BC+
6 bring in, supply, ἐπιτήδεια Refs 5th c.BC+
7 lay on or apply to one, ἐ. κέντρον πώλοις, of a charioteer, LXX+5th c.BC+; ἐ. ζημίαν, ={ἐπιτιθέναι}, Refs 2nd c.AD+; ἔπαγε τὴν γνάθον lay your jaws to it, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐ. τὴν διάνοιάν τινι apply it, Refs 1st c.AD+
8 bring forward, ἐ. ψῆφον τοῖς ξυμμάχοις propose a vote to them, like{ἐπιψηφίζειν} ἐς.. Refs 5th c.BC+; ψῆφος ἐπῆκτό τινι περὶ φυγῆς against him, Refs 5th c.BC+; also ἐ. δίκην, γραφήν τινι, bring a suit against one, Refs 5th c.BC+
8.b introduce a person before the assembly, Refs
9 bring in over and above, παροψώνημα Refs 4th c.BC+ —passive, τὸ ἐπαγόμενον φωνῆεν the vowel which follows, Refs; ὁ ἐ. ἀγών extraordinary, Refs
9.b intercalate days in the year, Refs 5th c.BC+; αἱ ἐπαγόμεναι, with or without ἡμέραι, intercalated days,Refs 1st c.AD+
10 in instruction or argument, lead on, τινὰς ἐπὶ τὰ μήπω γιγνωσκόμενα Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, ἐπαχθέντων αὐτῶν Refs 4th c.BC+
10.b especially in the Logic of Aristotle, teach or convince by induction, ἐπάγοντα ἀπὸ τῶν καθ᾽ ἕκαστον ἐπὶ τὸ καθόλου καὶ τῶν γνωρίμων ἐπὶ τὰ ἄγνωστα Refs:—passive, ἐπαχθῆναι μὴ ἔχοντας αἴσθησιν ἀδύνατον Refs by syllogism or by induction, Refs
10.c also ἐ. τὸ καθόλου bring forward, advance: hence, infer the general principle, τῇ καθ᾽ ἕκαστα ἐπὶ τῶν ὁμοίων ἐπαγωγῇ ἐ. τὸ καθόλου Refs; so later, adduce the argument, ὅτι.. Refs 3rd c.AD+inSE6.2; conclude, infer, Refs 2nd c.AD+
11 ἐ. τὴν κοιλίαν move the bowels, variant for{ὑπ-}, Refs 1st c.AD+
II middle, bring to oneself, procure or provide for oneself, ἐκ θαλάσσης ὧν δέονται ἐπάξονται Refs 5th c.BC+ devise, invent a means of shunning death, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 of persons, bring into one's country, bring in or introduce as allies (see.Refs 5th c.BC+
II.3 μάρτυρας ποιητὰς ἐ. call them in as witnesses, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐ. ποιητὰς ἐν τοῖς λόγοις introduce by way of quotation, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐ. μαρτύρια adduce testimonies, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.4 bring upon oneself, νύκτα ἐν μεσημβρίᾳ Refs 5th c.BC+
II.5 bring with one, προῖκα πολλήν Refs 4th c.BC+
II.6 bring over to oneself, win over, τὸ πλῆθος Refs 5th c.BC+infinitive, ἐ. τινὰς ξυγχωρῆσαι induce them to concede, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.7 put in place, λίθον Refs 3rd c.AD+
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| epagaraἐπαγαγεῖν | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | bring | 1× |
| epagarōntoisἐπάγοντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | bringing … on | 1× |
| epagarantosἐπάξας | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine | brought | 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, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epagamō | epagame | epagami | epagama | epagamē | epagamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | epagasō | epagase | epagasi | epagasa | epagasē | epagaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epagatō | epagate | epagati | epagata | epagatē | epagatelē |
| we 1st person plural | epaganō | epagane | epagani | epagana | epaganē | epaganelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epagavō | epagave | epagavi | epagava | epagavē | epagavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | epagalō | epagale | epagali | epagala | epagalē | epagalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epagameiō | epagameia | epagameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | epagaseiō | epagaseia | epagaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epagateiō | epagateia | epagateiē |
| we 1st person plural | epaganeiō | epaganeia | epaganeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epagaveiō | epagaveia | epagaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | epagaleiō | epagaleia | epagaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | epagasōr | epagasar | epagasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epagatōr | epagatar | epagatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | epagavōr | epagavar | epagavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | epagalōr | epagalar | epagalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epagamoiō | epagamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | epagasoiō | epagasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epagatoiō | epagatoia |
| we 1st person plural | epaganoiō | epaganoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | epagavoiō | epagavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | epagaloiō | epagaloia |
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 | epagarō | epagari | epagara1×ἐπαγαγεῖν | epagarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | epagarōntos1× | epagarintos | epagarantos1×ἐπάξας | epagarēntos |
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
epag 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
epagara“bring”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×
Acts 5:28“bring”… Ierousalēm tau didachau vu, kai boulovō epagara epi nin tem haimem tou anthrōpou …… have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to make us responsible for this man’s blood.”
epagarōntois“bringing … on”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×
2 Peter 2:1… kai ton agorazaranton autoin despoton arnorōntois, epagarōntois heautoi tachinan apōleian;… denying the Master who bought them — bringing swift destruction on themselves.
epagarantos“brought”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine1×
2 Peter 2:5… dikaiosunau kērukon fulassata, kataklusmon kosmo aseboiu epagarantos,… spare the ancient world when He brought the flood on its ungodly people …