verb
eparkamō
Strong’sG1884
I aid, relieve, do service, render help
stem epark-3 times in the New Testament3 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-αρκέω, -ῶ
[in LXX: I Mac 8:26 11:35 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1884 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future -έσω (see. below): Epic dialect aorist infinitive ἐπαρκέσσαι Refs 3rd c.BC+:—to be strong enough for a thing, in Refs 8th c.BC+. with accusative of things et dative person, ward off something from one, οὐδέ τί οἱ τό γ᾽ ἐπήρκεσε λυγρὸν ὄλεθρον Refs 8th c.BC+prohibebit quominus.., Refs 4th c.BC+
2 with accusative of things, ward off, prevent, ἐπαρκέσσαι κακότητα Refs 3rd c.BC+; σέ τοι μόνον δέδορκα πημονάν (Reiske for ποιμένων) ἐ. Refs 5th c.BC+
3 with dative person only, help, assist, NT+6th c.BC+: absolutely, τίς ἄρ᾽ ἐπαρκέσε; who will aid? Refs 5th c.BC+
II supply, furnish, ἄκος δ᾽ οὐδὲν ἐπἤρκεσαν, τὸ μὴ πόλιν.. παθεῖν LXX+5th c.BC+; also ἐ. τινὶ τῶν ἑαυτοῦ impart to him a share of.., Refs 5th c.BC+: with dative of things, supply with, πέπλοις Refs 5th c.BC+
III absolutely, to be sufficient, enough, ὅσσον ἐπαρκεῖ Refs 6th c.BC+; ἐπαρκέσει νόμος ὅδ᾽ this law shall prevail, Refs 5th c.BC+
III.2 stand to the credit of, with dative, γενεᾷ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| eparkataἐπήρκεσεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | helped | 1× |
| eparkateiaἐπαρκέσῃ | happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular | help | 1× |
| eparkatōrἐπαρκείτω | happening now · he/she/itpresent active imperative 3rd person singular | help | 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
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | eparkamō | eparkame | eparkami | eparkama | eparkamē | eparkamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | eparkasō | eparkase | eparkasi | eparkasa | eparkasē | eparkaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eparkatō | eparkate | eparkati | eparkata1×ἐπήρκεσεν | eparkatē | eparkatelē |
| we 1st person plural | eparkanō | eparkane | eparkani | eparkana | eparkanē | eparkanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | eparkavō | eparkave | eparkavi | eparkava | eparkavē | eparkavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | eparkalō | eparkale | eparkali | eparkala | eparkalē | eparkalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | eparkameiō | eparkameia | eparkameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | eparkaseiō | eparkaseia | eparkaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eparkateiō | eparkateia1×ἐπαρκέσῃ | eparkateiē |
| we 1st person plural | eparkaneiō | eparkaneia | eparkaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | eparkaveiō | eparkaveia | eparkaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | eparkaleiō | eparkaleia | eparkaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | eparkasōr | eparkasar | eparkasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eparkatōr1×ἐπαρκείτω | eparkatar | eparkatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | eparkavōr | eparkavar | eparkavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | eparkalōr | eparkalar | eparkalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | eparkamoiō | eparkamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | eparkasoiō | eparkasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eparkatoiō | eparkatoia |
| we 1st person plural | eparkanoiō | eparkanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | eparkavoiō | eparkavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | eparkaloiō | eparkaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | eparkarō | eparkari | eparkara | eparkarē |
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 | eparkarōntos | eparkarintos | eparkarantos | eparkarēntos |
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
epark 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
eparkata“helped”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×
1 Timothy 5:10“helped”… ei hagioiu podoin niptata, ei thliborōntoi eparkata, ei pante erge agathe epakolouthata.… washing the feet of the saints, imparting relief to the afflicted, and devoting herself to every good work.
eparkateia“help”happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular1×
1 Timothy 5:16… tas ekklēsas, hina tai ontōs chērai eparkateia.… be burdened, so that it can help the widows who are truly in …
eparkatōr“help”happening now · he/she/itpresent active imperative 3rd person singular1×
1 Timothy 5:16“help”ei tinas pistas echatō chērain, eparkatōr autai, kai mē barotōr tas ekklēsas, …If any believing woman has dependent widows, she must assist them and not allow the church to be burdened, so that …