verb
epichamō
Strong’sG2022
I pour upon
stem epich-once in the New Testament1 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.
ἐπι-χέω
[in LXX chiefly for יָצַק. Ge 28:18, al.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2022 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidep-ee-kheh'-o
Fromfrom G1909 and χέω (to pour);
King Jamesto pour upon:--pour in.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future -χέω, 2nd pers. singular ἐπιχεῖς Refs 5th c.BC+aorist 1 ἐπέχε; Epic dialect aorist I ἐπέχευα, infinitive ἐπιχεῦαι (see. below):—
A pour over, χέρνιβα δ᾽ ἀμφίπολος προχόῳ ἐπέχευε..νίψασθαι Refs 8th c.BC+
A.2 metaphorically, τοῖσι δ᾽ ἐφ᾽ ὕπνον ἔχευε Refs 8th c.BC+; θρῆνον pour a lament over one, Refs 5th c.BC+; βλασφημιῶν ἐ. (genitive partitive) Refs 2nd c.AD+
A.3 of solids, heap up, θανόντι χυτὴν ἐπὶ γαῖαν ἔχευαν Refs 8th c.BC+:—middle, ὕπερθ᾽ ἐπὶ σῆμα χέεσθαι Refs 3rd c.BC+
A.II pour in, ἀπαντλοῦντα καὶ ἐ. Refs 5th c.BC+; fill a cup, Ναννοῦς καὶ Λύδης ἐπίχει δύο Refs 3rd c.BC+
B middle, pour or throw over oneself, χύσιν δ᾽ ἐπεχεύατο φύλλων Refs 8th c.BC+; ἐπεχεύατο πήχεε παιδί she threw her arms round the boy, Refs 3rd c.BC+for himself, Refs 8th c.BC+
B.2 pour itself over, Refs 4th c.AD+
B.3 anoint oneself, ἀπὸ δείπνου Refs
B.II have poured out for one to drink, ἐ. ἄκρατόν τινος drink it to any one's health or honour, especially of lovers' toasts, Refs 4th c.BC+; ἔρωτος ἀκράτω (genitive partitive) ἐπεχεῖτο Refs 3rd c.BC+
C passive, to be poured over, ἰλύος ἐπιχυθείσης Refs 5th c.BC+
C.2 metaphorically, of a crowd, stream on or in pursuit, ἐπέχυντο (Epic dialect aorist 2 passive) Refs 8th c.BC+; so, come like a stream over, τοῖσι ἐναντίοισι ἐπιχυθέντας..μῦς ἀρουραίους Refs 5th c.BC+
C.3 to be poured in as an addition, τοῦ νῦν ἐπικεχυμένου λόγου, of the discussion, that has now been started, Refs 5th c.BC+
C.II to be drowned in, ἰχθῦς νάπυϊ ἐπικεχυμένους Refs 2nd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| epicharōntosἐπιχέων | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | pouring on | 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 | epichamō | epichame | epichami | epichama | epichamē | epichamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | epichasō | epichase | epichasi | epichasa | epichasē | epichaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epichatō | epichate | epichati | epichata | epichatē | epichatelē |
| we 1st person plural | epichanō | epichane | epichani | epichana | epichanē | epichanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epichavō | epichave | epichavi | epichava | epichavē | epichavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | epichalō | epichale | epichali | epichala | epichalē | epichalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epichameiō | epichameia | epichameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | epichaseiō | epichaseia | epichaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epichateiō | epichateia | epichateiē |
| we 1st person plural | epichaneiō | epichaneia | epichaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epichaveiō | epichaveia | epichaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | epichaleiō | epichaleia | epichaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | epichasōr | epichasar | epichasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epichatōr | epichatar | epichatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | epichavōr | epichavar | epichavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | epichalōr | epichalar | epichalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epichamoiō | epichamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | epichasoiō | epichasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epichatoiō | epichatoia |
| we 1st person plural | epichanoiō | epichanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | epichavoiō | epichavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | epichaloiō | epichaloia |
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 | epicharō | epichari | epichara | epicharē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | epicharōntos1×ἐπιχέων | epicharintos | epicharantos | epicharēntos |
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
epich 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.
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
epicharōntos“pouring on”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine1×
Luke 10:34kai prosercharantos katadata teim traumeim autou epicharōntos elaiem kai oinon, epibibazarantos de auton …… to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put …