verb
epidōamō
Greekἐπιδίδωμι (epididōmi)
Strong’sG1929
I hand in, give up, give way
stem epidō-9 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books5 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἐπι-δίδωμι
[in LXX for נָתַן, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1929 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| epidōateἐπεδίδου | was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular | gave | 1× |
| epidōatiἐπιδώσει | will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular | give | 4× |
| epidōalaἐπέδωκαν | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | gave | 2× |
| epidōitaἐπεδόθη | happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular | given | 1× |
| epidōaratoisἐπιδόντες | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine | gave way | 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 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 8 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 | epidōamō | epidōame | epidōami | epidōama | epidōamē | epidōamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | epidōasō | epidōase | epidōasi | epidōasa | epidōasē | epidōaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epidōatō | epidōate1×ἐπεδίδου | epidōati4×ἐπιδώσει | epidōata | epidōatē | epidōatelē |
| we 1st person plural | epidōanō | epidōane | epidōani | epidōana | epidōanē | epidōanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epidōavō | epidōave | epidōavi | epidōava | epidōavē | epidōavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | epidōalō | epidōale | epidōali | epidōala2×ἐπέδωκαν | epidōalē | epidōalelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epidōimō | epidōime | epidōimi | epidōima | epidōimē | epidōimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | epidōisō | epidōise | epidōisi | epidōisa | epidōisē | epidōiselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epidōitō | epidōite | epidōiti | epidōita1×ἐπεδόθη | epidōitē | epidōitelē |
| we 1st person plural | epidōinō | epidōine | epidōini | epidōina | epidōinē | epidōinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epidōivō | epidōive | epidōivi | epidōiva | epidōivē | epidōivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | epidōilō | epidōile | epidōili | epidōila | epidōilē | epidōilelē |
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 | epidōameiō | epidōameia | epidōameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | epidōaseiō | epidōaseia | epidōaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epidōateiō | epidōateia | epidōateiē |
| we 1st person plural | epidōaneiō | epidōaneia | epidōaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epidōaveiō | epidōaveia | epidōaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | epidōaleiō | epidōaleia | epidōaleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epidōimeiō | epidōimeia | epidōimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | epidōiseiō | epidōiseia | epidōiseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epidōiteiō | epidōiteia | epidōiteiē |
| we 1st person plural | epidōineiō | epidōineia | epidōineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epidōiveiō | epidōiveia | epidōiveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | epidōileiō | epidōileia | epidōileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | epidōasōr | epidōasar | epidōasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epidōatōr | epidōatar | epidōatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | epidōavōr | epidōavar | epidōavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | epidōalōr | epidōalar | epidōalēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | epidōisōr | epidōisar | epidōisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epidōitōr | epidōitar | epidōitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | epidōivōr | epidōivar | epidōivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | epidōilōr | epidōilar | epidōilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epidōamoiō | epidōamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | epidōasoiō | epidōasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epidōatoiō | epidōatoia |
| we 1st person plural | epidōanoiō | epidōanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | epidōavoiō | epidōavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | epidōaloiō | epidōaloia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epidōimoiō | epidōimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | epidōisoiō | epidōisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epidōitoiō | epidōitoia |
| we 1st person plural | epidōinoiō | epidōinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | epidōivoiō | epidōivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | epidōiloiō | epidōiloia |
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 | epidōarō | epidōari | epidōara | epidōarē |
| acted on passive voice | epidōirō | epidōiri | epidōira | epidōirē |
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 | epidōarōtos | epidōaritos | epidōaratos1× | epidōarētos |
| acted on passive voice | epidōirōtos | epidōiritos | epidōiratos | epidōirētos |
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
epidō 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
9 occurrences, every one of them listed
epidōate“gave”was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 24:30“gave”kai gineta en te kataklinira auton meta autoiu lambaratos ton arton eulogata kai klaratos epidōate autoi;While He was reclining at the table with them, He took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to them.
epidōati“give”will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular4×
Matthew 7:9“give”ē tinos atō ek vu anthrōpos, hon aitati tos huios autou arton mē lithon epidōati auto?Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?
Matthew 7:10“give”ē kai ichthon aitati mē ofion epidōati auto?Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake?
Luke 11:11“give”tinon de ek vu ton patēron aitati tos huios ichthon, kai anti ichthou ofion auto epidōati?What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead?
Luke 11:12“give”ē kai aitati ōem, epidōati auto skorpion?Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion?
epidōala“gave”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural2×
Luke 24:42“gave”tois de epidōala auto ichthou optou merem;So they gave Him a piece of broiled fish,
Acts 15:30“delivered”Tois men oun apoluiratois katerchala eis Antiocheian, kai sunagaratois tem plēthem epidōala tan epistolan;So the men were sent off and went down to Antioch, where they assembled the congregation and delivered the letter.
epidōita“given”happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 4:17“given”kai epidōita auto bibliem tou profētou Ēsaiou kai anaptussaratos tem bibliem heuriskata ton topon hou ate grafirētem;the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. Unrolling it, He found the place where it was written:
epidōaratois“gave way”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Acts 27:15“gave way”sunarpazirateu de teu ploieu kai mē dunerōteu antofthalmarō to anemo epidōaratois ferine.Unable to head into the wind, the ship was caught up. So we gave way and let ourselves be driven along.