verb
epidōamō
Strong’sG1929
I hand in, give up, give way
stem epidō-9 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books5 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-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
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
give besides, Refs 8th c.BC+
b. of a physician, administer, Refs 1st c.AD+; give afterwards, τροφὴν Refs 1st c.AD+.
2. give in dowry, ὅσσ᾽ Refs 8th c.BC+
2.b. especially contribute as a `benevolence', for the purpose of supplying state necessities, opposed to εἰσφέρειν (which was compulsory), Refs 4th c.BC+ (Delph., 3rd c.BC); but also,
2.c. offer money as a bribe or consideration, Refs 5th c.BC+
3. give freely, bestow, Refs 6th c.BC+; τὸν Refs 1st c.BC+
4. ἐπιδιδόναι ἑαυτόν give oneself up, devote oneself, τινί to one, Refs 5th c.BC+ (Olbia, Refs 3rd c.BC+: absolutely, ἐπιδόντες ἐφερόμεθα ran before the wind, NT
5. give into another's hands, deliver, Refs 1st c.BC+ (uncertain reading), LXX+NT+2nd c.AD+: absolutely, of petitions, frequently in Papyrus, Refs, etc.; of reports or returns, Refs 1st c.AD+ —passive, Refs 3rd c.AD+
6. ἐ. ψῆφον τοῖς πολίταις give them power to vote, Refs 1st c.AD+
7. dictate, opposed to γράφειν, Refs 1st c.AD+
II. middle, take as one's witness, θεοὺς ἐπιδώμεθα `give each other our gods', Refs 8th c.BC+
III. in Prose, frequently intransitive, increase, advance, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐπὶ τὸ μεῖζον Refs 5th c.BC+ increase in virtue Refs 6th c.BC+: and absolutely, grow, Refs 5th c.BC+; advance, improve, Refs 5th c.BC+ waxes great, Refs 5th c.BC+
III.2. ={ἐνδίδωμι} see, give in, give way, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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× |
| epidōarantoisἐπιδόντες | 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 |
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 | epidōomō | epidōome | epidōomē | epidōomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | epidōosō | epidōose | epidōosē | epidōoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epidōotō | epidōote | epidōotē | epidōotelē |
| we 1st person plural | epidōonō | epidōone | epidōonē | epidōonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epidōovō | epidōove | epidōovē | epidōovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | epidōolō | epidōole | epidōolē | epidōolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epidōimi | epidōima |
| you 2nd person singular | epidōisi | epidōisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epidōiti | epidōita1×ἐπεδόθη |
| we 1st person plural | epidōini | epidōina |
| ye 2nd person plural | epidōivi | epidōiva |
| they 3rd person plural | epidōili | epidōila |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epidōomeiō | epidōomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | epidōoseiō | epidōoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epidōoteiō | epidōoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | epidōoneiō | epidōoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epidōoveiō | epidōoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | epidōoleiō | epidōoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epidōimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | epidōiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epidōiteia |
| we 1st person plural | epidōineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | epidōiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | epidōileia |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | epidōosōr | epidōosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epidōotōr | epidōotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | epidōovōr | epidōovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | epidōolōr | epidōolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | epidōisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epidōitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | epidōivar |
| they 3rd person plural | epidōilar |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epidōomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | epidōosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epidōotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | epidōonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | epidōovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | epidōoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epidōimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | epidōisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epidōitoia |
| we 1st person plural | epidōinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | epidōivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | 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 |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | epidōorō | epidōorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | epidōiri | epidōira |
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 | epidōarōntos | epidōarintos | epidōarantos1× | epidōarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | epidōorōntos | epidōorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | epidōirintos | epidōirantos |
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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
9 occurrences, every one of them listed
epidōate“gave”was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 24:30… labarantos ton arton eulogata kai klarantos epidōate autoi;… 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… tos huios autou arton mē lithon epidōati auto?… his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?
Matthew 7:10ē kai ichthon aitati mē ofion epidōati auto?… he asks for a fish, will give him a snake?
Luke 11:11… ichthon, kai anti ichthou ofion auto epidōati?… son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead?
Luke 11:12ē kai aitati ōem, epidōati auto skorpion?… he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion?
epidōala“gave”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural2×
Luke 24:42tois de epidōala auto ichthou optou merem;So they gave Him a piece of broiled fish,
Acts 15:30… eis Antiocheian, kai sunagarantois tem plēthem epidōala tan epistolan;… 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 …the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. Unrolling it …
epidōarantois“gave way”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Acts 27:15… kai mē dunorōnteu antofthalmarō to anemo epidōarantois ferone.… ship was caught up. So we gave way and let ourselves be driven along.