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verb

epiduamō

Greekἐπιδύω (epiduō)

Strong’sG1931

I sink, set

stem epidu-once in the New Testament1 forms occur

Translated as

go down

What it means

ἐπι-δύω

[in LXX: De 24:15, Jos 8:29, Je 15:9 (בּוֹא)*;]

to go down, set (of the sun): Eph 4:26.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G1931 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidep-ee-doo'-o

to set fully (as the sun)

Fromfrom G1909 and G1416;

King Jamesgo down.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind itWhat it isUsuallyTimes
epiduatōrἐπιδυέτωhappening now · he/she/itpresent active imperative 3rd person singulargo down

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 personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularepiduamōepiduameepiduamiepiduamaepiduamēepiduamelē
you 2nd person singularepiduasōepiduaseepiduasiepiduasaepiduasēepiduaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularepiduatōepiduateepiduatiepiduataepiduatēepiduatelē
we 1st person pluralepiduanōepiduaneepiduaniepiduanaepiduanēepiduanelē
ye 2nd person pluralepiduavōepiduaveepiduaviepiduavaepiduavēepiduavelē
they 3rd person pluralepidualōepidualeepidualiepidualaepidualēepidualelē
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularepiduameiōepiduameiaepiduameiē
you 2nd person singularepiduaseiōepiduaseiaepiduaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularepiduateiōepiduateiaepiduateiē
we 1st person pluralepiduaneiōepiduaneiaepiduaneiē
ye 2nd person pluralepiduaveiōepiduaveiaepiduaveiē
they 3rd person pluralepidualeiōepidualeiaepidualeiē
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularepiduasōrepiduasarepiduasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularepiduatōrἐπιδυέτωepiduatarepiduatēr
ye 2nd person pluralepiduavōrepiduavarepiduavēr
they 3rd person pluralepidualōrepidualarepidualēr
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularepiduamoiōepiduamoia
you 2nd person singularepiduasoiōepiduasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularepiduatoiōepiduatoia
we 1st person pluralepiduanoiōepiduanoia
ye 2nd person pluralepiduavoiōepiduavoia
they 3rd person pluralepidualoiōepidualoia
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voiceepiduarōepiduariepiduaraepiduarē
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voiceepiduarōtosepiduaritosepiduaratosepiduarētos

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
epidustem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvlwho person+eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+tthen it declines+ogender+sits job in the sentence case

epidu 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

1 occurrence, every one of them listed

epiduatōr“go down”happening now · he/she/itpresent active imperative 3rd person singular

Ephesians 4:26“go down”orgizevōr kai mē hamartavōr; tos hēlios mē epiduatōr epi parorgismo vu,“Be angry, yet do not sin.” Do not let the sun set upon your anger,