verb
epilathomō
Strong’sG1950
I forget, neglect
stem epilath-8 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books6 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-λανθάνομαι
(alternative mid, form of ἐπιλήθω, to cause to forget) [in LXX chiefly for שָׁכַח;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1950 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
cause to forget, ὁ γάρ τ᾽ [ὕπνος] ἐπέλησεν ἁπάντων laps one in forgetfulness of all, Refs; ἡδονὴ σφέας ἐπιλήθουσα τῶν πάρος 2nd c.AD: Aretaeus Medicus “χρονίων νούσων θεραπευτικόν” 2.12; ἐπιλήσει σε ἀφροδισίων 2nd-3rd c.AD: Philostratus Sophista “Epistulae” 68:—passive, to be forgotten, in perfect participle ἐπιλελησμένος Vetus Testamentum Graece redditum LXX.Isa.23.16 NT: future -λησθήσομαι Vetus Testamentum Graece redditum “Wisdom of Solomon” 2.4.
II. middle, ἐπιλανθάνομαι, or more commonly ἐπιλήθομαι, Aeolic dialect and Doric dialect -λᾱθ- Refsfuture -λήσομαι: aorist 2 -ελᾰθόμην 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Apologia” 17a: late aorist 1 -ελήσατο Nonnus Epicus 4th-5th c.AD(?) “Dionysiaca” 48.969: with perfect active λέληθα 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.46 Refs, but more frequently passive -λέλησμαι Refs 5th c.BC+: piperfect -ελελήσμην Refs:—let a thing escape one, forget, lose thought of, c.genitive, ὅπως Ἰθάκης ἐπιλήσεται (Epic dialect aorist subjunctive) Refs; οὐδ᾽ ὁ γέρων δολίης ἐπελήθετο τέχνης 4.455 Refs; οὐδ᾽ ὣς σχεδίης ἐπελήθετο 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 5.324; γονέων ἐπιλάθεται (Doric dialect) Refs 5th c.BC+: c.infinitive, Refsparticiple, ὀφείλων ἐπιλέλᾱθα I forgot that I owed, Refs 5th c.BC+; περὶ οὗ.., περὶ ὅτου.., Refs; leave disregarded, neglect, πρόσταγμα 1st c.AD: Cebes Philosophus 24.
II.2. less frequently, forget wilfully, τῶν ἐντολέων μεμνημένος ἐπελανθάνετο 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.147; ἑκὼν ἐπιλήθομαι Refs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| epilathetaἐπελάθετο | happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular | forgets | 1× |
| epilathelaἐπελάθοντο | happened · theyaorist middle indicative 3rd person plural | forgotten | 2× |
| epilathovōrἐπιλανθάνεσθε | happening now · yepresent middle or passive imperative 2nd person plural | neglect | 2× |
| epilatheraἐπιλαθέσθαι | happened · the “to …” formaorist middle infinitive | forget | 1× |
| epilathorōntosἐπιλανθανόμενος | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine | forgetting | 1× |
| epilathorēntemἐπιλελησμένον | has happened · subjectperfect middle or passive participle direct singular neuter | forgotten | 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, 3 occurrences
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 | epilathomō | epilathome | epilathomē | epilathomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | epilathosō | epilathose | epilathosē | epilathoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epilathotō | epilathote | epilathotē | epilathotelē |
| we 1st person plural | epilathonō | epilathone | epilathonē | epilathonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epilathovō | epilathove | epilathovē | epilathovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | epilatholō | epilathole | epilatholē | epilatholelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epilathemi | epilathema |
| you 2nd person singular | epilathesi | epilathesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epilatheti | epilatheta1×ἐπελάθετο |
| we 1st person plural | epilatheni | epilathena |
| ye 2nd person plural | epilathevi | epilatheva |
| they 3rd person plural | epilatheli | epilathela2×ἐπελάθοντο |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epilathomeiō | epilathomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | epilathoseiō | epilathoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epilathoteiō | epilathoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | epilathoneiō | epilathoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epilathoveiō | epilathoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | epilatholeiō | epilatholeiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epilathemeia |
| you 2nd person singular | epilatheseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epilatheteia |
| we 1st person plural | epilatheneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | epilatheveia |
| they 3rd person plural | epilatheleia |
Commands — imperative mood, 2 occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | epilathosōr | epilathosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epilathotōr | epilathotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | epilathovōr2×ἐπιλανθάνεσθε | epilathovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | epilatholōr | epilatholēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | epilathesar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epilathetar |
| ye 2nd person plural | epilathevar |
| they 3rd person plural | epilathelar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epilathomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | epilathosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epilathotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | epilathonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | epilathovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | epilatholoiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epilathemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | epilathesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epilathetoia |
| we 1st person plural | epilathenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | epilathevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | epilatheloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | epilathorō | epilathorē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | epilatheri | epilathera1×ἐπιλαθέσθαι |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | epilathorōntos1×ἐπιλανθανόμενος | epilathorēntos1× | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | epilatherintos | epilatherantos |
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
epilath 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.
8 occurrences, every one of them listed
epilatheta“forgets”happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular1×
James 1:24… gar heauton kai aperchatē kai eutheōs epilatheta hopoios ate.… observing himself goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like.
epilathela“forgotten”happened · theyaorist middle indicative 3rd person plural2×
Matthew 16:5“forgotten”… ercharantois tois mathētois eis tem peran epilathela artoin labara.… crossed to the other side, the disciples forgot to take bread.
Mark 8:14Kai epilathela labara artoin, kai ei mē henon …Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread, except for one …
epilathovōr“neglect”happening now · yepresent middle or passive imperative 2nd person plural2×
Hebrews 13:2tau filoxeniau mē epilathovōr, dia houtau gar lathala tinois xenizarantois …Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for …
Hebrews 13:16tau de eupoiau kai koinōniau mē epilathovōr, toioutai gar thusiai euarestotō tos theos.And do not neglect to do good and to share …
epilathera“forget”happened · the “to …” formaorist middle infinitive1×
Hebrews 6:10ouk gar adikos tos theos epilathera teu ergeu vu kai tau agapau …… is not unjust. He will not forget your work and the love you …
epilathorōntos“forgetting”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine1×
Philippians 3:13… katalabarē; henem de, teim men opisō epilathorōntos tei de emprosthen epekteinorōntos,… it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward …
epilathorēntem“forgotten”has happened · subjectperfect middle or passive participle direct singular neuter1×
Luke 12:6… kai henem ek auteiu ouk atō epilathorēntem enōpion tou theou.… Yet not one of them is forgotten by God.