verb
epiluamō
Greekἐπιλύω (epiluō)
Strong’sG1956
I explain, interpret, decide
stem epilu-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
** ἐπι-λύω
[in Aq.: Ge 40:8 41:8, 12; Th.: Ho 3:4 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1956 — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| epiluateἐπέλυεν | was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular | explained | 1× |
| epiluitiἐπιλυθήσεται | will happen · he/she/itfuture passive indicative 3rd person singular | settled | 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, 2 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 | epiluamō | epiluame | epiluami | epiluama | epiluamē | epiluamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | epiluasō | epiluase | epiluasi | epiluasa | epiluasē | epiluaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epiluatō | epiluate1×ἐπέλυεν | epiluati | epiluata | epiluatē | epiluatelē |
| we 1st person plural | epiluanō | epiluane | epiluani | epiluana | epiluanē | epiluanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epiluavō | epiluave | epiluavi | epiluava | epiluavē | epiluavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | epilualō | epiluale | epiluali | epiluala | epilualē | epilualelē |
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 | epiluimō | epiluime | epiluimi | epiluima | epiluimē | epiluimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | epiluisō | epiluise | epiluisi | epiluisa | epiluisē | epiluiselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epiluitō | epiluite | epiluiti1×ἐπιλυθήσεται | epiluita | epiluitē | epiluitelē |
| we 1st person plural | epiluinō | epiluine | epiluini | epiluina | epiluinē | epiluinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epiluivō | epiluive | epiluivi | epiluiva | epiluivē | epiluivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | epiluilō | epiluile | epiluili | epiluila | epiluilē | epiluilelē |
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 | epiluameiō | epiluameia | epiluameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | epiluaseiō | epiluaseia | epiluaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epiluateiō | epiluateia | epiluateiē |
| we 1st person plural | epiluaneiō | epiluaneia | epiluaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epiluaveiō | epiluaveia | epiluaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | epilualeiō | epilualeia | epilualeiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epiluimeiō | epiluimeia | epiluimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | epiluiseiō | epiluiseia | epiluiseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epiluiteiō | epiluiteia | epiluiteiē |
| we 1st person plural | epiluineiō | epiluineia | epiluineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epiluiveiō | epiluiveia | epiluiveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | epiluileiō | epiluileia | epiluileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | epiluasōr | epiluasar | epiluasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epiluatōr | epiluatar | epiluatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | epiluavōr | epiluavar | epiluavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | epilualōr | epilualar | epilualēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | epiluisōr | epiluisar | epiluisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epiluitōr | epiluitar | epiluitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | epiluivōr | epiluivar | epiluivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | epiluilōr | epiluilar | epiluilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epiluamoiō | epiluamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | epiluasoiō | epiluasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epiluatoiō | epiluatoia |
| we 1st person plural | epiluanoiō | epiluanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | epiluavoiō | epiluavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | epilualoiō | epilualoia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epiluimoiō | epiluimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | epiluisoiō | epiluisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epiluitoiō | epiluitoia |
| we 1st person plural | epiluinoiō | epiluinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | epiluivoiō | epiluivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | epiluiloiō | epiluiloia |
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 | epiluarō | epiluari | epiluara | epiluarē |
| acted on passive voice | epiluirō | epiluiri | epiluira | epiluirē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | epiluarōtos | epiluaritos | epiluaratos | epiluarētos |
| acted on passive voice | epiluirōtos | epiluiritos | epiluiratos | epiluirētos |
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
epilu 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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
epiluate“explained”was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Mark 4:34“explained”chōris de parabolau ouk lalate autoi, kata idian de toi idioi mathētoi epiluate panteim.He did not tell them anything without using a parable. But privately He explained everything to His own disciples.
epiluiti“settled”will happen · he/she/itfuture passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Acts 19:39“settled”ei de tinem peraiterō epizētavō, en ta ennoma ekklēsa epiluiti.But if you are seeking anything beyond this, it must be settled in a legal assembly.