verb
epiluamō
Strong’sG1956
I explain, interpret, decide
stem epilu-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 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-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
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
loose, untie, δεσμά 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus “Adon.” 42; ἐ.κύνας let slip dogs, Refs: generally, set free, release, τοὺς κακούργους τῷ πολέμῳ 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Par.” 50:—middle, ἐπιλύεσθαί τινα τὸ μὴ οὐχὶ ἀγανακτεῖν 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Crito” 43c; ἐπιλύεσθαι ἐπιστολάς openthem, Refs; Ἐπιλυσαμένη, epithet of various divinities, Refs 5th c.AD+
2. solve, explain, πάντα τοῖς μαθηταῖς NT.Mark.4.34:—passive,Refs:—middle, Refs 1st c.AD+perfect participle passive ἐπιλελυμένος lucid, of writings, Refs
3. confute an accusation, Refs 2nd c.AD+
4. middle, manumit, Refs 2nd c.BC+
5. release, discharge a debtor, ἀπὸ τᾶν κοινᾶν ποθόδων ἐπιλυθῆμεν (infinitive passive) τοὺς ἐρρυτιασμένους “Schwyzer” 104.7 Refs 2nd c.BC+: pay, with dative person, Refs:—middle, discharge a debt, δάνειον “PGrenf.” 1.26.2 Refs 2nd c.BC+
II. future middle in passive sense, lose strength, give in, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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 | epiluomō | epiluome | epiluomē | epiluomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | epiluosō | epiluose | epiluosē | epiluoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epiluotō | epiluote | epiluotē | epiluotelē |
| we 1st person plural | epiluonō | epiluone | epiluonē | epiluonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epiluovō | epiluove | epiluovē | epiluovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | epiluolō | epiluole | epiluolē | epiluolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epiluimi | epiluima |
| you 2nd person singular | epiluisi | epiluisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epiluiti1×ἐπιλυθήσεται | epiluita |
| we 1st person plural | epiluini | epiluina |
| ye 2nd person plural | epiluivi | epiluiva |
| they 3rd person plural | epiluili | epiluila |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epiluomeiō | epiluomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | epiluoseiō | epiluoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epiluoteiō | epiluoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | epiluoneiō | epiluoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epiluoveiō | epiluoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | epiluoleiō | epiluoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epiluimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | epiluiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epiluiteia |
| we 1st person plural | epiluineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | epiluiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | epiluileia |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | epiluosōr | epiluosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epiluotōr | epiluotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | epiluovōr | epiluovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | epiluolōr | epiluolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | epiluisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epiluitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | epiluivar |
| they 3rd person plural | epiluilar |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epiluomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | epiluosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epiluotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | epiluonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | epiluovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | epiluoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epiluimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | epiluisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epiluitoia |
| we 1st person plural | epiluinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | epiluivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | 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 |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | epiluorō | epiluorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | epiluiri | epiluira |
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 | epiluarōntos | epiluarintos | epiluarantos | epiluarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | epiluorōntos | epiluorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | epiluirintos | epiluirantos |
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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
epiluate“explained”was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Mark 4:34… kata idian de toi idioi mathētoi epiluate panteim.… 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… peraiterō epizētavō, en ta ennoma ekklēsa epiluiti.… anything beyond this, it must be settled in a legal assembly.