verb
episkeuazomō
Strong’sG643
I prepare for a journey, depart
stem episkeuaz-once in the New Testament1 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.
ἀπο-σκευάζω,
[in LXX: Le 14:36 (פּנה pi.)*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G643 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
pull off, τὴν ὀροφήνRefs 4th c.BC+; clear away tables, Refs; strip of furniture, οἰκίανLXX
2 ={ξημιόω}, Refs 5th c.AD+
II mostly in middle, pack up and carry off, ἀ. τι τῶν ἰδίωνRefs 2nd c.BC+: absolutely, pack up and depart, NT
II.2 get rid of, τὰ ἐνοχλοῦντα (={ἀποπατέω},Refs 2nd c.AD+; remove, τῆς φιλίας τινάRefs 2nd c.AD+; make away with, kill, Refs 2nd c.AD+; get rid of, confute, τοὺς σοφιστάςRefs 2nd c.AD+:—passive, to be expelled, τῶν σωμάτωνRefs 1st c.AD+
II.3 repel, αἰτίαν, διαβολάς, Refs 1st c.AD+
II.4 reject, Refs 6th c.AD+
II.5 defer, διήγησινRefs 3rd c.AD+
II.6 transfer, ἔς τινας τὰς αἰτίαςRefs 4th c.AD+
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| episkeuazerantoisἐπισκευασάμενοι | happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative plural masculine | got ready | 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, no 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 | episkeuazomō | episkeuazome | episkeuazomē | episkeuazomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | episkeuazosō | episkeuazose | episkeuazosē | episkeuazoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | episkeuazotō | episkeuazote | episkeuazotē | episkeuazotelē |
| we 1st person plural | episkeuazonō | episkeuazone | episkeuazonē | episkeuazonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | episkeuazovō | episkeuazove | episkeuazovē | episkeuazovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | episkeuazolō | episkeuazole | episkeuazolē | episkeuazolelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | episkeuazemi | episkeuazema |
| you 2nd person singular | episkeuazesi | episkeuazesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | episkeuazeti | episkeuazeta |
| we 1st person plural | episkeuazeni | episkeuazena |
| ye 2nd person plural | episkeuazevi | episkeuazeva |
| they 3rd person plural | episkeuazeli | episkeuazela |
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 | episkeuazomeiō | episkeuazomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | episkeuazoseiō | episkeuazoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | episkeuazoteiō | episkeuazoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | episkeuazoneiō | episkeuazoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | episkeuazoveiō | episkeuazoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | episkeuazoleiō | episkeuazoleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | episkeuazemeia |
| you 2nd person singular | episkeuazeseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | episkeuazeteia |
| we 1st person plural | episkeuazeneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | episkeuazeveia |
| they 3rd person plural | episkeuazeleia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | episkeuazosōr | episkeuazosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | episkeuazotōr | episkeuazotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | episkeuazovōr | episkeuazovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | episkeuazolōr | episkeuazolēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | episkeuazesar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | episkeuazetar |
| ye 2nd person plural | episkeuazevar |
| they 3rd person plural | episkeuazelar |
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 | episkeuazomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | episkeuazosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | episkeuazotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | episkeuazonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | episkeuazovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | episkeuazoloiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | episkeuazemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | episkeuazesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | episkeuazetoia |
| we 1st person plural | episkeuazenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | episkeuazevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | episkeuazeloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no 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 | episkeuazorō | episkeuazorē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | episkeuazeri | episkeuazera |
Used as an adjective — participle, 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 | episkeuazorōntos | episkeuazorēntos | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | episkeuazerintos | episkeuazerantos1× |
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
episkeuaz 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.
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
episkeuazerantois“got ready”happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative plural masculine1×
Acts 21:15“got ready”Meta de tain hēmerain houtain episkeuazerantois anabainane eis Hierosolumeim;After these days, we packed up and went on to Jerusalem.