verb
epispomō
Strong’sG1986
I become uncircumcised
stem episp-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.
ἐπι-σπάω, -ῶ
[in LXX: Is 5:18 (מָשַׁךְ), etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1986 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
draw or drag after one, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἦγ᾽ ἐπισπάσας κόμης by the hair, Refs 5th c.BC+:— middle, Refs 5th c.BC+ —passive, ἐπισπασθῆναι τῇ χειρί with the hand, Refs 5th c.BC+
2. metaphorically, bring on, cause, τοσόνδε πλῆθος πημάτων Refs 4th c.BC+
3. pull to, τὴν θύραν Refs 5th c.BC+; compare ἐπισπαστήρ: ἐπισπασθέντος τοῦ βρόχου being drawn tight, Refs 4th c.BC+
4. attract, gain, win, πέποιθα τοῦτ᾽ ἐπισπάσειν κλέος Refs 5th c.BC+:—frequently in middle, ἐπισπᾶσθαι κέρδος Refs 5th c.BC+; ἔχθραν Refs 6th c.AD+; welcome, Refs 1st c.AD+; ἐπισπᾶσθαι πώγωνα get one a beard, Refs 2nd c.AD+; induce, ὕπνον ἐκπώμασιν Refs 4th c.AD+; attract, σίδηρον Refs 1st c.BC+
5. draw on, allure, persuade, τὴν ψυχήν Refs 5th c.BC+:—middle, ὁ λόγος.. ἂν ἐπισπάσαιτο Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐ. ἡ πέρδιξ [τὸν θηρεύοντα] Refs 4th c.BC+; θάτερον παρεμπῖπτον ἐπεσπάσατο.. τὸ ἕτερον ἐπινόημα induced, provoked, Refs 4th c.BC+ G.: c.infinitive, induce to do, ἐπισπάσασθαι [ἂν] αὐτοὺς ἡγεῖτο προθυμήσεσθαι he thought it would induce, invite them to make the venture, uncertain reading in Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐπισπᾶσθαί τινα ἐμπλησθῆναι δακρύων τὰ ὄμματα Refs 5th c.BC+; but τοὺς πολεμίους εἰς τόπους allure, entice, Refs 2nd c.BC+ —passive, ἐπισπώμενον εἰς τἀναντία πολλάκις ἅμα though often he is being drawn in opposite directionsatonce, Refs 5th c.BC+; φοβοῦμαι μὴ πάντες.. ἐπισπασθῶσιν πέρα τοῦ συμφέροντος [πολεμῆσαι] Refs 4th c.BC+; ἐπεσπάσθην φιλονεικεῖν Refs 2nd c.BC+
6. middle, absorb, τὰ σιτία -σπᾶται τὴν ὑγρότητα Refs 4th c.BC+; quaff, of a drinker, ἀπνευστὶ ἐ. Refs 2nd c.AD+; of infants, suck, γάλα Refs 2nd c.AD+; of cupping instruments, Refs 5th c.BC+; draw in, πνεῦμα Refs 1st c.BC+:—passive, of air, to be sucked in, Refs 4th c.BC+
7. middle, draw in, call in, Πύρρον Refs 2nd c.BC+; φυλακὴν καὶ βοήθειαν παρά τινοςRefs 1st c.BC+:—passive, to be called in, forced to work, εἴς τι Refs 2nd c.BC+
8. in passive, of the sea, ἐπισπωμένη βιαιότερον returning with a rush after having retired, Refs 5th c.BC+
II. overturn: hence proverbial, ὅλην τὴν ἅμαξαν ἐπεσπάσω you have `upset the apple-cart', Refs 2nd c.AD+
III. middle, draw the prepuce forward, become as if uncircumcised, μὴ ἐπισπάσθω NT; of the nurse, ἐπισπάσθω τὴν ἀκροποσθίαν Refs 2nd 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.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| epispotōrἐπισπάσθω | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive imperative 3rd person singular | become uncircumcised | 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 54, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epispomō | epispome | epispomē | epispomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | episposō | epispose | episposē | episposelē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epispotō | epispote | epispotē | epispotelē |
| we 1st person plural | episponō | epispone | episponē | episponelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epispovō | epispove | epispovē | epispovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | epispolō | epispole | epispolē | epispolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epispomeiō | epispomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | episposeiō | episposeiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epispoteiō | epispoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | episponeiō | episponeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epispoveiō | epispoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | epispoleiō | epispoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | episposōr | episposēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epispotōr1×ἐπισπάσθω | epispotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | epispovōr | epispovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | epispolōr | epispolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epispomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | episposoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epispotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | episponoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | epispovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | epispoloiō |
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 | episporō | episporē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 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 | episporōntos | episporēntos |
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
episp 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
epispotōr“become uncircumcised”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive imperative 3rd person singular1×
1 Corinthians 7:18peritemorēntos tinos kalita? mē epispotōr; en akrobustia kalotē tinos? mē peritemotōr.… he was called? He should not become uncircumcised. Was a man still uncircumcised when …