verb
ereidamō
Strong’sG2043
I stick fast
stem ereid-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.
ἐρείδω
(chiefly in poets and late prose for ἐρυγγάνω), [in LXX for תָּמַךְ (Pr 4:4 5:5 11:16, al.), etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2043 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saider-i'-do
to prop, i.e. (reflexively) get fast
Fromof obscure affinity;
King Jamesstick fast.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Epic dialect imperfect Refs 8th c.BC+: future Refs 3rd c.BC+ codices: aorist 1 Refs 6th c.BC+; Epic dialect ἔρεισα (ἐπ-) Refs 8th c.BC+: perfect ἤρεικα (συν-) Refs 5th c.BC+ —middle, future ἐρείσομαι (ἀπ-) Refs 4th c.BC+: aorist 1 Refs 8th c.BC+:—passive, Refs future Refs 5th c.BC+: Epic dialect aorist 1 Refs 8th c.BC+: perfect Refs 7th c.BC+ perfect Refs 8th c.BC+: pluperfect Refs 8th c.BC+; 3rd.person etc for 1st.person, 2nd.person plural Refs 8th c.BC+ and later Prose:—cause to lean, prop, Refs 8th c.BC+; [νέκυας] ἀλλήλοισιν ἐ. piling them against each other, Refs 8th c.BC+; πρὸς στέρν᾽ ἐρείσας (i.e. τοὺς παῖδας) Refs 6th c.BC+: generally, fix firmly, plant, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐ. πόδας ἐς βένθος plant the foot firm, Refs fix one's mind firmly on a thing, Refs 3rd c.BC+
2 prop up, support, stay, ἀσπὶς ἄρ᾽ ἀσπίδ᾽ ἔρειδε, κόρυς κόρυν, ἀνέρα δ᾽ ἀνήρ, of close ranks of men-atarms, Refs 8th c.BC+.
3 press hard, attack, τινα Refs 6th c.BC+
4 push, thrust, Refs 6th c.BC+:—middle, Refs.
5 infix, plant in, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀνταίαν πληγήν inflict it, Refs 5th c.BC+ —passive, ἄλγημα ἐρηρεισμένον fixed pain, Refs 2nd c.AD+
6 press down, depress, Refs 5th c.BC+.
7 of wagers or matches, match, set one pledge against another, Refs 3rd c.BC+
II intransitive, press hard, Refs 8th c.BC+; of an illness or pain, settle upon a particular part, Refs 5th c.BC+ 11.61; exert pressure: hence, rest, Refs 2nd c.BC+.
II.2 set to work, fall to, especially of eating, Refs 6th c.BC+.
II.3 become fixed, Refs
III middle and passive, prop oneself, lean upon, τῷ ὅ γ᾽ ἐρεισάμενος (i.e. σκήπτρῳ) Refs 8th c.BC+: with genitive, ἐρείσατο χειρὶ παχείῃ γαίης leant with his hand against the earth, Refs; of one fallen, Refs; οὔδεϊ..σφι χαῖται ἐρηρέδαται their hair rests on the ground, Refs set, planted in.., Refs 5th c.BC+; press closely, be tight, of bandages, Refs 5th c.BC+ has her teeth clenched, Refs 5th c.BC+
III.2 to be fixed firm, planted, Refs 8th c.BC+: absolutely, Refs 5th c.BC+ (Lyric poetry); opposed to πλανᾶσθαι, Refs 4th c.BC+ of a bone stuck in the throat, Refs 1st c.AD+
III.3 ἐρείδεσθαι ναυαγίαις to be driven ashore in shipwreck, Refs 5th c.BC+
IV middle,
IV.1 in reciprocal sense, struggle one with another, Refs 8th c.BC+
IV.2 with accusative, support or set firmly for oneself, Refs 5th c.BC+ to raise one's thoughts.., 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ereidarantasἐρείσασα | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular feminine | stuck fast | 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
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ereidamō | ereidame | ereidami | ereidama | ereidamē | ereidamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | ereidasō | ereidase | ereidasi | ereidasa | ereidasē | ereidaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ereidatō | ereidate | ereidati | ereidata | ereidatē | ereidatelē |
| we 1st person plural | ereidanō | ereidane | ereidani | ereidana | ereidanē | ereidanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | ereidavō | ereidave | ereidavi | ereidava | ereidavē | ereidavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | ereidalō | ereidale | ereidali | ereidala | ereidalē | ereidalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ereidameiō | ereidameia | ereidameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | ereidaseiō | ereidaseia | ereidaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ereidateiō | ereidateia | ereidateiē |
| we 1st person plural | ereidaneiō | ereidaneia | ereidaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | ereidaveiō | ereidaveia | ereidaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | ereidaleiō | ereidaleia | ereidaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | ereidasōr | ereidasar | ereidasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ereidatōr | ereidatar | ereidatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | ereidavōr | ereidavar | ereidavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | ereidalōr | ereidalar | ereidalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ereidamoiō | ereidamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | ereidasoiō | ereidasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ereidatoiō | ereidatoia |
| we 1st person plural | ereidanoiō | ereidanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | ereidavoiō | ereidavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | ereidaloiō | ereidaloia |
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 | ereidarō | ereidari | ereidara | ereidarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | ereidarōntos | ereidarintos | ereidarantos1× | ereidarēntos |
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
ereid 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
ereidarantas“stuck fast”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular feminine1×
Acts 27:41… tan nauan, kai tas men prōras ereidarantas menata asaleutas, tas de prumnas luote …… sandbar and ran aground. The bow stuck fast and would not move, and the …