verb
exagamō
Strong’sG1806
I lead out
stem exag-12 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books7 forms occur
What it means
A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.
AI Summary
ἐξάγω means to lead out or bring out, most often of leading a person from one place to another, such as out of a prison, out of a crowd, out of a city, or out of the world into life 1234. In the Greek Old Testament it is regularly used for the Hebrew causative meaning "bring out" 1. In the New Testament it appears with a following expression naming the place or direction left behind or reached, for instance "out," "out of," or "into" 1, and covers such uses as leading someone out of a prison cell, out of a crowd, out of a city, or out of a courtroom 3.
Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Dodson. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.
The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:
Abbott-Smith — the 1922 lexicon entry, in full
Strong’s G1806 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
perfect -ῆχαRefs 4th c.BC+, -αγήγοχα Refs 3rd c.BC+:—lead out, lead away:
I of persons, mostly with genitive loci, μεγάροιο, πόγηος, ὁμίλου, Refs 8th c.BC+; Ἄργεος ἐξαγαγόντες having brought her out from Argos, Refs 8th c.BC+; bring out of prison, release, NT+3rd c.BC+; bring forth into the world, τόν γε.. Εἰλείθυια ἐξάγαγε πρὸ φόωσδε Refs 8th c.BC+lead out of the nest, Refs 5th c.BC+; lead out to execution, Refs 5th c.BC+
I.b seemingly intransitive, march out (i.e. στρατόν), Refs 5th c.BC+: generally, go out, ὡς εἰς θήραν Refs; εἰς προνομάςRefs 8th c.BC+ let us go out and pile one tomb for all, Refs 8th c.BC+; also, come to an end, οἱ μεγάλοι πόνοι συντόμως ἐ. soon pass away, Refs 4th c.BC+
I.2 draw out from, release from, ἀχέων τινά Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐ. τινὰ ἐκ τοῦ ζῆν, i.e. put him to death, Refs 2nd c.BC+; ἑαυτὸν ἐκ τοῦ ζῆν commit suicide, Refs 3rd c.BC+
I.3 eject a claimant from property Refs 4th c.BC+:—passive, to be turned out, ὑπὸ τοῦ παιδοτρίβου Refs 4th c.BC+
II of merchandise, etc., carry out, export, ῥῶπον χθονός Refs 5th c.BC+; εἴ τις ἐξαγαγὼν παῖδα ληφθείη exporting him as a slave, Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, Refs 5th c.BC+exports, Refs 4th c.BC+:—middle, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 draw off water, Refs 4th c.BC+; draw out, of perspiration, ὑπὸ τοῦ ἡλίου Refs 5th c.BC+; so, carry off by purgative medicines, ἕλμινθας Refs 1st c.AD+: generally, get rid of, Refs 4th c.BC+
II.3 of building, draw or carry farther out, αἱμασιάν Refs 4th c.BC+:—passive, ὁ περίβολος πανταχῇ ἐξήχθη τῆς πόλεως Refs 5th c.BC+
II.4 of expenses, ἐπὶ πλεῖστον ἐξάγεσθαι Refs 2nd c.AD+
III bring forth, produce, οὐκ ἐξάγουσι καρπὸν οἱ ψευδεῖς λόγοι Refs 5th c.BC+hatch, Refs 4th c.BC+; call forth, excite, δάκρυ τινί Refs 5th c.BC+:—middle, γέλωτα ἐξαγαγέσθαι Refs 5th c.BC+elicit, induce, Refs
IV lead on, carry away, excite, τινά Refs 5th c.BC+; in bad sense, lead on, tempt, οὐδέ με οἶνος ἐ. ὥστε εἰπεῖν Refs 6th c.BC+:—middle, Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, to be led on to do a thing, c.infinitive, ἐξήχθην ὀλοφύρασθαι Refs 5th c.BC+: absolutely, to be carried away by passion, Refs 4th c.BC+; ἐξάγουσα ὀδύνη distracting pain, Refs 3rd c.BC+ middle cited in Refs 4th c.AD+
IV.2 lead away, [λόγον] εἰς ἄλλας ὑποθέσεις Refs 1st c.AD+reduce, Refs; ἐ. εἰς τὸ ἀνώτερον, Latin altius repetere, Refs; πρὸς τὴν Ἑλληνικὴν διάλεκτον ἐξάγειν τοὔνομα express in Greek, Refs
V exercise, τὴν ἀρχὴν οὐκέτι βασιλικῶς, ἀλλὰ τυραννικώτερον Refs 1st c.BC+; carry out instructions, Refs 3rd c.BC+
VI give directions in a will, ἐμαυτὸν οὕτως ἐξάγω Lyconap.Refs 3rd c.AD+
VII intransitive, pass one's life, Refs 1st c.BC+
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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| exagatōἐξάγει | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | leads … out | 1× |
| exagalōἐξάγουσιν | happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural | led … out | 1× |
| exagataἐξήγαγεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | led … out | 5× |
| exagalarἐξαγαγέτωσαν | happened · theyaorist active imperative 3rd person plural | escort … out | 1× |
| exagaraἐξαγαγεῖν | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | lead … out | 1× |
| exagarantosἐξαγαγών | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine | led … out | 2× |
| exagarantoisἐξαγαγόντες | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine | brought … out | 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, 7 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | exagamō | exagame | exagami | exagama | exagamē | exagamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | exagasō | exagase | exagasi | exagasa | exagasē | exagaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exagatō1×ἐξάγει | exagate | exagati | exagata5×ἐξήγαγεν | exagatē | exagatelē |
| we 1st person plural | exaganō | exagane | exagani | exagana | exaganē | exaganelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | exagavō | exagave | exagavi | exagava | exagavē | exagavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | exagalō1×ἐξάγουσιν | exagale | exagali | exagala | exagalē | exagalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | exagameiō | exagameia | exagameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | exagaseiō | exagaseia | exagaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exagateiō | exagateia | exagateiē |
| we 1st person plural | exaganeiō | exaganeia | exaganeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | exagaveiō | exagaveia | exagaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | exagaleiō | exagaleia | exagaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | exagasōr | exagasar | exagasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exagatōr | exagatar | exagatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | exagavōr | exagavar | exagavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | exagalōr | exagalar1×ἐξαγαγέτωσαν | exagalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | exagamoiō | exagamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | exagasoiō | exagasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exagatoiō | exagatoia |
| we 1st person plural | exaganoiō | exaganoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | exagavoiō | exagavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | exagaloiō | exagaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | exagarō | exagari | exagara1×ἐξαγαγεῖν | exagarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 3 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | exagarōntos | exagarintos | exagarantos3×ἐξαγαγών | exagarēntos |
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
exag 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.
12 occurrences, every one of them listed
exagatō“leads … out”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×
John 10:3… idieim probateim fōnatō kata onomem kai exagatō auteim.… his own sheep by name and leads them out.
exagalō“led … out”happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Mark 15:20… auton teim himatieim teim idieim. kai exagalō auton hina stauraleia auton.… clothes back on Him. Then they led Him out to crucify Him.
exagata“led … out”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular5×
Luke 24:50Exagata de autoin heōs pros Bēthanian, kai …When Jesus had led them out as far as Bethany …
Acts 7:36houtos exagata autoin poiarantos terateim kai sēmeim en …He led them out and performed wonders and signs in …
Acts 7:40… nu; tos gar Mōusos houtos, hos exagata nin ek gēau Aiguptau, ouk oidanē …… us! As for this Moses who led us out of the land of Egypt, we …
Acts 12:17… diēgeta autoi pōs tos kurios auton exagata ek tau fulakau, legata tē; Apangelavar …… he described how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. “Send word to …
Acts 13:17… gēa Aiguptau, kai meta brachionou hupsēlou exagata autoin ek autau,… and with an uplifted arm He led them out of that land.
exagalar“escort … out”happened · theyaorist active imperative 3rd person plural1×
Acts 16:37… ouk gar, alla ercharantois autois nin exagalar.… not! Let them come themselves and escort us out!”
exagara“lead … out”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×
Hebrews 8:9… hēmera epilaberantou mu tau cheirau autoiu exagara autoin ek gēau Aiguptau, hoti autois …… took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, because …
exagarantos“led … out”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine2×
Acts 5:19… nuktau anoigata tain thurain tau fulakau exagarantos tē autoin legata;… the doors of the jail and brought them out, saying,
Acts 21:38… pro houtaiu taiu hēmeraiu anastatarantos kai exagarantos eis tan erēman toin tetrakischilioi androin …… a rebellion some time ago and led four thousand members of the Assassins …
exagarantois“brought … out”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Acts 16:39kai ercharantois parakalala autoin, kai exagarantois erōtale aperchara apo tau polau.… to appease them and led them out, requesting that they leave the city.