verb

exagorazamō

Greekἐξαγοράζω (exagorazō)

Strong’sG1805

I ransom, redeem

stem exagoraz-4 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 forms occur

Translated as

making the most of2×redeem1×redeemed1×

What it means

† ἐξ-αγοράζω

[in LXX: καιρόν ὑμεῖς ἐξαγοράζετε (זְבַן), Da LXX TH 2:8 *;]

1. to redeem, ransom (esp. of slaves): metaph., Ga 3:13 4:5.

2. to buy up; mid., to buy up for oneself: τ. καιρόν, Eph 5:16, Col 4:5 (Cremer, 60).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G1805 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidex-ag-or-ad'-zo

to buy up, i.e. ransom; figuratively, to rescue from loss (improve opportunity)

Fromfrom G1537 and G59;

King Jamesredeem.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind it	What it is	Usually	Times
exagorazataἐξηγόρασεν	happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular	redeemed	1×
exagorazateiaἐξαγοράσῃ	happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular	redeem	1×
exagorazerōtoisἐξαγοραζόμενοι	happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative plural masculine	making the most of	2×

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, 1 occurrence

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	exagorazamō	exagorazame	exagorazami	exagorazama	exagorazamē	exagorazamelē
you 2nd person singular	exagorazasō	exagorazase	exagorazasi	exagorazasa	exagorazasē	exagorazaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	exagorazatō	exagorazate	exagorazati	exagorazata1×ἐξηγόρασεν	exagorazatē	exagorazatelē
we 1st person plural	exagorazanō	exagorazane	exagorazani	exagorazana	exagorazanē	exagorazanelē
ye 2nd person plural	exagorazavō	exagorazave	exagorazavi	exagorazava	exagorazavē	exagorazavelē
they 3rd person plural	exagorazalō	exagorazale	exagorazali	exagorazala	exagorazalē	exagorazalelē

acts on or for itself middle voice

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	exagorazemō	exagorazeme	exagorazemi	exagorazema	exagorazemē	exagorazemelē
you 2nd person singular	exagorazesō	exagorazese	exagorazesi	exagorazesa	exagorazesē	exagorazeselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	exagorazetō	exagorazete	exagorazeti	exagorazeta	exagorazetē	exagorazetelē
we 1st person plural	exagorazenō	exagorazene	exagorazeni	exagorazena	exagorazenē	exagorazenelē
ye 2nd person plural	exagorazevō	exagorazeve	exagorazevi	exagorazeva	exagorazevē	exagorazevelē
they 3rd person plural	exagorazelō	exagorazele	exagorazeli	exagorazela	exagorazelē	exagorazelelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence

the subject acts active voice

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	exagorazameiō	exagorazameia	exagorazameiē
you 2nd person singular	exagorazaseiō	exagorazaseia	exagorazaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	exagorazateiō	exagorazateia1×ἐξαγοράσῃ	exagorazateiē
we 1st person plural	exagorazaneiō	exagorazaneia	exagorazaneiē
ye 2nd person plural	exagorazaveiō	exagorazaveia	exagorazaveiē
they 3rd person plural	exagorazaleiō	exagorazaleia	exagorazaleiē

acts on or for itself middle voice

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	exagorazemeiō	exagorazemeia	exagorazemeiē
you 2nd person singular	exagorazeseiō	exagorazeseia	exagorazeseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	exagorazeteiō	exagorazeteia	exagorazeteiē
we 1st person plural	exagorazeneiō	exagorazeneia	exagorazeneiē
ye 2nd person plural	exagorazeveiō	exagorazeveia	exagorazeveiē
they 3rd person plural	exagorazeleiō	exagorazeleia	exagorazeleiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	exagorazasōr	exagorazasar	exagorazasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	exagorazatōr	exagorazatar	exagorazatēr
ye 2nd person plural	exagorazavōr	exagorazavar	exagorazavēr
they 3rd person plural	exagorazalōr	exagorazalar	exagorazalēr

acts on or for itself middle voice

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	exagorazesōr	exagorazesar	exagorazesēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	exagorazetōr	exagorazetar	exagorazetēr
ye 2nd person plural	exagorazevōr	exagorazevar	exagorazevēr
they 3rd person plural	exagorazelōr	exagorazelar	exagorazelēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	exagorazamoiō	exagorazamoia
you 2nd person singular	exagorazasoiō	exagorazasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	exagorazatoiō	exagorazatoia
we 1st person plural	exagorazanoiō	exagorazanoia
ye 2nd person plural	exagorazavoiō	exagorazavoia
they 3rd person plural	exagorazaloiō	exagorazaloia

acts on or for itself middle voice

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	exagorazemoiō	exagorazemoia
you 2nd person singular	exagorazesoiō	exagorazesoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	exagorazetoiō	exagorazetoia
we 1st person plural	exagorazenoiō	exagorazenoia
ye 2nd person plural	exagorazevoiō	exagorazevoia
they 3rd person plural	exagorazeloiō	exagorazeloia

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	exagorazarō	exagorazari	exagorazara	exagorazarē
acts on or for itself middle voice	exagorazerō	exagorazeri	exagorazera	exagorazerē

Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	exagorazarōtos	exagorazaritos	exagorazaratos	exagorazarētos
acts on or for itself middle voice	exagorazerōtos2×	exagorazeritos	exagorazeratos	exagorazerētos

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

exagorazstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

exagoraz 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

4 occurrences, every one of them listed

exagorazata“redeemed”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×

Galatians 3:13“redeemed”Christos nin exagorazata ek tau katarau tou nomou gineratos huper nu kataras, hoti grafitē; Epikataratos pantos tos kremannueratos epi xuleu,Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”

exagorazateia“redeem”happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular1×

Galatians 4:5“redeem”hina toin hupo nomon exagorazateia, hina tan huiothesian apolambaneia.to redeem those under the law, that we might receive our adoption as sons.

exagorazerōtois“making the most of”happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative plural masculine2×

Ephesians 5:16“making the most of”exagorazerōtois ton kairon, hoti tais hēmerais ponērais alō.redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

Colossians 4:5“making the most of”En sofia peripatavōr pros toin exō, ton kairon exagorazerōtois.Act wisely toward outsiders, redeeming the time.