verb
exagorazamō
Strong’sG1805
I ransom, redeem
stem exagoraz-4 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 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.
† ἐξ-αγοράζω
[in LXX: καιρόν ὑμεῖς ἐξαγοράζετε (זְבַן), Da LXX TH 2:8 *;]
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
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
buy from, τι παρά τινος Refs 2nd c.BC+; buy up, Refs 1st c.AD+; buy off, μικροῦ διαφόρου τὸν ἀδικηθέντα Refs 4th c.BC+; redeem, NT+1st c.BC+:—middle, ἐξαγοράξεσθαι τὸν καιρόν LXX+NT
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| exagorazataἐξηγόρασεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | redeemed | 1× |
| exagorazateiaἐξαγοράσῃ | happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular | redeem | 1× |
| exagorazorōntoisἐξαγοραζόμενοι | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive 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 140, 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 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 | exagorazomō | exagorazome | exagorazomē | exagorazomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | exagorazosō | exagorazose | exagorazosē | exagorazoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exagorazotō | exagorazote | exagorazotē | exagorazotelē |
| we 1st person plural | exagorazonō | exagorazone | exagorazonē | exagorazonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | exagorazovō | exagorazove | exagorazovē | exagorazovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | exagorazolō | exagorazole | exagorazolē | exagorazolelē |
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 itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | exagorazomeiō | exagorazomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | exagorazoseiō | exagorazoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exagorazoteiō | exagorazoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | exagorazoneiō | exagorazoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | exagorazoveiō | exagorazoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | exagorazoleiō | exagorazoleiē |
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 itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | exagorazosōr | exagorazosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exagorazotōr | exagorazotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | exagorazovōr | exagorazovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | exagorazolōr | exagorazolēr |
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 itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | exagorazomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | exagorazosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exagorazotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | exagorazonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | exagorazovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | exagorazoloiō |
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 itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | exagorazorō | exagorazorē |
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 | exagorazarōntos | exagorazarintos | exagorazarantos | exagorazarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | exagorazorōntos2× | exagorazorēntos |
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
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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
exagorazata“redeemed”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Galatians 3:13Christos nin exagorazata ek tau katarau tou nomou generantos …Christ redeemed us from the curse of the …
exagorazateia“redeem”happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular1×
Galatians 4:5hina toin hupo nomon exagorazateia, hina tan huiothesian apolabaneia.to redeem those under the law, that we …
exagorazorōntois“making the most of”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine2×
Ephesians 5:16“making the most of”exagorazorōntois ton kairon, hoti tais hēmerais ponērais …redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
Colossians 4:5“making the most of”… peripatavōr pros toin exō, ton kairon exagorazorōntois.Act wisely toward outsiders, redeeming the time.