verb
exaleifamō
Strong’sG1813
I wipe away, obliterate
stem exaleif-5 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books4 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-αλείφω
[in LXX for טוּחַ, Le 14:42, al.; metaph., מָחָה, שָׁחַת, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1813 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
perfect passive ἐξαλήλιμμαι (see. below): subjunctive aorist 2 passive ἐξαλῐφῇ variant in Refs 5th c.BC+:— plaster or wash over, τοῦ σώματος τὸ ἥμισυ ἐξηλείφοντο γύψῳ Refs 5th c.BC+; ᾗ ἔτυχε.. οὐκ ἐξαληλιμμένον τὸ τεῖχος where it was not whitewashed, Refs 5th c.BC+:—middle, anoint, μύρῳ βρενθείῳ ἐξαλείψαο Refs 7th c.BC+
II wipe out, obliterate, ἐξαλειφθεῖσ᾽ ὡς ἄγαλμα Refs 5th c.BC+: metaphorically, wipe out of one's mind, πάντα τὰ πρόσθεν Refs 5th c.BC+; [ὑπόνοιαν] Refs 4th c.BC+; cancel, ἐ. ψηφίσματα Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐξαλειφόντων (i.e. τὸ ὀφείλημα) Refs; especially at Athens, ἐ. τινὰ ἐκ τοῦ καταλόγου strike his name off the roll, Refs 5th c.BC+; opposed to ἐγγράφω, Refs 5th c.BC+ —middle, ἐξαλείψασθαι τὰς ἀπογραφάς to get one's inventory cancelled, Refs 5th c.BC+ blot it out from one's mind, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 metaphorically, wipe out, destroy, μὴ 'ξαλείψῃς σπέρμα Πελοπιδῶν Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, ἡ Σπάρτης εὐδαιμονίη οὐκ ἐξηλείφετο Refs 5th 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| exaleifamiἐξαλείψω | will happen · Ifuture active indicative 1st person singular | erase | 1× |
| exaleifatiἐξαλείψει | will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular | wipe away | 2× |
| exaleifiraἐξαλειφθῆναι | happened · the “to …” formaorist passive infinitive | wiped out | 1× |
| exaleifarantosἐξαλείψας | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine | erasing | 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 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 3 occurrences
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 | exaleifamō | exaleifame | exaleifami1×ἐξαλείψω | exaleifama | exaleifamē | exaleifamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | exaleifasō | exaleifase | exaleifasi | exaleifasa | exaleifasē | exaleifaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exaleifatō | exaleifate | exaleifati2×ἐξαλείψει | exaleifata | exaleifatē | exaleifatelē |
| we 1st person plural | exaleifanō | exaleifane | exaleifani | exaleifana | exaleifanē | exaleifanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | exaleifavō | exaleifave | exaleifavi | exaleifava | exaleifavē | exaleifavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | exaleifalō | exaleifale | exaleifali | exaleifala | exaleifalē | exaleifalelē |
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 | exaleifomō | exaleifome | exaleifomē | exaleifomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | exaleifosō | exaleifose | exaleifosē | exaleifoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exaleifotō | exaleifote | exaleifotē | exaleifotelē |
| we 1st person plural | exaleifonō | exaleifone | exaleifonē | exaleifonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | exaleifovō | exaleifove | exaleifovē | exaleifovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | exaleifolō | exaleifole | exaleifolē | exaleifolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | exaleifimi | exaleifima |
| you 2nd person singular | exaleifisi | exaleifisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exaleifiti | exaleifita |
| we 1st person plural | exaleifini | exaleifina |
| ye 2nd person plural | exaleifivi | exaleifiva |
| they 3rd person plural | exaleifili | exaleifila |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | exaleifameiō | exaleifameia | exaleifameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | exaleifaseiō | exaleifaseia | exaleifaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exaleifateiō | exaleifateia | exaleifateiē |
| we 1st person plural | exaleifaneiō | exaleifaneia | exaleifaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | exaleifaveiō | exaleifaveia | exaleifaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | exaleifaleiō | exaleifaleia | exaleifaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | exaleifomeiō | exaleifomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | exaleifoseiō | exaleifoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exaleifoteiō | exaleifoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | exaleifoneiō | exaleifoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | exaleifoveiō | exaleifoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | exaleifoleiō | exaleifoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | exaleifimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | exaleifiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exaleifiteia |
| we 1st person plural | exaleifineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | exaleifiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | exaleifileia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | exaleifasōr | exaleifasar | exaleifasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exaleifatōr | exaleifatar | exaleifatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | exaleifavōr | exaleifavar | exaleifavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | exaleifalōr | exaleifalar | exaleifalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | exaleifosōr | exaleifosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exaleifotōr | exaleifotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | exaleifovōr | exaleifovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | exaleifolōr | exaleifolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | exaleifisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exaleifitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | exaleifivar |
| they 3rd person plural | exaleifilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | exaleifamoiō | exaleifamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | exaleifasoiō | exaleifasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exaleifatoiō | exaleifatoia |
| we 1st person plural | exaleifanoiō | exaleifanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | exaleifavoiō | exaleifavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | exaleifaloiō | exaleifaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | exaleifomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | exaleifosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exaleifotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | exaleifonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | exaleifovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | exaleifoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | exaleifimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | exaleifisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exaleifitoia |
| we 1st person plural | exaleifinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | exaleifivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | exaleifiloia |
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 | exaleifarō | exaleifari | exaleifara | exaleifarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | exaleiforō | exaleiforē | ||
| acted on passive voice | exaleifiri | exaleifira1×ἐξαλειφθῆναι |
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 | exaleifarōntos | exaleifarintos | exaleifarantos1×ἐξαλείψας | exaleifarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | exaleiforōntos | exaleiforēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | exaleifirintos | exaleifirantos |
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
exaleif 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.
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
exaleifami“erase”will happen · Ifuture active indicative 1st person singular1×
Revelation 3:5“erase”… en himatiei leukei, kai ouk mē exaleifami tem onomem autou ek tau biblau …… be dressed in white. And I will never blot out his name from the Book of Life …
exaleifati“wipe away”will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular2×
Revelation 7:17… autoin epi zōau pēgain hudeiu; kai exaleifati tos theos pantem dakruem ek toiu …… of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”
Revelation 21:4kai exaleifati pantem dakruem ek toiu ofthalmoiu autoiu, …‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’ and …
exaleifira“wiped out”happened · the “to …” formaorist passive infinitive1×
Acts 3:19“wiped out”metanoavar oun kai epistrefavar pros tem exaleifira vu tain hamartain,Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be …
exaleifarantos“erasing”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine1×
Colossians 2:14“erasing”exaleifarantos tem kata nu cheirografem tei dogmei …… to us in the decrees that stood against us. He took …