verb
exēchomō
Strong’sG1837
I sound out
stem exēch-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.
† ἐξ-ηχέω, -ῶ
[in LXX: Jl 3 (4):14 (הָמוֹן), Si 40:13, III Mac 3:2 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1837 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
sound forth, LXX+2nd c.BC+ sound forth the swan's song, i.e. give vent to dying prayers, Refs 2nd c.BC+:—passive, NT+5th c.AD+
II utter senseless sounds, of idiots, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| exēchotēἐξήχηται | has happened · he/she/itperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | sounded forth | 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 54, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | exēchomō | exēchome | exēchomē | exēchomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | exēchosō | exēchose | exēchosē | exēchoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exēchotō | exēchote | exēchotē1×ἐξήχηται | exēchotelē |
| we 1st person plural | exēchonō | exēchone | exēchonē | exēchonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | exēchovō | exēchove | exēchovē | exēchovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | exēcholō | exēchole | exēcholē | exēcholelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | exēchomeiō | exēchomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | exēchoseiō | exēchoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exēchoteiō | exēchoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | exēchoneiō | exēchoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | exēchoveiō | exēchoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | exēcholeiō | exēcholeiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | exēchosōr | exēchosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exēchotōr | exēchotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | exēchovōr | exēchovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | exēcholōr | exēcholēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | exēchomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | exēchosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exēchotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | exēchonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | exēchovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | exēcholoiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | exēchorō | exēchorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | exēchorōntos | exēchorēntos |
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
exēch 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
exēchotē“sounded forth”has happened · he/she/itperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
1 Thessalonians 1:8“sounded forth”apo vu gar exēchotē tos logos tou kuriou ouk monem …For not only did the message of the Lord ring out from you to Macedonia …