verb
exelkomō
Strong’sG1828
I entice
stem exelk-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-έλκω
[in LXX: Ge 37:28 (מָשַׁךְ), etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1828 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future -έλξωRefs 5th c.BC+: aorist 1 -είλκῠσ; infinitive -ελκύσαιRefs:—passive, -ελκυσθῇRefs 5th c.BC+:— draw, drag out, Refs 8th c.BC+; φάσγανον.. ἐ. κολεοῦ Refs 5th c.BC+; Ἑλλάδ᾽ ἐ. δουλίας rescue from slavery, Refs 5th c.BC+; δύστηνον ἐ. πόδα, of a lame man, Refs 5th c.BC+ of one wounded, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐξελκύσαι τὴν πᾶσιν Εἰρήνην φίλην drag her out of the cave, Refs; rare in Prose, as 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| exelkorōntosἐξελκόμενος | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine | drawn away | 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, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | exelkomō | exelkome | exelkomē | exelkomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | exelkosō | exelkose | exelkosē | exelkoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exelkotō | exelkote | exelkotē | exelkotelē |
| we 1st person plural | exelkonō | exelkone | exelkonē | exelkonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | exelkovō | exelkove | exelkovē | exelkovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | exelkolō | exelkole | exelkolē | exelkolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | exelkomeiō | exelkomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | exelkoseiō | exelkoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exelkoteiō | exelkoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | exelkoneiō | exelkoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | exelkoveiō | exelkoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | exelkoleiō | exelkoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | exelkosōr | exelkosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exelkotōr | exelkotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | exelkovōr | exelkovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | exelkolōr | exelkolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | exelkomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | exelkosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exelkotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | exelkonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | exelkovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | exelkoloiō |
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 | exelkorō | exelkorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| 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 | exelkorōntos1×ἐξελκόμενος | exelkorēntos |
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
exelk 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
exelkorōntos“drawn away”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine1×
James 1:14“drawn away”… de peirazotō hupo tau idiau epithumiau exelkorōntos kai deleazorōntos;But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed.