verb
exomologomō
Strong’sG1843
I consent fully, confess
stem exomolog-10 times in the New Testamentin 7 of 27 books7 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-ομολογέω, -ῶ and depon. mid., -έομαι, -οῦμαι
[as always in LXX chiefly for יָדָה hi.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1843 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
confess, τὰς ἁμαρτίας LXX+NT+1st c.AD+; admit, acknowledge, μυθογραφίαν NT+1st c.BC+; especially in legal formulae, ἐ. εἰληφέναι Refs 1st c.BC+; acknowledge, υἱόν Refs 3rd c.AD+: absolutely, acknowledge a liability, Refs 3rd c.BC+
2 make grateful acknowledgements, give thanks, sing praises, LXX+1st c.AD+
II later in active, agree, consent, NTpassive, ἐξωμολογημέναι ἀποδείξεις agreed, admitted proofs, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| exomologomōἘξομολογοῦμαί | happening now · Ipresent middle or passive indicative 1st person singular | praise | 2× |
| exomologemiἐξομολογήσομαί | will happen · Ifuture middle indicative 1st person singular | praise | 1× |
| exomologetiἐξομολογήσεται | will happen · he/she/itfuture middle indicative 3rd person singular | confess | 1× |
| exomologataἐξωμολόγησεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | consented | 1× |
| exomologeteiaἐξομολογήσηται | happened · he/she/itaorist middle subjunctive 3rd person singular | confess | 1× |
| exomologovōrἐξομολογεῖσθε | happening now · yepresent middle or passive imperative 2nd person plural | confess | 1× |
| exomologorōntoisἐξομολογούμενοι | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine | confessing | 3× |
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, 5 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 | exomologamō | exomologame | exomologami | exomologama | exomologamē | exomologamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | exomologasō | exomologase | exomologasi | exomologasa | exomologasē | exomologaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exomologatō | exomologate | exomologati | exomologata1×ἐξωμολόγησεν | exomologatē | exomologatelē |
| we 1st person plural | exomologanō | exomologane | exomologani | exomologana | exomologanē | exomologanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | exomologavō | exomologave | exomologavi | exomologava | exomologavē | exomologavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | exomologalō | exomologale | exomologali | exomologala | exomologalē | exomologalelē |
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 | exomologomō2×Ἐξομολογοῦμαί | exomologome | exomologomē | exomologomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | exomologosō | exomologose | exomologosē | exomologoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exomologotō | exomologote | exomologotē | exomologotelē |
| we 1st person plural | exomologonō | exomologone | exomologonē | exomologonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | exomologovō | exomologove | exomologovē | exomologovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | exomologolō | exomologole | exomologolē | exomologolelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | exomologemi1×ἐξομολογήσομαί | exomologema |
| you 2nd person singular | exomologesi | exomologesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exomologeti1×ἐξομολογήσεται | exomologeta |
| we 1st person plural | exomologeni | exomologena |
| ye 2nd person plural | exomologevi | exomologeva |
| they 3rd person plural | exomologeli | exomologela |
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 | exomologameiō | exomologameia | exomologameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | exomologaseiō | exomologaseia | exomologaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exomologateiō | exomologateia | exomologateiē |
| we 1st person plural | exomologaneiō | exomologaneia | exomologaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | exomologaveiō | exomologaveia | exomologaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | exomologaleiō | exomologaleia | exomologaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | exomologomeiō | exomologomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | exomologoseiō | exomologoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exomologoteiō | exomologoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | exomologoneiō | exomologoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | exomologoveiō | exomologoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | exomologoleiō | exomologoleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | exomologemeia |
| you 2nd person singular | exomologeseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exomologeteia1×ἐξομολογήσηται |
| we 1st person plural | exomologeneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | exomologeveia |
| they 3rd person plural | exomologeleia |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | exomologasōr | exomologasar | exomologasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exomologatōr | exomologatar | exomologatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | exomologavōr | exomologavar | exomologavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | exomologalōr | exomologalar | exomologalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | exomologosōr | exomologosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exomologotōr | exomologotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | exomologovōr1×ἐξομολογεῖσθε | exomologovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | exomologolōr | exomologolēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | exomologesar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exomologetar |
| ye 2nd person plural | exomologevar |
| they 3rd person plural | exomologelar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | exomologamoiō | exomologamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | exomologasoiō | exomologasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exomologatoiō | exomologatoia |
| we 1st person plural | exomologanoiō | exomologanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | exomologavoiō | exomologavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | exomologaloiō | exomologaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | exomologomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | exomologosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exomologotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | exomologonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | exomologovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | exomologoloiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | exomologemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | exomologesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exomologetoia |
| we 1st person plural | exomologenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | exomologevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | exomologeloia |
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 | exomologarō | exomologari | exomologara | exomologarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | exomologorō | exomologorē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | exomologeri | exomologera |
Used as an adjective — participle, 3 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | exomologarōntos | exomologarintos | exomologarantos | exomologarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | exomologorōntos3× | exomologorēntos | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | exomologerintos | exomologerantos |
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
exomolog 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.
10 occurrences, every one of them listed
exomologomō“praise”happening now · Ipresent middle or passive indicative 1st person singular2×
Matthew 11:25… to kairo apokrinirantos tos Iēsus legata; Exomologomō si, patror kurior tou ouranou kai …At that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and …
Luke 10:21… te pneume te hagie kai legata; Exomologomō si, patror kurior tou ouranou kai …… the Holy Spirit and declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and …
exomologemi“praise”will happen · Ifuture middle indicative 1st person singular1×
Romans 15:9… ton theon; kathōs grafotē; Dia houtem exomologemi si en ethnei, kai te onome …… it is written: “Therefore I will praise You among the Gentiles; I will …
exomologeti“confess”will happen · he/she/itfuture middle indicative 3rd person singular1×
Romans 14:11… kamptati pantem gonuem, kai pantas glōssas exomologeti to theo.… bow before Me; every tongue will confess to God.”
exomologata“consented”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 22:6kai exomologata, kai zētate eukairian teu paradōara auton …Judas consented, and began to look for an …
exomologeteia“confess”happened · he/she/itaorist middle subjunctive 3rd person singular1×
Philippians 2:11kai pantas glōssas exomologeteia hoti kurios Iēsus Christos eis doxan …and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to …
exomologovōr“confess”happening now · yepresent middle or passive imperative 2nd person plural1×
James 5:16exomologovōr oun allēloi tain hamartain kai euchovōr …Therefore confess your sins to each other and …
exomologorōntois“confessing”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine3×
Matthew 3:6… en to Iordano potamo hupo autou exomologorōntois tain hamartain autoiu.Confessing their sins, they were baptized by …
Mark 1:5… hupo autou en to Iordano potamo exomologorōntois tain hamartain autoiu.… Jerusalem and the countryside of Judea. Confessing their sins, they were baptized by …
Acts 19:18pollois tē toiu pisteuarēntoiu erchole exomologorōntois kai anangelarōntois tain praxiain autoiu.… who had believed now came forward, confessing and disclosing their deeds.