verb
exōthamō
Strong’sG1856
I drive out, expel, propel
stem exōth-2 times in the New Testament2 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-ωθέω, -ῶ
[in LXX chiefly for נָדָה hi.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1856 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidex-o-theh'-o
to expel; by implication, to propel
Fromfrom G1537 and ὠθέω (to push);
King Jamesdrive out, thrust in.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
aorist 1 ἐξέωσα (see. below 11), thrust out, force out, ἐκ δ᾽ ὦσε γλήνην Refs 8th c.BC+; even by pulling, wrench out, ἐκ δ᾽ ἄρα οἱ μηροῦ δόρυ μείλινον ὦσε θύραζε Refs; displace, Refs 5th c.BC+; expel, eject, banish, γῆς τινά Refs 5th c.BC+; put away a wife, Refs 4th c.AD+; thrust back, τοὺς δίκῃ νικῶντας Refs 5th c.BC+; drive, τοὺς Αακεδαιμονίους ἐς τὰς ἁμάξας NT+5th c.BC+:—passive, ἐξωθέεσθαι ἐκ τῆς χώρης Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐξωσθήσομαι εἰπεῖν shall be debarred from.., Refs 4th c.BC+
2 ἐ. γλώσσας ὀδύναν put forth painful words, break forth into cruel words, Refs 5th c.BC+
II drive out of the sea, drive on shore, τὰς ἄλλας [ναῦς] ἐξέωσαν πρὸς τὴν γῆν Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, πνεύμασιν ἐξωσθέντες Refs 5th c.BC+. (Late infinitive ἐξεοῦν Refs 6th c.AD+, present indicative passive ἐξεοῦται 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| exōthataἐξῶσεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | drove out | 1× |
| exōtharaἐξῶσαι | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | run … ashore | 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 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | exōthamō | exōthame | exōthami | exōthama | exōthamē | exōthamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | exōthasō | exōthase | exōthasi | exōthasa | exōthasē | exōthaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exōthatō | exōthate | exōthati | exōthata1×ἐξῶσεν | exōthatē | exōthatelē |
| we 1st person plural | exōthanō | exōthane | exōthani | exōthana | exōthanē | exōthanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | exōthavō | exōthave | exōthavi | exōthava | exōthavē | exōthavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | exōthalō | exōthale | exōthali | exōthala | exōthalē | exōthalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | exōthameiō | exōthameia | exōthameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | exōthaseiō | exōthaseia | exōthaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exōthateiō | exōthateia | exōthateiē |
| we 1st person plural | exōthaneiō | exōthaneia | exōthaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | exōthaveiō | exōthaveia | exōthaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | exōthaleiō | exōthaleia | exōthaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | exōthasōr | exōthasar | exōthasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exōthatōr | exōthatar | exōthatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | exōthavōr | exōthavar | exōthavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | exōthalōr | exōthalar | exōthalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | exōthamoiō | exōthamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | exōthasoiō | exōthasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exōthatoiō | exōthatoia |
| we 1st person plural | exōthanoiō | exōthanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | exōthavoiō | exōthavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | exōthaloiō | exōthaloia |
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 | exōtharō | exōthari | exōthara1×ἐξῶσαι | exōtharē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | exōtharōntos | exōtharintos | exōtharantos | exōtharēntos |
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
exōth 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.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
exōthata“drove out”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Acts 7:45… en ta kataschesia teiu ethneiu heiu exōthata tos theos apo prosōpeu toiu patroiu …… when they dispossessed the nations God drove out before them. It remained until the …
exōthara“run … ashore”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×
Acts 27:39… aigialon eis hon bouleuole ei dunoloiō exōthara tem ploiem.… sandy beach, where they decided to run the ship aground if they could.