verb
leipamō
Greekλείπω (leipō)
Strong’sG3007
I am wanting, am left behind
stem leip-6 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books5 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
λείπω,
[in LXX: Jb 4:11, Pr 19:1 (4) (פּרד), al.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3007 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidli'-po
to leave, i.e. (intransitively or passively) to fail or be absent
Froma primary verb;
King Jamesbe destitute (wanting), lack.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| leipatōλείπει | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | lack | 1× |
| leipetōλείπεται | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle indicative 3rd person singular | lacks | 1× |
| leipateiōλείπῃ | happening now · he/she/itpresent active subjunctive 3rd person singular | lack | 1× |
| leiparōteimλείποντα | happening now · objectpresent active participle direct plural neuter | what remained | 1× |
| leiperōtoisλειπόμενοι | happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative plural masculine | lacking | 2× |
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, 2 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 | leipamō | leipame | leipami | leipama | leipamē | leipamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | leipasō | leipase | leipasi | leipasa | leipasē | leipaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | leipatō1×λείπει | leipate | leipati | leipata | leipatē | leipatelē |
| we 1st person plural | leipanō | leipane | leipani | leipana | leipanē | leipanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | leipavō | leipave | leipavi | leipava | leipavē | leipavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | leipalō | leipale | leipali | leipala | leipalē | leipalelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | leipemō | leipeme | leipemi | leipema | leipemē | leipemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | leipesō | leipese | leipesi | leipesa | leipesē | leipeselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | leipetō1×λείπεται | leipete | leipeti | leipeta | leipetē | leipetelē |
| we 1st person plural | leipenō | leipene | leipeni | leipena | leipenē | leipenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | leipevō | leipeve | leipevi | leipeva | leipevē | leipevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | leipelō | leipele | leipeli | leipela | leipelē | leipelelē |
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 | leipameiō | leipameia | leipameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | leipaseiō | leipaseia | leipaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | leipateiō1×λείπῃ | leipateia | leipateiē |
| we 1st person plural | leipaneiō | leipaneia | leipaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | leipaveiō | leipaveia | leipaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | leipaleiō | leipaleia | leipaleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | leipemeiō | leipemeia | leipemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | leipeseiō | leipeseia | leipeseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | leipeteiō | leipeteia | leipeteiē |
| we 1st person plural | leipeneiō | leipeneia | leipeneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | leipeveiō | leipeveia | leipeveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | leipeleiō | leipeleia | leipeleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | leipasōr | leipasar | leipasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | leipatōr | leipatar | leipatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | leipavōr | leipavar | leipavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | leipalōr | leipalar | leipalēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | leipesōr | leipesar | leipesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | leipetōr | leipetar | leipetēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | leipevōr | leipevar | leipevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | leipelōr | leipelar | leipelēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | leipamoiō | leipamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | leipasoiō | leipasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | leipatoiō | leipatoia |
| we 1st person plural | leipanoiō | leipanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | leipavoiō | leipavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | leipaloiō | leipaloia |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | leipemoiō | leipemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | leipesoiō | leipesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | leipetoiō | leipetoia |
| we 1st person plural | leipenoiō | leipenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | leipevoiō | leipevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | leipeloiō | leipeloia |
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 | leiparō | leipari | leipara | leiparē |
| acts on or for itself middle voice | leiperō | leiperi | leipera | leiperē |
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 | leiparōtos1× | leiparitos | leiparatos | leiparētos |
| acts on or for itself middle voice | leiperōtos2× | leiperitos | leiperatos | leiperētos |
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
leip 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
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
leipatō“lack”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 18:22“lack”akouaratos de tos Iēsus legata auto; Ēti henem si leipatō; panteim hoseim echasō pōlasar kai diadōasar ptōchoi, kai echasi thēsauron en ouranoi, kai deuro akolouthasōr mi.On hearing this, Jesus told him, “You still lack one thing: Sell everything you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”
leipetō“lacks”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle indicative 3rd person singular1×
James 1:5“lacks”Ei de tinos vu leipetō sofiau, aitatōr para tou dōarōtou theou pantoi haplōs kai mē oneidizarōtou, kai dōiti auto;Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.
leipateiō“lack”happening now · he/she/itpresent active subjunctive 3rd person singular1×
Titus 3:13“lack”zēnaon ton nomikon kai Apollon spoudaiōs propempasar, hina mēdenem autoi leipateiō.Do your best to equip Zenas the lawyer and Apollos, so that they will have everything they need.
leiparōteim“what remained”happening now · objectpresent active participle direct plural neuter1×
Titus 1:5“what remained”Houteu charin apoleipama sin en Krēta hina teim leiparōteim epidiortheseia, kai kathistanaseia kata politan presbuteroin, hōs mis si diatassema,The reason I left you in Crete was that you would set in order what was unfinished and appoint elders in every town, as I directed you.
leiperōtois“lacking”happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative plural masculine2×
James 1:4“lacking”tas de hupomonas ergem teleiem echatōr, hina aveiō teleiois kai holoklērois, en mēdene leiperōtois.Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
James 2:15“lacking”ean adelfos ē adelfas gumnois huparchaleiō kai leiperōtois tau efēmerau trofēau,Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food.