verb
leipamō
Strong’sG3007
I lack, am left behind
stem leip-6 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books5 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.
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.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
imperfect ἔλειπον Refs 8th c.BC+: future λείψω Refsaorist 1 ἔλειψα, participle λείψας Refs 5th c.BC+; uncompounded, Refs 1st c.BC+; also in later Poets, Refs 3rd c.AD+, etc.: but correct writers normally use aorist 2 ἔλῐπον Refs 8th c.BC+, etc.: perfect λέλοιπα Refs 8th c.BC+pluperfect ἐλελοίπειν (Attic dialect -η) Refs 5th c.BC+:—middle, in properly sense chiefly in compounds: aorist 2 ἐλιπόμην Refs 8th c.BC+:—passive, future middle in passive sense λείψομαι Refs 8th c.BC+; also λειφθήσομαι Refs 8th c.BC+: aorist ἐλείφθην, λείφθην Refs 5th c.BC+; Epic dialect 3rd.pers. plural ἔλειφθεν Refs: perfect λέλειμμαι Refs 8th c.BC+: pluperfect ἐλελείμμην Refs 8th c.BC+; Epic dialect λέλειπτο Refs: Epic dialect aorist also ἔλειπτο Refs 3rd c.BC+
1 leave, quit, Ἑλλάδα, δώματα, etc., Refs 8th c.BC+; χερσὶν ὕπο Τρώων λείψειν φάος ἠελίοιο, i.e. die, be killed, Refs 8th c.BC+; λ. βίον, βίοτον, etc., Refs 5th c.BC+
1.b conversely, τὸν δ᾽ ἔλιπε ψυχή Refs 8th c.BC+; ψυχὴ δὲ λέλοιπεν (i.e. ὀστέα) Refs 8th c.BC+; in these two last passages some take it intransitive, is gone, see below Refs
2 leave behind, leave at home, παιδὶ τὸν ἐν μεγάροισιν ἔλειπες Refs 8th c.BC+; especially of dying men, leave (as a legacy), Ἀτρεὺς δὲ θνῄσκων ἔλιπεν πολύαρνι Θυέστῃ [τὸσκῆπτρονRefs 5th c.BC+; λ. ἄρρενας, θυγατέρας, Refs 5th c.BC+:—also in middle, leave behind one (as a memorial to posterity), μνημόσυνον λιπέσθαι Refs 5th c.BC+
2.b leave standing, leave remaining, spare, οἰκίαν οὐδεμίαν Refs 5th c.BC+
3 leave, forsake, Refs 8th c.BC+; τὴν αὑτοῦ φύσιν λ.Refs 5th c.BC+; λ. ἐράνους fail in paying.., Refs 4th c.BC+; λ. δασμόν, φοράν, Refs 5th c.BC+; λ. μαρτυρίαν, ὅρκον, fail in.., Refs 4th c.BC+ allow it to go by default, Refs 4th c.BC+; λοιβὰς.. οὐ λίπε neglected them not, Refs
3.b conversely, λίπον ἰοὶ ἄνακτα they failed him, Refs 8th c.BC+
4 in Mathematics texts, lose or drop something, i.e. have something subtracted from it, τὸ KP λιπὸν τὸ BO the area KP minus the area BO, Refs 3rd c.BC+
II intransitive, to be gone, depart, Refs; see above 1.1b.
II.2 to be wanting or missing, οὔ τί πω ἔλιπεν ἐκ τοῦδ᾽ οἴκου.. αἰκία Refs 5th c.BC+; λείπουσιν αἱ ἐκ τῆς κεφαλῆς [τρίχες] NT+4th c.BC+; τί λείπει τῶν ἐπιτηδείων αὐταῖ; Refs 2nd c.BC+; τί γάρ σοι λείπε; Refs 2nd c.AD+; [εἰς τὴν προκειμένην πραγματείαν] τὸ ὑφ᾽ οὗ γίνεται.. μὴ ῥηθὲν οὐ λείπει is not needed, Refs 2nd c.AD+infinitive, λείπει μὲν οὐδ᾽ ἃ πρόσθεν ἤδεμεν τὸ μὴ οὐ βαρύστον᾽ εἶναι nihil absunt quin.., Refs 5th c.BC+; πρότασις τῆς προειρημένης λείπουσα ὑποθέσει a proposition containing less in the hypothesis than that aforesaid, Refs 5th c.BC+; τὸ λεῖπον what is lacking, Refs 2nd c.BC+; esp. Grammars, to be incomplete, of a phrase, λειπούσης τῆς φράσεως Refs 2nd c.AD+; to be wanting, omitted, λείποντος τοῦ καί Refs
II.2.b of the moon, to be invisible (compare λειψιφαής), Refs 3rd c.AD+
II.2.c λείποντα εἴδη, in Algebra, ={λείψεις}, negative terms, Refs 3rd c.AD+
B passive, to be left, left behind, ἄλοχος Φυλάκῃ ἐλέλειπτο Refs 8th c.BC+; also ὀπίσσω, μετόπισθε, κατόπισθε λ., Refs 8th c.BC+; παῖδες.. μετόπισθε λελειμμένοι left behind in Troy, Refs 8th c.BC+; τὸ λειπόμενον βίου (variant{βιοτᾶς}) Refs 4th c.BC+
B.b in Mathematics texts, to be subtracted: τὸ ἀπὸ τῆς ΔΦ λειφθὲν ὑπὸ τοῦ ἀπὸ τῆς ΔΑ ποιεῖ.., the square on ΔΦ subtracted from the square on ΔΑ gives.., Refs 1st c.BC+
B.2 remain, remain over and above, τριτάτη δ᾽ ἔτι μοῖρα λέλειπται Refs 8th c.BC+ it remains, Refs 5th c.BC+: c.accusative et infinitive, πεπληρῶσθαί με Refs
B.3 remain alive, πολλοὶ δὲ λίποντο Refs 8th c.BC+
B.II with genitive,
B.II.1 to be left without, to be forsaken of, κτεάνων λειφθεὶς καὶ φίλων Refs 5th c.BC+; but στρατὸν λελειμμένον δορός which has been left by the spear, i.e. not slain, Refs 4th c.BC+
B.II.2 to be left behind in a race, Refs 8th c.BC+; λελειμμένος οἰῶν lingering behind the sheep, Refs; λείπετ᾽.. Μενελάου δουρὸς ἐρωήν he was left a spear's throw behind Menelaus, Refs 8th c.BC+; ἐς δίσκουρα λέλειπτο he had been left behind as much as a quoit's throw,Refs 5th c.BC+; τοῦ κήρυκος μὴ λείπεσθαι not to lag behind the herald, Refs 5th c.BC+; but ἀπό τινος to be left behind by one, Refs 8th c.BC+; λ. βασιλέος or ἀπὸ βασιλέος by the king, Refs 5th c.BC+; λείπεσθαι τοῦ καιροῦ to be behind time, Refs 5th c.BC+; but, λείπου μηδὲ σύ, παρθέν᾽, ἀπ᾽ οἴκων fail not [to come] from the house, i.e. follow us, uncertain in Refs 5th c.BC+: absolutely, to be left behind, be absent, Refs 5th c.BC+
B.II.3 come short of, be inferior to, τινος, like{ἐλαττοῦσθαι, ἡττᾶσθαι, ὑστερεῖσθαί τινος}, because the Verb has a comparative sense, Refs; οὐκ ἔσθ᾽ ὁποίας λείπεται τόδ᾽ ἡδονῆς falls short of.., Refs 5th c.BC+; λείπεσθαί τινος ἔς τι or ἔν τινι, Refs 5th c.BC+; οὐδ᾽ ἔτι θηρὸς ἐλείπετο δερκομένοισιν, i.e. resembled.., Epic.in Refs 5th c.BC+ the inscribed figure falls short of the circumscribed by less than.., Refs 4th c.BC+: with participle, οὐδὲν ἐμοῦ λείπει γιγνώσκων Refs 5th c.BC+; λέλειψαι τῶν ἐμῶν βουλευμάτων you come short of, understand not my plans, Refs 5th c.BC+: absolutely, to be defeated, Refs 2nd c.BC+; λείπεσθαι ἐν [τῇ ἀγορανομίᾳ], Latin repulsam ferre, Refs 1st c.AD+participle, ἄνδρας λελειμμένους inferior men, Refs 4th c.BC+the poor, Refs
B.II.4 to be wanting or lacking in a thing, fail of or in, with genitive, ὀδυρμάτων ἐλείπετ᾽ οὐδέν Refs 5th c.BC+; λελ. λόγου failing to heed my word, Refs 5th c.BC+; μῆνας ἓξ.. λειπόμενος (i.e. τῶν εἴκοσι ἐτῶν) Refs; also, λ. ἐν τῷ μὴ δύνασθαι μηδ᾽ ὁρᾶν Refs 5th c.BC+
B.II.5 to be in need of, τῆς σῆς βοηθείας Refs 5th c.BC+ leiq[uglide]-, cf. Latin li-n-quo, Sanskrit ric-, present 3rd.pers. singular ri-ṇa-k-ti 'leaves', etc.)
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.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| leipatōλείπει | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | lack | 1× |
| leipotōλείπεται | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | lacks | 1× |
| leipateiōλείπῃ | happening now · he/she/itpresent active subjunctive 3rd person singular | lack | 1× |
| leiparōnteimλείποντα | happening now · objectpresent active participle direct plural neuter | what remained | 1× |
| leiporōntoisλειπόμενοι | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive 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 140, 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 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 | leipomō | leipome | leipomē | leipomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | leiposō | leipose | leiposē | leiposelē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | leipotō1×λείπεται | leipote | leipotē | leipotelē |
| we 1st person plural | leiponō | leipone | leiponē | leiponelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | leipovō | leipove | leipovē | leipovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | leipolō | leipole | leipolē | leipolelē |
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 itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | leipomeiō | leipomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | leiposeiō | leiposeiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | leipoteiō | leipoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | leiponeiō | leiponeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | leipoveiō | leipoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | leipoleiō | leipoleiē |
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 itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | leiposōr | leiposēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | leipotōr | leipotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | leipovōr | leipovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | leipolōr | leipolēr |
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 itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | leipomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | leiposoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | leipotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | leiponoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | leipovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | leipoloiō |
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 itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | leiporō | leiporē |
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 | leiparōntos1× | leiparintos | leiparantos | leiparēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | leiporōntos2× | leiporēntos |
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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
leipatō“lack”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 18:22… Iēsus legata auto; Ēti henem si leipatō; panteim hoseim echasō pōlasar kai diadōasar …… this, Jesus told him, “You still lack one thing: Sell everything you own …
leipotō“lacks”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
James 1:5Ei de tinos vu leipotō sofiau, aitatōr para tou dōarōntou theou …Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who …
leipateiō“lack”happening now · he/she/itpresent active subjunctive 3rd person singular1×
Titus 3:13“lack”… Apollon spoudaiōs propempasar, hina mēdenem autoi leipateiō.… lawyer and Apollos, so that they will have …
leiparōnteim“what remained”happening now · objectpresent active participle direct plural neuter1×
Titus 1:5“what remained”… apolipama sin en Krēta hina teim leiparōnteim epidiortheseia, kai katastēaseia kata polan presbuteroin, …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 …
leiporōntois“lacking”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine2×
James 1:4… aveiō teleiois kai holoklērois, en mēdene leiporōntois.… may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
James 2:15“lacking”… adelfos ē adelfas gumnois huparchaleiō kai leiporōntois tau efēmerau trofēau,Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food.