What does ἐγκόπτω (enkóptō) mean in the Bible?
ἐγκόπτω (enkóptō): To obstruct progress or cut off forward movement, implying active hindrance of purpose.
Greek · G1465
ἐγκόπτω
To impede
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ἐγκόπτω G1465
Pronunciation enkóptō
What does ἐγκόπτω (enkóptō) mean in the Bible?
ἐγκόπτω (enkóptō): To obstruct progress or cut off forward movement, implying active hindrance of purpose.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1465?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include has obstructed (1), I have often been hindered (1), obstructed (1), to delay (1), will not be hindered (1).
Where does ἐγκόπτω (enkóptō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 24:4. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Peter (1), 1 Thessalonians (1), Acts (1), Galatians (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It has obstructed 1× Galatians 5:7
I have often been hindered 1× Romans 15:22
obstructed 1× 1 Thessalonians 2:18
to delay 1× Acts 24:4
will not be hindered 1× 1 Peter 3:7
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Acts 24:4 ἐνκόπτω to to delay Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular Romans 15:22 ἐνεκοπτόμην to I have often been hindered Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular Galatians 5:7 ἐνέκοψεν to has obstructed Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1 Thessalonians 2:18 ἐνέκοψεν to obstructed Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1 Peter 3:7 ἐνκόπτεσθαι to will not be hindered Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Acts 24:4
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 5
Acts 1 Romans 1 Galatians 1 1 Thessalonians 1 1 Peter 1
Source forms
ἐνέκοψεν 2x enekopsen Galatians 5:7, 1 Thessalonians 2:18
ἐνεκοπτόμην 1x enekoptomēn Romans 15:22
ἐνκόπτεσθαι 1x enkoptesthai 1 Peter 3:7
ἐνκόπτω 1x enkoptō Acts 24:4
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 2x Galatians 5:7, 1 Thessalonians 2:18
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular 1x Romans 15:22
Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive 1x 1 Peter 3:7
Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular 1x Acts 24:4
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To obstruct progress or cut off forward movement, implying active hindrance of purpose.
Strong's G1465
Lexical occurrences 5 verses Greek text appearances 3 times Word forms 3 forms 5 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Romans 15:22 Source Gloss
to impede
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
To obstruct progress or cut off forward movement, implying active hindrance of purpose.
ἐν-κόπτω (Rec. ἐγκ-, see: ἐν; and in I Pe, l.with, ἐκκ-); 1. to cut into (as in breaking up a road), hence, 2. to hinder: with accusative Act.24:4, 1Th.2:18, . inf., Gal.5:7; before τοῦ, with inf., Rom.15:22; εἰς τό, with inf, 1Pe.3:7.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 24:4 Verb First Person Singular Present Active Subjunctive
ἐγκόπτω, egkoptw
I interrupt, hinder
Read verse Romans 15:22 Verb First Person Singular Imperfect Passive Indicative
ἐνεκοπτόμην enekoptomhn
I interrupt, hinder
Read verse 1 Thessalonians 2:18 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἐνέκοψεν enekoyen
I interrupt, hinder
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 5 Tenses Aorist, Present, Imperfect Voices Active, Passive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 3×
Aorist Active Gal 5:7 · 1 Thess 2:18 2×
Imperfect Passive Rom 15:22 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 1×
Present Active Acts 24:4 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Present Passive 1 Pet 3:7 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 5 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 2 aorist 2 imperfect 1
Voice
active 3 passive 2
Mood
indicative 3 infinitive 1 subjunctive 1
NT Occurrences
Acts 24:4 ἐγκόπτω present active subjunctive subjunctive Romans 15:22 ἐνεκοπτόμην imperfect passive indicative background Galatians 5:7 ἐνέκοψεν aorist active indicative completed 1 Thessalonians 2:18 ἐνέκοψεν aorist active indicative completed 1 Peter 3:7 ἐγκόπτεσθαι present passive infinitive infinitive
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
impeded or prevented from accomplishing a purpose or plan
Showing 1 selected witness from 5 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ἐγκόπτω is built from these roots:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain