What does ἐκκλάω (ekkláō) mean in the Bible?
ἐκκλάω (ekkláō): Breaking off branches from an olive tree; used metaphorically for exclusion from covenant community.
Greek · G1575
ἐκκλάω
To exscind
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ἐκκλάω G1575
Pronunciation ekkláō
What does ἐκκλάω (ekkláō) mean in the Bible?
ἐκκλάω (ekkláō): Breaking off branches from an olive tree; used metaphorically for exclusion from covenant community.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1575?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include have been broken off (1), They were broken off (1), were broken off (1).
Where does ἐκκλάω (ekkláō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Romans 11:17. Its strongest book concentrations include Romans (3).
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 have been broken off 1× Romans 11:17
They were broken off 1× Romans 11:20
were broken off 1× Romans 11:19
Show sample aligned rows
Romans 11:17 ἐξεκλάσθησαν to have been broken off Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural Romans 11:19 Ἐξεκλάσθησαν to were broken off Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural Romans 11:20 ἐξεκλάσθησαν to They were broken off Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Romans 11:17
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 1
Romans 3
Source forms
ἐξεκλάσθησαν 2x exeklasthēsan Romans 11:17, Romans 11:20
Ἐξεκλάσθησαν 1x Exeklasthēsan Romans 11:19
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural 3x Romans 11:17, Romans 11:19, Romans 11:20
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Breaking off branches from an olive tree; used metaphorically for exclusion from covenant community.
Strong's G1575
Lexical occurrences 3 verses Greek text appearances 3 times Word forms 1 form 3 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to exscind
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Breaking off branches from an olive tree; used metaphorically for exclusion from covenant community.
to break off: pass., Rom.11:17-20.
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.
Romans 11:17 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Passive Indicative
ἐξεκλάσθησαν, exeklasqhsan
I break off
Read verse Romans 11:19 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Passive Indicative
Ἐξεκλάσθησαν exeklasqhsan
I break off
Read verse Romans 11:20 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Passive Indicative
ἐξεκλάσθησαν, exeklasqhsan
I break off
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 1 Aligned forms 3 Tenses Aorist Voices 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 Passive Rom 11:17 · Rom 11:19 · Rom 11:20 3×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 3
Voice
passive 3
Mood
indicative 3
NT Occurrences
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)
Word Origins
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