What does ἐκλείπω (ekleípō) mean in the Bible?
ἐκλείπω (ekleípō): To cease or be exhausted; of resources, strength, or faith running out completely.
Greek · G1587
ἐκλείπω
To fail
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ἐκλείπω G1587
Pronunciation ekleípō
What does ἐκλείπω (ekleípō) mean in the Bible?
ἐκλείπω (ekleípō): To cease or be exhausted; of resources, strength, or faith running out completely.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1587?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include it is gone (1), was darkened (1), will never end (1), will not fail (1).
Where does ἐκλείπω (ekleípō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 16:9. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (3), Hebrews (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 it is gone 1× Luke 16:9
was darkened 1× Luke 23:45
will never end 1× Hebrews 1:12
will not fail 1× Luke 22:32
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 16:9 ἐκλίπῃ to it is gone Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular Luke 22:32 ἐκλίπῃ to will not fail Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular Luke 23:45 ἐκλιπόντος to was darkened Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular Hebrews 1:12 ἐκλείψουσιν to will never end Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 16:9
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 2
Luke 3 Hebrews 1
Source forms
ἐκλίπῃ 2x eklipē Luke 16:9, Luke 22:32
ἐκλείψουσιν 1x ekleipsousin Hebrews 1:12
ἐκλιπόντος 1x eklipontos Luke 23:45
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular 2x Luke 16:9, Luke 22:32
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular 1x Luke 23:45
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Hebrews 1:12
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To cease or be exhausted; of resources, strength, or faith running out completely.
Strong's G1587
Lexical occurrences 4 verses Greek text appearances 3 times Word forms 3 forms 4 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Luke 22:31–34 Source Gloss
to fail
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
To cease or be exhausted; of resources, strength, or faith running out completely.
1trans., to leave out, pass over.
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.
Luke 16:9 Verb Second Person Plural Second Aorist Active Subjunctive
ἐκλίπητε, ekliphte
I fail utterly, cease, die
Read verse Luke 22:32 Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Subjunctive
ἐκλείπῃ ekleiph
I fail utterly, cease, die
Read verse Hebrews 1:12 Verb Third Person Plural Future Active Indicative
ἐκλείψουσι. ekleiyousin
I fail utterly, cease, die
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 4 Tenses Aorist, Future Voices Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 2×
Aorist Active Luke 16:9 · Luke 22:32 2×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Aorist Active Luke 23:45 1×
Indicative states a fact or reality 1×
Future Active Heb 1:12 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 3 future 1
Voice
active 4
Mood
subjunctive 2 indicative 1 participle 1
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)
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Additional Occurrences
Luke 22:24–34 ἐκλείπῃ ekleípō
May fail, cease
New Testament Witnesses
to fail completely
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 4 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ἐκλείπω is built from these roots:
Why This Word Matters
Clarifies that Peter’s faith would not utterly collapse.
Canonical Themes
Part of These Phrases
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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