What does ἐκλύω (eklýō) mean in the Bible?
ἐκλύω (eklýō): To relax or grow weary; exhaustion from prolonged effort or mental strain, not mere weakness.
Greek · G1590
ἐκλύω
To relax (literally or figuratively)
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ἐκλύω G1590
Pronunciation eklýō
What does ἐκλύω (eklýō) mean in the Bible?
ἐκλύω (eklýō): To relax or grow weary; exhaustion from prolonged effort or mental strain, not mere weakness.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1590?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [and] lose heart (1), if we do not give up (1), lose heart (1), they may faint (1), they will faint (1).
Where does ἐκλύω (eklýō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 15:32. Its strongest book concentrations include Hebrews (2), Galatians (1), Mark (1), Matthew (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 [and] lose heart 1× Hebrews 12:3
if we do not give up 1× Galatians 6:9
lose heart 1× Hebrews 12:5
they may faint 1× Matthew 15:32
they will faint 1× Mark 8:3
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 15:32 ἐκλυθῶσιν to they may faint Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Plural Mark 8:3 ἐκλυθήσονται to they will faint Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural Galatians 6:9 ἐκλυόμενοι to if we do not give up Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural Hebrews 12:3 ἐκλυόμενοι to [and] lose heart Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural Hebrews 12:5 ἐκλύου to lose heart Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 15:32
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 4
Matthew 1 Mark 1 Galatians 1 Hebrews 2
Source forms
ἐκλυόμενοι 2x eklyomenoi Galatians 6:9, Hebrews 12:3
ἐκλυθήσονται 1x eklythēsontai Mark 8:3
ἐκλυθῶσιν 1x eklythōsin Matthew 15:32
ἐκλύου 1x eklyou Hebrews 12:5
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural 2x Galatians 6:9, Hebrews 12:3
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Plural 1x Matthew 15:32
Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural 1x Mark 8:3
Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Singular 1x Hebrews 12:5
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To relax or grow weary; exhaustion from prolonged effort or mental strain, not mere weakness.
Strong's G1590
Lexical occurrences 0 verses Greek text appearances 6 times Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Matthew 15:32 Source Gloss
to relax (literally or figuratively)
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
To relax or grow weary; exhaustion from prolonged effort or mental strain, not mere weakness.
1to loose, release.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
6 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 9:36 Verb Perfect Passive Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ἐκλελυμένοι eklelumenoi
I am unstrung, become weak, fail
Read verse Matthew 15:32 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Passive Subjunctive
ἐκλυθῶσιν ekluqwsin
I am unstrung, become weak, fail
Read verse Mark 8:3 Verb Third Person Plural Future Passive Indicative
ἐκλυθήσονται ekluqhsontai
I am unstrung, become weak, fail
Read verse Galatians 6:9 Verb Present Passive Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ἐκλυόμενοι. ekluomenoi
I am unstrung, become weak, fail
Read verse Hebrews 12:3 Verb Present Passive Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ἐκλυόμενοι. ekluomenoi
I am unstrung, become weak, fail
Read verse Hebrews 12:5 Verb Second Person Singular Present Passive Imperative
ἐκλύου ekluou
I am unstrung, become weak, fail
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.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 5 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 3 future 1 aorist 1
Voice
passive 5
Mood
participle 2 imperative 1 indicative 1 subjunctive 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 15:32 ἐκλυθῶσιν aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive Mark 8:3 ἐκλυθήσονται future passive indicative prospective Galatians 6:9 ἐκλυόμενοι present passive participle participle Hebrews 12:3 ἐκλυόμενοι present passive participle participle Hebrews 12:5 ἐκλύου present passive imperative imperative
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)
Sampled Scripture Occurrences
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Biblical Witnesses
physical exhaustion or weakness from hunger and lack of food
bodily weakness resulting from prolonged deprivation of sustenance
spiritual and mental exhaustion from doing good works
becoming tired in soul while contending against sin and opposition
Word Origins
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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