What does ἐκχέω · αἷμα mean in the Bible?
ἐκχέω · αἷμα is a Greek phrase meaning "to pour forth; figuratively, to bestow".
Greek · G1632, G129
ἐκχέαι αἷμα
To pour forth; figuratively, to bestow · blood
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ἐκχέω G1632 to pour forth; figuratively, to bestow
Pronunciation ekchéō
To pour out lavishly; spiritually, to bestow generously (especially divine gifts like Spirit and love)
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αἷμα G129 blood
Pronunciation haîma
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What does ἐκχέαι αἷμα (ekcheai haima) mean in the Bible?
ἐκχέω · αἷμα is a Greek phrase meaning "to pour forth; figuratively, to bestow".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1632, G129?
G1632, G129 is connected to 27 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. to pour forth; figuratively, to bestow
Source Gloss
to pour forth; figuratively, to bestow
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 4 Aligned forms 27 Tenses Aorist, Present, Future, Perfect, Imperfect Voices Active, Passive
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 20×
Aorist Active John 2:15 · Acts 2:33 · Titus 3:6 · Rev 16:2 · Rev 16:3 · Rev 16:4 · Rev 16:8 · Rev 16:10 · Rev 16:12 · Rev 16:17 · Rev 16:6 11×
Future Active Acts 2:17 · Acts 2:18 2×
Perfect Passive Acts 10:45 · Rom 5:5 2×
Aorist Passive Acts 1:18 · Jude 1:11 2×
Present Passive Matt 9:17 1×
Future Passive Luke 5:37 1×
Imperfect Passive Acts 22:20 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 5×
Present Passive Matt 23:35 · Matt 26:28 · Mark 14:24 · Luke 22:20 4×
Perfect Passive Luke 11:50 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Aorist Active Rom 3:15 1×
Imperative command or strong request 1×
Present Active Rev 16:1 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 27 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 14 present 6 future 3 perfect 3 imperfect 1
Voice
active 15 passive 12
Mood
indicative 20 participle 5 imperative 1 infinitive 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 9:17 ἐκχεῖται present passive indicative ongoing Matthew 23:35 ἐκχυννόμενον present passive participle participle Matthew 26:28 ἐκχυννόμενον present passive participle participle Mark 14:24 ἐκχυννόμενον present passive participle participle Luke 5:37 ἐκχυθήσεται future passive indicative prospective Luke 11:50 ἐκκεχυμένον perfect passive participle participle Luke 22:20 ἐκχυννόμενον present passive participle participle John 2:15 ἐξέχεεν aorist active indicative completed Acts 1:18 ἐξεχύθη aorist passive indicative completed Acts 2:17 ἐκχεῶ future active indicative prospective Acts 2:18 ἐκχεῶ future active indicative prospective Acts 2:33 ἐξέχεεν aorist active indicative completed Acts 10:45 ἐκκέχυται perfect passive indicative resultant Acts 22:20 ἐξεχύννετο imperfect passive indicative background Romans 3:15 ἐκχέαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Romans 5:5 ἐκκέχυται perfect passive indicative resultant Titus 3:6 ἐξέχεεν aorist active indicative completed Jude 1:11 ἐξεχύθησαν aorist passive indicative completed Revelation 16:1 ἐκχέετε present active imperative imperative Revelation 16:10 ἐξέχεεν aorist active indicative completed Revelation 16:12 ἐξέχεεν aorist active indicative completed Revelation 16:17 ἐξέχεεν aorist active indicative completed Revelation 16:2 ἐξέχεεν aorist active indicative completed Revelation 16:3 ἐξέχεεν aorist active indicative completed Revelation 16:4 ἐξέχεεν aorist active indicative completed Revelation 16:6 ἐξέχεαν aorist active indicative completed Revelation 16:8 ἐξέχεεν aorist active indicative completed
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
ἐκχέαι αἷμα is built from this root:
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