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ἐκχέω

To pour forth; figuratively, to bestow

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ἐκχέω G1632
Pronunciation ekchéō

What does ἐκχέω (ekchéō) mean in the Bible?

ἐκχέω (ekchéō) is a Greek word meaning "to pour forth; figuratively, to bestow". ἐκ-χέω also Hellenistic, ἐκχύνω (in Th.

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Meaning

to pour forth; figuratively, to bestow
Extended definition

To pour out lavishly; spiritually, to bestow generously (especially divine gifts like Spirit and love)

to pour out: φιάλην, Rev.16:1-4, 8 16:10, 12 16:17; κέρματα, Jhn.2:15; αἷμα, Mat.23:35 (cf. MM, Exp., xii), Luk.11:50, Act.22:20, Rom.3:15" (LXX) Rev.16:6. Pass., αἷμα, Mat.26:28, Mrk.14:24, Act.22:20; οἶνος, Mat.9:17, Luk.5:37; σπλάγχνα, Act.1:18. Metaphorical, τ. πνεῦμα, Act.2:17-18 (LXX), Act.2:33 10:45, Tit.3:6; ἀγάπη, Rom.5:5 (cf. Sir.36:8, ὀργήν); pass., of persons (like Lat. effundor), to give oneself up to (RV, ran riotously in): Ju 11.

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Aorist Present Future Perfect Imperfect
Voices
Active Passive
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×
27 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 27 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 13 ongoing 1 prospective 3 resultant 2 imperative 1 background 1 infinitive 1 participle 5
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)

Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

Witnesses
Mark 14:12–25 ἐκχέω ekchéō
to pour out; to shed
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Acts 10 — God Opens the Gospel Door to the Gentiles Luke 22 — The Passover Betrayal, the New Covenant Meal, and the Suffering Servant King Mark 14 — The Son of Man Handed Over: Anointing, Supper, Gethsemane, Betrayal, Trial, and Denial Matthew 26 — The Betrayal, Passover, Gethsemane, Trial, and Denial of Jesus Romans 5 — Peace with God, Rejoicing in Grace, and Life Through the One Man Jesus Christ

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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