What does ἐλαύνω (elaúnō) mean in the Bible?
ἐλαύνω (elaúnō) is a Greek word meaning "to push (as wind, oars or dæmonical power)".
Greek · G1643
ἐλαύνω
To push (as wind, oars or dæmonical power)
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ἐλαύνωG1643
Pronunciationelaúnō
What does ἐλαύνω (elaúnō) mean in the Bible?
ἐλαύνω (elaúnō) is a Greek word meaning "to push (as wind, oars or dæmonical power)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1643?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [and] been driven (1), are driven (1), driven (1), they had rowed (1), to row (1).
Where does ἐλαύνω (elaúnō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 6:48. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Peter (1), James (1), John (1), Luke (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] been driven1×Luke 8:29
are driven1×James 3:4
driven1×2 Peter 2:17
they had rowed1×John 6:19
to row1×Mark 6:48
Show sample aligned rows
Mark 6:48ἐλαύνεινtoto rowVerb - Present Infinitive ActiveLuke 8:29ἠλαύνετοto[and] been drivenVerb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularJohn 6:19Ἐληλακότεςtothey had rowedVerb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralJames 3:4ἐλαυνόμεναtoare drivenVerb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter Plural2 Peter 2:17ἐλαυνόμεναιtodrivenVerb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMark 6:48
Aligned rows5
Books represented5
Mark1Luke1John1James12 Peter1
Source forms
ἐλαύνειν1xelauneinMark 6:48
ἐλαυνόμενα1xelaunomenaJames 3:4
ἐλαυνόμεναι1xelaunomenai2 Peter 2:17
Ἐληλακότες1xElēlakotesJohn 6:19
ἠλαύνετο1xēlaunetoLuke 8:29
Parsing patterns
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular1xLuke 8:29
Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural1xJohn 6:19
Verb - Present Infinitive Active1xMark 6:48
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine Plural1x2 Peter 2:17
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter Plural1xJames 3:4
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to push (as wind, oars or dæmonical power)
Strong'sG1643
Lexical occurrences5 versesGreek text appearances5 timesWord forms3 forms5 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to push (as wind, oars or dæmonical power)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 6:48Verb Present Active Infinitive
ἐλαύνειν,elaunein
I drive on, propel, row
Read verseLuke 8:29Verb Third Person Singular Imperfect Passive Indicative
ἠλαύνετοhlauneto
I drive on, propel, row
Read verseJohn 6:19Verb Perfect Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ἐληλακότεςelhlakotev
I drive on, propel, row
Read verseJames 3:4Verb Present Passive Participle Nominative Plural Neuter
ἐλαυνόμενα,elaunomena
I drive on, propel, row
Read verse2 Peter 2:17Verb Present Passive Participle Nominative Plural Feminine
ἐλαυνόμεναι,elaunomenai
I drive on, propel, row
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 groups3Aligned forms5TensesPresent, Imperfect, PerfectVoicesActive, Passive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract1×
Present ActiveMark 6:481×
Indicativestates a fact or reality1×
Imperfect PassiveLuke 8:291×
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality3×
Present PassiveJas 3:4 · 2 Pet 2:172×
Perfect ActiveJohn 6:191×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 5 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present3perfect1imperfect1
Voice
passive3active2
Mood
participle3indicative1infinitive1
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
ἐλαύνω is a primary verb - no further derivation.