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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ἐλαύνω G1643
Pronunciation elaúnō
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 driven 1× Luke 8:29
are driven 1× James 3:4
driven 1× 2 Peter 2:17
they had rowed 1× John 6:19
to row 1× Mark 6:48
Show sample aligned rows
Mark 6:48 ἐλαύνειν to to row Verb - Present Infinitive Active Luke 8:29 ἠλαύνετο to [and] been driven Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular John 6:19 Ἐληλακότες to they had rowed Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural James 3:4 ἐλαυνόμενα to are driven Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter Plural 2 Peter 2:17 ἐλαυνόμεναι to driven Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Mark 6:48
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 5
Mark 1 Luke 1 John 1 James 1 2 Peter 1
Source forms
ἐλαύνειν 1x elaunein Mark 6:48
ἐλαυνόμενα 1x elaunomena James 3:4
ἐλαυνόμεναι 1x elaunomenai 2 Peter 2:17
Ἐληλακότες 1x Elēlakotes John 6:19
ἠλαύνετο 1x ēlauneto Luke 8:29
Parsing patterns
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1x Luke 8:29
Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x John 6:19
Verb - Present Infinitive Active 1x Mark 6:48
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine Plural 1x 2 Peter 2:17
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter Plural 1x James 3:4
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to push (as wind, oars or dæmonical power)
Strong's G1643
Lexical occurrences 5 verses Greek text appearances 5 times Word forms 3 forms 5 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to push (as wind, oars or dæmonical power)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek 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 6:48 Verb Present Active Infinitive
ἐλαύνειν, elaunein
I drive on, propel, row
Read verse Luke 8:29 Verb Third Person Singular Imperfect Passive Indicative
ἠλαύνετο hlauneto
I drive on, propel, row
Read verse John 6:19 Verb Perfect Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ἐληλακότες elhlakotev
I drive on, propel, row
Read verse James 3:4 Verb Present Passive Participle Nominative Plural Neuter
ἐλαυνόμενα, elaunomena
I drive on, propel, row
Read verse 2 Peter 2:17 Verb 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 groups 3 Aligned forms 5 Tenses Present, Imperfect, Perfect Voices Active, Passive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Present Active Mark 6:48 1×
Indicative states a fact or reality 1×
Imperfect Passive Luke 8:29 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 3×
Present Passive Jas 3:4 · 2 Pet 2:17 2×
Perfect Active John 6:19 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 5 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 3 perfect 1 imperfect 1
Voice
passive 3 active 2
Mood
participle 3 indicative 1 infinitive 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)
Word Origins
ἐλαύνω is a primary verb - no further derivation.
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