Greek · G1677 · unreviewed

ἐλλογέω

To charge

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ἐλλογέω G1677

Pronunciation ellogéō

What does ἐλλογέω (ellogéō) mean in the Bible?

ἐλλογέω (ellogéō) is a Greek word meaning "to charge". ἐλλογάω, -ῶ (a κοινή word, elsewhere usually -έω; cf.

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Meaning

to charge

Extended definition

(a κοινή word, elsewhere usually -έω; cf. Bl., § 22, 2), to charge to one's account, impute: Phm 18 (on parallels, cf. Deiss., LAE, 79 f., 335 f.; Milligan, NTD, 73; MM, Exp., xii); of sin, Rom.5:13 (Cremer, 400).

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

ongoing 1 imperative 1

Tense

present 2

Voice

active 1 passive 1

Mood

imperative 1 indicative 1

NT Occurrences

Romans 5:13 ἐλλογεῖται present passive indicative ongoing Philemon 1:18 ἐλλόγα present active 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)

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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