What does ἐπάγω (epágō) mean in the Bible?
ἐπάγω (epágō) is a Greek word meaning "to bring upon".
Greek · G1863
ἐπάγω
To bring upon
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ἐπάγω G1863
Pronunciation epágō
What does ἐπάγω (epágō) mean in the Bible?
ἐπάγω (epágō) is a Greek word meaning "to bring upon".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1863?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include bringing (1), to make us responsible for (1), when He brought (1).
Where does ἐπάγω (epágō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 5:28. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Peter (2), Acts (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 bringing 1× 2 Peter 2:1
to make us responsible for 1× Acts 5:28
when He brought 1× 2 Peter 2:5
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Acts 5:28
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 2
Acts 1 2 Peter 2
Source forms
ἐπαγαγεῖν 1x epagagein Acts 5:28
ἐπάγοντες 1x epagontes 2 Peter 2:1
ἐπάξας 1x epaxas 2 Peter 2:5
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active 1x Acts 5:28
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x 2 Peter 2:5
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x 2 Peter 2:1
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to bring upon
Source Gloss
to bring upon
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 5:28 Verb Second Aorist Active Infinitive
ἐπαγαγεῖν epagagein
I bring upon
Read verse 2 Peter 2:1 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ἐπάγοντες epagontev
I bring upon
Read verse 2 Peter 2:5 Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ἐπάξας· epaxav
I bring upon
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.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 2 present 1
Voice
active 3
Mood
participle 2 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
ἐπάγω is built from these roots:
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