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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ἐπάγωG1863
Pronunciationepágō
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 Itbringing1×2 Peter 2:1
to make us responsible for1×Acts 5:28
when He brought1×2 Peter 2:5
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowActs 5:28
Aligned rows3
Books represented2
Acts12 Peter2
Source forms
ἐπαγαγεῖν1xepagageinActs 5:28
ἐπάγοντες1xepagontes2 Peter 2:1
ἐπάξας1xepaxas2 Peter 2:5
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active1xActs 5:28
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular1x2 Peter 2:5
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural1x2 Peter 2:1
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to bring upon
Source Gloss
to bring upon
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek 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 5:28Verb Second Aorist Active Infinitive
ἐπαγαγεῖνepagagein
I bring upon
Read verse2 Peter 2:1Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ἐπάγοντεςepagontev
I bring upon
Read verse2 Peter 2:5Verb 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
aorist2present1
Voice
active3
Mood
participle2infinitive1
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: