What does ἐπιδίδωμι (epidídōmi) mean in the Bible?
ἐπιδίδωμι (epidídōmi) is a Greek word meaning "to give over (by hand or surrender)".
Greek · G1929
ἐπιδίδωμι
To give over (by hand or surrender)
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ἐπιδίδωμι G1929
Pronunciation epidídōmi
What does ἐπιδίδωμι (epidídōmi) mean in the Bible?
ἐπιδίδωμι (epidídōmi) is a Greek word meaning "to give over (by hand or surrender)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1929?
The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include will give (4), [and] delivered (1), [and] gave [it] (1), [So] we gave way (1), they gave (1).
Where does ἐπιδίδωμι (epidídōmi) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 7:9. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (5), Acts (2), Matthew (2).
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 will give 4× Matthew 7:9, Matthew 7:10, Luke 11:11, Luke 11:12
[and] delivered 1× Acts 15:30
[and] gave [it] 1× Luke 24:30
[So] we gave way 1× Acts 27:15
they gave 1× Luke 24:42
was handed 1× Luke 4:17
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 7:9 ἐπιδώσει to will give Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Matthew 7:10 ἐπιδώσει to will give Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Luke 4:17 ἐπεδόθη to was handed Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Luke 11:11 ἐπιδώσει to will give Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Luke 11:12 ἐπιδώσει to will give Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Luke 24:30 ἐπεδίδου to [and] gave [it] Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Luke 24:42 ἐπέδωκαν to they gave Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Acts 15:30 ἐπέδωκαν to [and] delivered Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Acts 27:15 ἐπιδόντες to [So] we gave way Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 7:9
Aligned rows 9
Books represented 3
Matthew 2 Luke 5 Acts 2
Source forms
ἐπιδώσει 4x epidōsei Matthew 7:9, Matthew 7:10, Luke 11:11, Luke 11:12
ἐπέδωκαν 2x epedōkan Luke 24:42, Acts 15:30
ἐπεδίδου 1x epedidou Luke 24:30
ἐπεδόθη 1x epedothē Luke 4:17
ἐπιδόντες 1x epidontes Acts 27:15
Parsing patterns
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 4x Matthew 7:9, Matthew 7:10, Luke 11:11, Luke 11:12
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 2x Luke 24:42, Acts 15:30
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1x Luke 4:17
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x Acts 27:15
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Luke 24:30
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to give over (by hand or surrender)
Strong's G1929
Lexical occurrences 9 verses Greek text appearances 11 times Word forms 2 forms 9 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to give over (by hand or surrender)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
11 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 7:9 Verb Third Person Singular Future Active Indicative
ἐπιδώσει epidwsei
I hand in, give up, give way
Read verse Matthew 7:10 Verb Third Person Singular Future Active Indicative
ἐπιδώσει epidwsei
I hand in, give up, give way
Read verse Luke 4:17 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Passive Indicative
ἐπεδόθη epedoqh
I hand in, give up, give way
Read verse Luke 11:11 Verb Third Person Singular Future Active Indicative
ἐπιδώσει epidwsei
I hand in, give up, give way
Read verse Luke 11:11 Verb Third Person Singular Future Active Indicative
ἐπιδώσει epidwsei
I hand in, give up, give way
Read verse Luke 11:12 Verb Third Person Singular Future Active Indicative
ἐπιδώσει epidwsei
I hand in, give up, give way
Read verse Luke 24:30 Verb Third Person Singular Imperfect Active Indicative
ἐπεδίδου epedidou
I hand in, give up, give way
Read verse Luke 24:42 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ἐπέδωκαν epedwkan
I hand in, give up, give way
Read verse John 13:26 Verb First Person Singular Future Active Indicative
ἐπιδώσω. epidwsw
I hand in, give up, give way
Read verse Acts 15:30 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ἐπέδωκαν epedwkan
I hand in, give up, give way
Read verse Acts 27:15 Verb Second Aorist Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ἐπιδόντες epidontev
I hand in, give up, give way
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 2 Aligned forms 9 Tenses Future, Aorist, Imperfect Voices Active, Passive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 8×
Future Active Matt 7:9 · Matt 7:10 · Luke 11:11 · Luke 11:12 4×
Aorist Active Luke 24:42 · Acts 15:30 2×
Aorist Passive Luke 4:17 1×
Imperfect Active Luke 24:30 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Aorist Active Acts 27:15 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 9 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 4 future 4 imperfect 1
Voice
active 8 passive 1
Mood
indicative 8 participle 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 7:10 ἐπιδώσει future active indicative prospective Matthew 7:9 ἐπιδώσει future active indicative prospective Luke 4:17 ἐπεδόθη aorist passive indicative completed Luke 11:11 ἐπιδώσει future active indicative prospective Luke 11:12 ἐπιδώσει future active indicative prospective Luke 24:30 ἐπεδίδου imperfect active indicative background Luke 24:42 ἐπέδωκαν aorist active indicative completed Acts 15:30 ἐπέδωκαν aorist active indicative completed Acts 27:15 ἐπιδόντες aorist active participle participle
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
ἐπιδίδωμι 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