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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ἐπιδίδωμιG1929
Pronunciationepidídōmi
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 Itwill give4×Matthew 7:9, Matthew 7:10, Luke 11:11, Luke 11:12
[and] delivered1×Acts 15:30
[and] gave [it]1×Luke 24:30
[So] we gave way1×Acts 27:15
they gave1×Luke 24:42
was handed1×Luke 4:17
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 7:9ἐπιδώσειtowill giveVerb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularMatthew 7:10ἐπιδώσειtowill giveVerb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularLuke 4:17ἐπεδόθηtowas handedVerb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingularLuke 11:11ἐπιδώσειtowill giveVerb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularLuke 11:12ἐπιδώσειtowill giveVerb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularLuke 24:30ἐπεδίδουto[and] gave [it]Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularLuke 24:42ἐπέδωκανtothey gaveVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralActs 15:30ἐπέδωκανto[and] deliveredVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralActs 27:15ἐπιδόντεςto[So] we gave wayVerb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 7:9
Aligned rows9
Books represented3
Matthew2Luke5Acts2
Source forms
ἐπιδώσει4xepidōseiMatthew 7:9, Matthew 7:10, Luke 11:11, Luke 11:12
ἐπέδωκαν2xepedōkanLuke 24:42, Acts 15:30
ἐπεδίδου1xepedidouLuke 24:30
ἐπεδόθη1xepedothēLuke 4:17
ἐπιδόντες1xepidontesActs 27:15
Parsing patterns
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular4xMatthew 7:9, Matthew 7:10, Luke 11:11, Luke 11:12
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural2xLuke 24:42, Acts 15:30
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular1xLuke 4:17
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural1xActs 27:15
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular1xLuke 24:30
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to give over (by hand or surrender)
Strong'sG1929
Lexical occurrences9 versesGreek text appearances11 timesWord forms2 forms9 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to give over (by hand or surrender)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek 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 7:9Verb Third Person Singular Future Active Indicative
ἐπιδώσειepidwsei
I hand in, give up, give way
Read verseMatthew 7:10Verb Third Person Singular Future Active Indicative
ἐπιδώσειepidwsei
I hand in, give up, give way
Read verseLuke 4:17Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Passive Indicative
ἐπεδόθηepedoqh
I hand in, give up, give way
Read verseLuke 11:11Verb Third Person Singular Future Active Indicative
ἐπιδώσειepidwsei
I hand in, give up, give way
Read verseLuke 11:11Verb Third Person Singular Future Active Indicative
ἐπιδώσειepidwsei
I hand in, give up, give way
Read verseLuke 11:12Verb Third Person Singular Future Active Indicative
ἐπιδώσειepidwsei
I hand in, give up, give way
Read verseLuke 24:30Verb Third Person Singular Imperfect Active Indicative
ἐπεδίδουepedidou
I hand in, give up, give way
Read verseLuke 24:42Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ἐπέδωκανepedwkan
I hand in, give up, give way
Read verseJohn 13:26Verb First Person Singular Future Active Indicative
ἐπιδώσω.epidwsw
I hand in, give up, give way
Read verseActs 15:30Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ἐπέδωκανepedwkan
I hand in, give up, give way
Read verseActs 27:15Verb Second Aorist Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ἐπιδόντεςepidontev
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 groups2Aligned forms9TensesFuture, Aorist, ImperfectVoicesActive, Passive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality8×
Future ActiveMatt 7:9 · Matt 7:10 · Luke 11:11 · Luke 11:124×
Aorist ActiveLuke 24:42 · Acts 15:302×
Aorist PassiveLuke 4:171×
Imperfect ActiveLuke 24:301×
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality1×
Aorist ActiveActs 27:151×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 9 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist4future4imperfect1
Voice
active8passive1
Mood
indicative8participle1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 7:10ἐπιδώσειfuture active indicativeprospectiveMatthew 7:9ἐπιδώσειfuture active indicativeprospectiveLuke 4:17ἐπεδόθηaorist passive indicativecompletedLuke 11:11ἐπιδώσειfuture active indicativeprospectiveLuke 11:12ἐπιδώσειfuture active indicativeprospectiveLuke 24:30ἐπεδίδουimperfect active indicativebackgroundLuke 24:42ἐπέδωκανaorist active indicativecompletedActs 15:30ἐπέδωκανaorist active indicativecompletedActs 27:15ἐπιδόντεςaorist active participleparticiple
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: