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Greek · G1950, G1799, G2316

ἐπιλελησμένον ἐνώπιον τοῦ θεοῦ

To lose out of mind; by implication, to neglect · in the face of (literally or figuratively) · God

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ἐπιλανθάνομαιG1950to lose out of mind; by implication, to neglect
Pronunciationepilanthánomai
Forgetting that involves culpable neglect, not mere mental lapse; implies responsible oversight.
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ἐνώπιονG1799in the face of (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciationenṓpion
In God's presence means before Him as witness or judge, not merely spatial proximity
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θεόςG2316God
Pronunciationtheós
The definite article marks God as the one true God; anarthrous form emphasizes His divine nature or character.
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What does ἐπιλελησμένον ἐνώπιον τοῦ θεοῦ (epilelēmenon enōpion tou theou) mean in the Bible?

ἐπιλανθάνομαι · ἐνώπιον · θεός is a Greek phrase meaning "forgotten before God".

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What does ἐπιλανθάνομαι · ἐνώπιον · θεός mean in the Bible?

ἐπιλανθάνομαι · ἐνώπιον · θεός is a Greek phrase meaning "forgotten before God".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1950, G1799, G2316?

G1950, G1799, G2316 is connected to 8 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. forgotten before God

Strong'sG1950, G1799, G2316
Lexical occurrences8 versesWord forms4 forms8 references

Source Gloss

forgotten before God
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 groups4Aligned forms8TensesAorist, Present, PerfectVoicesMiddle, Passive
Tenses
AoristPresentPerfect
Voices
MiddlePassive
Indicativestates a fact or reality3×
Aorist MiddleMatt 16:5 · Mark 8:14 · Jas 1:243×
Imperativecommand or strong request2×
Present MiddleHeb 13:2 · Heb 13:162×
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality2×
Perfect PassiveLuke 12:61×
Present MiddlePhil 3:131×
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract1×
Aorist MiddleHeb 6:101×
8 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical textMorphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 7 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed3imperative2infinitive1participle1
Tense
aorist4present3
Voice
middle7
Mood
indicative3imperative2infinitive1participle1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 16:5ἐπελάθοντοaorist middle indicativecompletedMark 8:14ἐπελάθοντοaorist middle indicativecompletedPhilippians 3:13ἐπιλανθανόμενοςpresent middle participleparticipleHebrews 6:10ἐπιλαθέσθαιaorist middle infinitiveinfinitiveHebrews 13:16ἐπιλανθάνεσθεpresent middle imperativeimperativeHebrews 13:2ἐπιλανθάνεσθεpresent middle imperativeimperativeJames 1:24ἐπελάθετοaorist middle indicativecompleted

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

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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