What does ἐπιλανθάνομαι · ἐνώπιον · θεός mean in the Bible?
ἐπιλανθάνομαι · ἐνώπιον · θεός is a Greek phrase meaning "forgotten before God".
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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ἐπιλανθάνομαι G1950 to lose out of mind; by implication, to neglect
Pronunciation epilanthánomai
Forgetting that involves culpable neglect, not mere mental lapse; implies responsible oversight.
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ἐνώπιον G1799 in the face of (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation enṓpion
In God's presence means before Him as witness or judge, not merely spatial proximity
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θεός G2316 God
Pronunciation theós
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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Questions this entry answers
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
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 groups 4 Aligned forms 8 Tenses Aorist, Present, Perfect Voices Middle, Passive
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 3×
Aorist Middle Matt 16:5 · Mark 8:14 · Jas 1:24 3×
Imperative command or strong request 2×
Present Middle Heb 13:2 · Heb 13:16 2×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 2×
Perfect Passive Luke 12:6 1×
Present Middle Phil 3:13 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Aorist Middle Heb 6:10 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 7 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 4 present 3
Voice
middle 7
Mood
indicative 3 imperative 2 infinitive 1 participle 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 16:5 ἐπελάθοντο aorist middle indicative completed Mark 8:14 ἐπελάθοντο aorist middle indicative completed Philippians 3:13 ἐπιλανθανόμενος present middle participle participle Hebrews 6:10 ἐπιλαθέσθαι aorist middle infinitive infinitive Hebrews 13:16 ἐπιλανθάνεσθε present middle imperative imperative Hebrews 13:2 ἐπιλανθάνεσθε present middle imperative imperative James 1:24 ἐπελάθετο aorist middle indicative completed
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
ἐπιλελησμένον ἐνώπιον τοῦ θεοῦ 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