What does καταλείπω · πᾶς mean in the Bible?
καταλείπω · πᾶς is a Greek phrase meaning "leaving all, abandoning everything".
Greek · G2641, G3956
καταλιπὼν πάντα
To leave behind · all, any, every, the whole
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καταλείπωG2641to leave behind
Pronunciationkataleípō
To leave behind or abandon, often implying deliberate departure from a person, place, or obligation.
Open lexicon entry →πᾶςG3956all, any, every, the whole
Pronunciationpâs
Open lexicon entry →What does καταλιπὼν πάντα (katalipōn panta) mean in the Bible?
καταλείπω · πᾶς is a Greek phrase meaning "leaving all, abandoning everything".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2641, G3956?
G2641, G3956 is connected to 23 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. leaving all, abandoning everything
Source Gloss
leaving all, abandoning everything
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 forms23TensesAorist, Future, Present, PerfectVoicesActive, Passive
Tenses
Voices
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality11×
Aorist ActiveMatt 4:13 · Matt 16:4 · Matt 21:17 · Mark 12:21 · Mark 14:52 · Luke 5:28 · Acts 21:3 · 2 Pet 2:15 · Acts 6:29×
Perfect PassiveActs 25:141×
Present PassiveHeb 4:11×
Indicativestates a fact or reality10×
Aorist ActiveLuke 10:40 · Acts 18:19 · Acts 24:27 · Heb 11:27 · Luke 20:31 · Rom 11:46×
Future ActiveMatt 19:5 · Mark 10:7 · Eph 5:313×
Present ActiveLuke 15:41×
Subjunctivepossibility, probability, or purpose1×
Aorist ActiveMark 12:191×
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract1×
Aorist Passive1 Thess 3:11×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 24 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist17future3present2perfect1imperfect1
Voice
active20passive4
Mood
participle11indicative11infinitive1subjunctive1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 4:13καταλιπὼνaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 16:4καταλιπὼνaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 19:5καταλείψειfuture active indicativeprospectiveMatthew 21:17καταλιπὼνaorist active participleparticipleMark 10:7καταλείψειfuture active indicativeprospectiveMark 12:19καταλίπῃaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMark 12:21καταλιπὼνaorist active participleparticipleMark 14:52καταλιπὼνaorist active participleparticipleLuke 5:28καταλιπὼνaorist active participleparticipleLuke 10:40κατέλειπενimperfect active indicativebackgroundLuke 15:4καταλείπειpresent active indicativeongoingLuke 20:31κατέλιπονaorist active indicativecompletedJohn 8:9κατελείφθηaorist passive indicativecompletedActs 6:2καταλείψανταςaorist active participleparticipleActs 18:19κατέλιπενaorist active indicativecompletedActs 21:3καταλιπόντεςaorist active participleparticipleActs 24:27κατέλιπεaorist active indicativecompletedActs 25:14καταλελειμμένοςperfect passive participleparticipleRomans 11:4Κατέλιπονaorist active indicativecompletedEphesians 5:31καταλείψειfuture active indicativeprospective1 Thessalonians 3:1καταλειφθῆναιaorist passive infinitiveinfinitiveHebrews 4:1καταλειπομένηςpresent passive participleparticipleHebrews 11:27κατέλιπενaorist active indicativecompleted2 Peter 2:15καταλιπόντεςaorist 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
καταλιπὼν πάντα is built from these roots: