What does λείπω (leípō) mean in the Bible?
λείπω (leípō) is a Greek word meaning "to lack".
Greek · G3007
λείπω
To lack
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λείπω G3007
Pronunciation leípō
What does λείπω (leípō) mean in the Bible?
λείπω (leípō) is a Greek word meaning "to lack".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3007?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include - (1), [not] lacking (1), lack (1), lacks (1), unfinished (1).
Where does λείπω (leípō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 18:22. Its strongest book concentrations include James (3), Titus (2), Luke (1).
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 - 1× James 2:15
[not] lacking 1× James 1:4
lack 1× Luke 18:22
lacks 1× James 1:5
unfinished 1× Titus 1:5
will have everything they need 1× Titus 3:13
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 18:22 λείπει to lack Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Titus 1:5 λείποντα to unfinished Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Neuter Plural Titus 3:13 λείπῃ to will have everything they need Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular James 1:4 λειπόμενοι to [not] lacking Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural James 1:5 λείπεται to lacks Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular James 2:15 λειπόμενοι to - Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 18:22
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 3
Luke 1 Titus 2 James 3
Source forms
λειπόμενοι 2x leipomenoi James 1:4, James 2:15
λείπει 1x leipei Luke 18:22
λείπεται 1x leipetai James 1:5
λείπῃ 1x leipē Titus 3:13
λείποντα 1x leiponta Titus 1:5
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural 2x James 1:4, James 2:15
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Luke 18:22
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1x James 1:5
Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Neuter Plural 1x Titus 1:5
Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Titus 3:13
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to lack
Source Gloss
to lack
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
6 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 18:22 Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative
λείπει· leipei
I am wanting, am left behind
Read verse Titus 1:5 Verb Present Active Participle Accusative Plural Neuter
λείποντα leiponta
I am wanting, am left behind
Read verse Titus 3:13 Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Subjunctive
λείπῃ. leiph
I am wanting, am left behind
Read verse James 1:4 Verb Present Passive Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
λειπόμενοι. leipomenoi
I am wanting, am left behind
Read verse James 1:5 Verb Third Person Singular Present Passive Indicative
λείπεται leipetai
I am wanting, am left behind
Read verse James 2:15 Verb Present Passive Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
λειπόμενοι leipomenoi
I am wanting, am left behind
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.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 6 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 6
Voice
middle 3 active 3
Mood
participle 3 indicative 2 subjunctive 1
NT Occurrences
Luke 18:22 λείπει present active indicative ongoing Titus 1:5 λείποντα present active participle participle Titus 3:13 λείπῃ present active subjunctive subjunctive James 1:4 λειπόμενοι present middle participle participle James 1:5 λείπεται present middle indicative ongoing James 2:15 λειπόμενοι present middle 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
λείπω is a primary verb - no further derivation.
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