The Koine Bible

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SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

ἐλαύνω

Lemmaἐλαύνω
Citation formἐλαύνω
Part of speechverb
GlossI drive on, propel, row
Strong’sG1643
Transliterationelaúnō
Definitionto push (as wind, oars or dæmonical power)
KJV glosses:--carry, drive, row.
Derivationa prolonged form of a primary verb (obsolete except in certain tenses as an alternative of this) of uncertain affinity
SBLGNT occurrences5

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek formGrammar and occurrences
ἐλαύνειν
verb, present, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -PAN----)Mark 6:48
ἐλαυνόμενα
verb, present, passive, participle, nominative, plural, neuter (MorphGNT -PPPNPN-)James 3:4
ἐλαυνόμεναι
verb, present, passive, participle, nominative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT -PPPNPF-)2 Peter 2:17
ἐληλακότες
verb, perfect, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -XAPNPM-)John 6:19
ἠλαύνετο
verb, third person, imperfect, passive, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3IPI-S--)Luke 8:29

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: ελαυνω.