ἐκέλευσε

ekeleuse

ordered

from a primary (to urge on); "hail"; to incite by word, i.e. order:--bid, (at, give) command(-ment).

G2753

Acts 21:33 · Word #8

Lexicon G2753

Lemmaκελεύω
Transliterationkeleúō
Strong'sG2753
In-contextordered
Literalcommanded

Morphology V AOR ACT IND 3P SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense AOR — Aorist — Simple occurrence, often past
Voice ACT — Active — The subject performs the action
Mood IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality
Person 3P — 3rd person — The one spoken about ("he/she/it/they")
Number SG — Singular — One

Lexical Info

Lemmaκελεύω
Strong'sG2753

SIBI-P1 G2753-03

he was giving-command

Morphological NotesVerb; imperfect tense (past ongoing), active voice, indicative mood, 3rd person singular. The form describes a continuous or repeated act of commanding in past time.
Rendering RationaleThe verb κελεύω carries the sense of urging or commanding by spoken word. The imperfect active indicative (3rd person singular) expresses an ongoing or repeated action in past time, so "he was giving-command" reflects both the verbal root idea of issuing a command and the continuous past aspect of the imperfect tense.

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Words from Root κελεύω (urge, command, bid, summon, incite by word)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G2753-02 ekeleusa I was commanding
G2753-05 keleueis you were being commanded
G2753-08 keleusas having given-command

Word Usage (27 occurrences of G2753)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Matthew 8:18 ἐκέλευσεν ekeleusen
Matthew 14:9 ἐκέλευσεν ekeleusen
Matthew 14:19 κελεύσας keleusas