What does ἐκπτύω (ekptýō) mean in the Bible?
ἐκπτύω (ekptýō) is a Greek word meaning "to spit out".
Greek · G1609
ἐκπτύω
To spit out
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ἐκπτύω G1609
Pronunciation ekptýō
What does ἐκπτύω (ekptýō) mean in the Bible?
ἐκπτύω (ekptýō) is a Greek word meaning "to spit out".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1609?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include reject [me] (1).
Where does ἐκπτύω (ekptýō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Galatians 4:14. Its strongest book concentrations include Galatians (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 reject [me] 1× Galatians 4:14
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Usage map
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First aligned row Galatians 4:14
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Galatians 1
Source forms
ἐξεπτύσατε 1x exeptysate Galatians 4:14
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural 1x Galatians 4:14
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to spit out
Strong's G1609
Lexical occurrences 1 verse Greek text appearances 1 time Word forms 1 form 1 reference Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to spit out
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
1to spit out.
2to spit at in disgust, to abominate, loathe (= cl. ἀποπτ-, καταπτ-): Gal.4:14.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Galatians 4:14 Verb Second Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ἐξεπτύσατε, exeptusate
I spit upon, disdain, reject, loathe
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.
Grammatical Forms
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Form groups 1 Aligned forms 1 Tenses Aorist Voices Active
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Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 1×
Aorist Active Gal 4:14 1×
Word Origins
ἐκπτύω 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