Quick Definition
ἐκχέω v. I pour out, shed
Strong's Definition
from 1537 and cheo (to pour); to pour forth; figuratively, to bestow
KJV Usage: gush (pour) out, run greedily (out), shed (abroad, forth), spill
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
verb | fut. ἐκχεῶ · aor. ἐξέχεα · inf. ἐκχέαι · pf.pass. ἐκκέχυμαι · aor.pass. ἐξεχύθην · fut.pass. ἐκχυθήσομαι | χέω (pour)
47.4 · Activities Involving Liquids or Masses · Movement of Liquids or Masses
to pour out to cause to pour out
ACT 2:17 · ACT 2:18 · ROM 3:15 · REV 16:1 · REV 16:2 · REV 16:3 · REV 16:4 · REV 16:6 · REV 16:8 · REV 16:10 · REV 16:12 · REV 16:17
59.50 · Quantity · Abundance, Excess, Sparing
to give in abundance, to bestow generously (a figurative extension of meaning of ἐκχέω[a] ‘to pour out,’ 47.4) to cause to exist in an abundance
90.89 · Case · To Cause To Experience
to cause to fully experience (a figurative extension of meaning of ἐκχέω[a] ‘to pour out,’ 47.4) to cause someone to experience something in an abundant or full manner
14.18 · (ἐκχέομαι[a]) · Physical Events and States · Events Involving Liquids and Dry Masses
to flow out, to pour out to flow out of a container
MAT 9:17 · MAT 23:35 · MAT 26:28 · MRK 14:24 · LUK 5:37 · LUK 11:50 · LUK 22:20 · ACT 1:18 · ACT 22:20
68.75 · (ἐκχέομαι[b]) · Aspect · Do Intensely or Extensively
to give oneself over to, to plunge into, to commit oneself totally to to give oneself over completely to some activity or state
90.82 · (ἐκχέομαι[c]) · Case · Experiencer
to fully experience, to become fully involved (a figurative extension of meaning of ἐκχέω[e] ‘to flow out,’ 14.18) to be involved in experiencing something in an abundant manner
41.13 · (ἐκχέομαι[d]) · Behavior and Related States · Behavior, Conduct
to give oneself to, to devote oneself to (a figurative extension of meaning of ἐκχέομαι ‘to pour out oneself,’ not occurring in the NT) to give oneself completely to some type of behavior
20.84 · Violence, Harm, Destroy, Kill · Kill
Collocation: αἷμα ἐκχέω · αἷμα ἐκχύννω
to murder, to kill (an idiom, literally: to pour out blood) to cause the death of someone by violent means The phrase πᾶν αἷμα δίκαιον ἐκχυννόμενον in MAT 23:35 may be literally translated as ‘all innocent blood that is poured out.’
23.112 · Physiological Processes and States · Live, Die
Collocation: ἐκχύννεται τὸ αἷμα
to die as a sacrifice, sacrificial death (an idiom, literally: the blood pours out) to die, with the implication of a sacrificial purpose The relations between the various elements in this clause in MAT 26:28 must in some instances be made somewhat more specific, for example, ‘by my dying, I am like a sacrifice for many for the purpose of their sins being forgiven.’ See also 23.107.
1 ACT 2:33 It is possible that ἐκχέω in ACT 2:33 denotes only ‘to cause to exist.’ However, it seems more likely that the figurative force of ἐκχέω implies ‘an abundance of that which exists.’ 2 Verbs employing the stem χεο differ from ῥέω to flow (14.17), are less generic in meaning, and frequently imply a more restricted quantity of liquid. In classical Greek ῥέω and related derivatives were employed more in poetic discourse.
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Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ἐκχέω ekcheō 16x
also formed as ἐκχύννομαι (11x), to pour out, Rev. 16:1, 2, 3; to shed blood, Mt. 26:28; Mk. 14:24; pass. to gush out, Acts 1:18; to spill, scatter, Mt. 9:17; Jn. 2:15; met. to give largely, bestow liberally, Acts 2:17, 18, 33; 10:45; pass. to rush headlong into anything, be abandoned to, Jude 11
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
ἐκ-χέω also Hellenistic, ἐκχύνω (in Th.: II Ki 14:14 *), and ἐκχύννω (q.v.)
[in LXX chiefly for שָׁפַךְ ;]
to pour out: φιάλην, Re 16:1-4, 8, 10, 12, 17; κέρματα, Jo 2:15; αἷμα, Mt 23:35 (cf. MM, Exp., xii), Lk 11:50, Ac 22:20, Ro 3:15 (LXX) Re 16:6. Pass., αἷμα, Mt 26:28, Mk 14:24, Ac 22:20; οἶνος, Mt 9:17, Lk 5:37; σπλάγχνα, Ac 1:18. Metaph., τ. πνεῦμα, Ac 2:17, 18 (LXX), 33 10:45, Tit 3:6; ἀγάπη, Ro 5:5 (cf. Si 36:8, ὀργήν); pass., of persons (like Lat. effundor), to give oneself up to (RV, ran riotously in): Ju 11.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
ἐκχέω. With Mt 2335 cf. Sy// 8165 (ii/B.c.) (= Deissmann Δ 4.5 Ρ. 424) ἐγχέαντας αὐτῆς τὸ ἀναίτιον αἷμα ἀδικῶς. For the subst. see P Tebt I. 86᾽ (late 11,8.6.) ἐκχύ(σεως) Ἵππωνος Bada(velov), P Lond 11778* (A.D. 113) (-- ΠῚ. p- 183) ἐκχύσεων, and for a previously unknown adj. see P Oxy IX. 122018 (iii/A.D.) πέμψις μοι τοὺς ἐκχυσιαίους ἥλους, “* you will send me the nails for emptying (?) ” (Ed.). For other compound forms cf. P Ryl II. 154** (A.D. 66) λιβὸς διῶρυξ λεγομένηι ᾿Αρχείου SV οὗ (/. Hs) ἀποχεῖεται (Z. ἀποχεῖται) 6 κλῆρ[ο]ς, ‘fon the west the dyke called that of Archias by which the holding is drained,” and 18 διῶρυξ εἰς dv (Δ ἣν) cioxetra[t] ὁ κλῆρ[ος, “‘the dyke into which the holding drains.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
ἐκχέω (ekcheō) — to pour out. ἐκχέω (laterἐκφων-χύνω [NT], etc., condemned by [Refs 2nd c.AD+]future -χέω (see. χέω): aorist 1 ἐξέχεα (also imperative ἔκχυσον [Refs 5th c.AD+]; Epic dialect aorist middle ἐκχευάμην [Refs 8th c.BC+]: perfect ἐκκέχῠκα [Refs 4th c.BC+]:—pour out, properly of liquids, οἶνον [NT+8th c.BC+]; ἀναίτιον αἷμα [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; πηγάς [Refs 5th c.BC+]is spilt, [NT] he poured forth his arrows, [Refs 8th c.BC+] __b pour away: hence, spill, a vessel, ποδάνιπτρον [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸν χόα Men.[same place]:—passive, to be drained, εἰς [διώρυχα] [Refs 1st c.AD+]
2. of words, pour forth, utter, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
3. pour out like water, squander, waste, ὄλβον [Refs 5th c.BC+]; spoil, τὸ πᾶν σόφισμα [Refs 5th c.BC+]
4. spread out, λίνα, ὀθόνας, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
5. throw down, τινὰ κατὰ τοῦ κρηνοῦ [Refs 1st c.BC+]
6. ὕπνον ἐ. shed, i.e. shake off sleep, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
7. ={συγχέω},{ὅρκια} [Refs 5th c.AD+]
II. passive, used by [Refs 8th c.BC+]pluperfect ἐξεκέχυντο, as also in 3rd.pers. singular Epic dialect aorist ἐξέχῠτο or ἔκχῠτο, participle ἐκχύμενος [ῠ]: later future ἐκχῠθήσομαι [Refs 2nd c.BC+]:—pour out, stream out or forth, properly of liquids, [NT+8th c.BC+]; ἱππόθεν ἐκχύμενοι pouring from the [wooden] horse, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: generally, to be spread out, πολλὰ δὲ [δέσματα].. μελαθρόφιν ἐξεκέχυντο [Refs 8th c.BC+]
II.2. metaphorically, ῥηθέντα ματαίως ἐκκέχυται στομάτων [Refs 5th c.BC+]; to be cast away, forgotten, ἐκκέχυται φιλότης [Refs 6th c.BC+]
II.3. give oneself up to any emotion, to be overjoyed, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐ. εἰς ἑταίρας, εἰς τὸν κίνδυνον, give oneself up to.., [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; ἐπὶ τὰ εὐτρεπισθέντα, of a glutton, [Refs 1st c.AD+]
II.4. lie languidly, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
II.5. metaphorically, of Time, ἐ. κατὰ τὴν χρονικὴν παράτασιν [Refs 5th c.AD+]
II.6. extend, of a piece of land, [Refs 1st c.AD+]