verb
adamō
Strong’sG103
I sing
stem ad-5 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books2 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
ᾄδω (Attic form of Ion. and poët. ἀείδω),
[in LXX chiefly for שִׁיר;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G103 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidad'-o
to sing
Froma primary verb;
King Jamessing.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Ionic dialect and poetry form used by Refs 8th c.BC+, and sometimes in Trag. and Comedy texts (even in trimeter, Refs 5th c.BC+, also in Ionic dialect Prose; contraction ᾄδω (also Refs 6th c.BC+: imperfect ἤειδονRefs 8th c.BC+, Epic dialect ἄειδονRefs 8th c.BC+; Trag. and Attic dialect ᾖδονRefs 5th c.BC+: future ἀείσομαιRefs 8th c.BC+; rarely in active form ἀείσω, Refs 7th c.BC+, and late Poets, as Refs 5th c.BC+; still more rarely ᾄσω, Refs 2nd c.AD+; Doric dialect ᾀσεῦμαιRefs 3rd c.BC+: aorist ἤεισαRefs 8th c.BC+ —middle, aorist ἀεισάμην (in active sense) Refs:—passive, ἀείδομαιRefs 5th c.BC+: poetry imperfect ἀείδετοRefs 5th c.BC+aorist ᾔσθην, see below 11.1: perfect ᾖσμαιRefs 5th c.BC+: but ᾱ for the sake of meter Refs 8th c.BC+:— sing, Refs 8th c.BC+: hence of all kinds of vocal sounds, crow as cocks, Refs 5th c.BC+ hoot as owls, Refs 4th c.BC+; croak as frogs, Refs 4th c.BC+; οἱ τέττιγες χαμόθεν ᾄσονται Stes. cited in Refs 4th c.BC+:—of other sounds, twang, of the bow-string, Refs 8th c.BC+; whistle, of the wind through a tree, Refs 2nd c.BC+; ring, of a stone when struck, Refs 3rd c.BC+ —proverbial, πρὶν νενικηκέναι ᾄδειν 'to crow too soon', Refs 5th c.BC+ —Constr.:—ἀ. τινί sing to one, Refs 8th c.BC+; also, vie with one in singing, Refs 3rd c.BC+; ᾄ. πρὸς αὐλὸν ἢ λύραν sing to.., Refs 4th c.BC+
II transitive,
II.1 with accusative of things, sing of, chant, μῆνιν ἄειδεRefs 8th c.BC+; κλέα ἀνδρῶν, νόστον,Refs 8th c.BC+, sing an air of.., ΦρυνίχουRefs 5th c.BC+ to sing in one's praise, Refs 8th c.BC+: later, simply ={καλεῖν}, Refs 2nd c.AD+:—passive, of songs, to be sung, Refs 5th c.BC+; ᾆσμα καλῶς ᾀσθέν, opposed to λόγος καλῶς ῥηθείς, Refs 5th c.BC+; ᾄδεται λόγος the story runs, Refs 1st c.AD+
II.2 of persons, places, etc., sing, praise, celebrate, Refs 5th c.BC+ —passive, ἀείδεται θρέψαισ᾽ ἥρωας is celebrated as the nurse of heroes, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.3 passive, to be filled with song, ἀείσετο πᾶν τέμενος.. θαλίαιςRefs 5th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| adalōᾄδουσιν | happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural | sang | 3× |
| adarōntoisᾄδοντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | singing | 2× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 3 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | adamō | adame | adami | adama | adamē | adamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | adasō | adase | adasi | adasa | adasē | adaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | adatō | adate | adati | adata | adatē | adatelē |
| we 1st person plural | adanō | adane | adani | adana | adanē | adanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | adavō | adave | adavi | adava | adavē | adavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | adalō3×ᾄδουσιν | adale | adali | adala | adalē | adalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | adameiō | adameia | adameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | adaseiō | adaseia | adaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | adateiō | adateia | adateiē |
| we 1st person plural | adaneiō | adaneia | adaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | adaveiō | adaveia | adaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | adaleiō | adaleia | adaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | adasōr | adasar | adasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | adatōr | adatar | adatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | adavōr | adavar | adavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | adalōr | adalar | adalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | adamoiō | adamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | adasoiō | adasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | adatoiō | adatoia |
| we 1st person plural | adanoiō | adanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | adavoiō | adavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | adaloiō | adaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | adarō | adari | adara | adarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | adarōntos2× | adarintos | adarantos | adarēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
ad is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
adalō“sang”happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural3×
Revelation 5:9kai adalō ōdan kainan legarōntois; Axios asō labara …And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You …
Revelation 14:3kai adalō hōs ōdan kainan enōpion tou thronou …And they sang a new song before the throne …
Revelation 15:3“sing”kai adalō tan ōdan Mōusou tou doulou tou …and they sang the song of God’s servant Moses and of the Lamb: “Great …
adarōntois“singing”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine2×
Ephesians 5:19“singing”… psalmoi kai humnoi kai ōdai pneumatikai, adarōntois kai psallarōntois ta kardia vu to …… another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your hearts to the Lord,
Colossians 3:16“singing”… psalmoi, humnoi, ōdai pneumatikai en charita, adarōntois en tai kardiai vu to theo;… you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.