verb
adamō
Greekᾄδω (adō)
Strong’sG103
I sing
stem ad-5 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books2 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
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.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| adalōᾄδουσιν | happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural | sang | 3× |
| adarōtoisᾄδοντες | 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 | adarōtos2× | adaritos | adaratos | adarētos |
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
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
adalō“sang”happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural3×
Revelation 5:9“sang”kai adalō ōdan kainan legarōtois; Axios asō lambara tem bibliem kai anoigara tain sfragiain auteu, hoti sfazisa kai agorazasa to theo en te haime su ek pantau fulau kai glōssau kai laou kai ethneu,And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.
Revelation 14:3“sang”kai adalō hōs ōdan kainan enōpion tou thronou kai enōpion teiu tessares zōeiu kai toiu presbuteroiu; kai oudenos dunete mathara tan ōdan ei mē tais hekaton tesserakonta tessares chiliadais, tois agorazirētois apo tau gēau.And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. And no one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth.
Revelation 15:3“sing”kai adalō tan ōdan Mōusou tou doulou tou theou kai tan ōdan teu arnieu legarōtois; Megeim kai thaumasteim teim ergeim su, kurior, tor theor, tor pantokratōror; dikaiais kai alēthinais tais hodais su, tor basilevos toiu aiōnoiu;and they sang the song of God’s servant Moses and of the Lamb: “Great and wonderful are Your works, O Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the nations!
adarōtois“singing”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine2×
Ephesians 5:19“singing”lalarōtois heautoi psalmoi kai humnoi kai ōdai pneumatikai, adarōtois kai psallarōtois ta kardia vu to kurio,Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your hearts to the Lord,
Colossians 3:16“singing”tos logos tou Christou enoikatōr en vi plousiōs en panta sofia; didaskarōtois kai nouthetarōtois heautoin psalmoi, humnoi, ōdai pneumatikai en charia, adarōtois en tai kardiai vu to theo;Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.