verb
aisthanomō
Strong’sG143
I perceive
stem aisthan-once in the New Testament1 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.
αἰσθάνομαι,
[in LXX for בּין, חפז, ידע;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G143 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidahee-sthan'-om-ahee
to apprehend (properly, by the senses)
Fromof uncertain derivation;
King Jamesperceive.
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
(compare αἴσθομαι), Ionic dialect 3rd.pers.plural optative αἰσθανοίατοRefs 5th c.BC+: imperfect ῃσθανόμην: future αἰσθήσομαιLXX+5th c.BC+aorist 2 ᾐσθόμην: perfect ᾔσθημαι: later, aorist 1 ᾐσθησάμηνLXX+4th c.BC+:—perceive, apprehend by the senses, Refs 5th c.BC+; αἰ. τῇ ἀκοῇ, τῇ ὀσμῇ, Refs 5th c.BC+; hear, βοήνRefs; τινὸς ὑποστενούσης αἰ. Refs 5th c.BC+
2 of mental perception, perceive, understand, τῇ γνώμῃ αἰσθέσθαιRefs 5th c.BC+:— hear, learn, see below Refsyou are right, Refs 5th c.BC+; ᾔσθημαι, in parenthesis, Refs
II Construct. in both senses, with genitive, take notice of, have perception of, τῶν κακῶνRefs 5th c.BC+; αἰ. ὑπό τινος learn from one, Refs 5th c.BC+:—frequently with participle agreeing with subject, αἰσθάνομαι κάμνωνRefs 5th c.BC+; agreeing with object, τυράννους ἐκπεσόντας ᾐσθόμηνRefs 5th c.BC+: less frequently with accusative et infinitive, Refs 5th c.BC+; αἰ. ὅτι.. Refs 5th c.BC+; ᾔσθετο ὅτι τὸ στράτευμα ἦν.. Refs 5th c.BC+; οὕνεκα.. Refs 5th c.BC+ — _absolutely_, αἰσθανόμενος having full possession of one's faculties, τῇ ἡλικίᾳRefs 5th c.BC+; sensible, of keen perception, καὶ μετρίως αἰσθανομένῳ φανερόνRefs 5th c.BC+ —The passive is supplied by αἴσθησιν παρέχω,compare αἴσθησιςRefs
III display feeling, Refs 4th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| aisthaneleiaαἴσθωνται | happened · theyaorist middle subjunctive 3rd person plural | perceive | 1× |
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, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | aisthanomō | aisthanome | aisthanomē | aisthanomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | aisthanosō | aisthanose | aisthanosē | aisthanoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aisthanotō | aisthanote | aisthanotē | aisthanotelē |
| we 1st person plural | aisthanonō | aisthanone | aisthanonē | aisthanonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | aisthanovō | aisthanove | aisthanovē | aisthanovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | aisthanolō | aisthanole | aisthanolē | aisthanolelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | aisthanemi | aisthanema |
| you 2nd person singular | aisthanesi | aisthanesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aisthaneti | aisthaneta |
| we 1st person plural | aisthaneni | aisthanena |
| ye 2nd person plural | aisthanevi | aisthaneva |
| they 3rd person plural | aisthaneli | aisthanela |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | aisthanomeiō | aisthanomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | aisthanoseiō | aisthanoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aisthanoteiō | aisthanoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | aisthanoneiō | aisthanoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | aisthanoveiō | aisthanoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | aisthanoleiō | aisthanoleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | aisthanemeia |
| you 2nd person singular | aisthaneseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aisthaneteia |
| we 1st person plural | aisthaneneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | aisthaneveia |
| they 3rd person plural | aisthaneleia1×αἴσθωνται |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | aisthanosōr | aisthanosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aisthanotōr | aisthanotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | aisthanovōr | aisthanovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | aisthanolōr | aisthanolēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | aisthanesar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aisthanetar |
| ye 2nd person plural | aisthanevar |
| they 3rd person plural | aisthanelar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | aisthanomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | aisthanosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aisthanotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | aisthanonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | aisthanovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | aisthanoloiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | aisthanemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | aisthanesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aisthanetoia |
| we 1st person plural | aisthanenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | aisthanevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | aisthaneloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | aisthanorō | aisthanorē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | aisthaneri | aisthanera |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | aisthanorōntos | aisthanorēntos | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | aisthanerintos | aisthanerantos |
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
aisthan 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.
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
aisthaneleia“perceive”happened · theyaorist middle subjunctive 3rd person plural1×
Luke 9:45“perceive”… ate parakaluptorēntem apo autoiu hina mē aisthaneleia autem, kai fobole erōtara auton peri …… statement. It was veiled from them so that they could not comprehend it, and they were afraid to ask Him about it.