verb
akmazamō
Strong’sG187
I reach maturity, become ripe
stem akmaz-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.
** ἀκμάζω
(< ἀκμήν), [in LXX: IV Mac 2:3*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G187 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidak-mad'-zo
to make a point, i.e. (figuratively) mature
Fromfrom the same as G188;
King Jamesbe fully ripe.
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
) to be in full bloom, at the prime:
I of persons, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀ. σώματι, ῥώμῃ, Refs 5th c.BC+; of cities and states, Refs 5th c.BC+; ={τὰ τῶν νέων πράττειν} Refs 4th c.BC+
I.2 flourish, abound in a thing, πλούτῳRefs 5th c.BC+
I.3 with infinitive, to be strong enough to do, Refs 5th c.BC+
II of things, ἀ. ὁ πυρετός, ἡ νόσος is at its height, Refs 5th c.BC+; of corn, to be ripe, Refs
II.2 ἡνίκα.. ἀκμάζοι [ὁ θυμός] when passion is at its height, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀκμάζει πάντα ἐπιμελείας δεόμενα require the utmost care, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.3 impersonal, with infinitive, ἀκμάζει βρετέων ἔχεσθαι 'tis time to.., Refs 4th c.BC+; νῦν γὰρ ἀ. Πειθὼ.. ξυγκαταβῆναι now 'tis time for her to.., Refs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| akmazalaἤκμασαν | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | are ripe | 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, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | akmazamō | akmazame | akmazami | akmazama | akmazamē | akmazamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | akmazasō | akmazase | akmazasi | akmazasa | akmazasē | akmazaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | akmazatō | akmazate | akmazati | akmazata | akmazatē | akmazatelē |
| we 1st person plural | akmazanō | akmazane | akmazani | akmazana | akmazanē | akmazanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | akmazavō | akmazave | akmazavi | akmazava | akmazavē | akmazavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | akmazalō | akmazale | akmazali | akmazala1×ἤκμασαν | akmazalē | akmazalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | akmazameiō | akmazameia | akmazameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | akmazaseiō | akmazaseia | akmazaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | akmazateiō | akmazateia | akmazateiē |
| we 1st person plural | akmazaneiō | akmazaneia | akmazaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | akmazaveiō | akmazaveia | akmazaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | akmazaleiō | akmazaleia | akmazaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | akmazasōr | akmazasar | akmazasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | akmazatōr | akmazatar | akmazatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | akmazavōr | akmazavar | akmazavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | akmazalōr | akmazalar | akmazalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | akmazamoiō | akmazamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | akmazasoiō | akmazasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | akmazatoiō | akmazatoia |
| we 1st person plural | akmazanoiō | akmazanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | akmazavoiō | akmazavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | akmazaloiō | akmazaloia |
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 | akmazarō | akmazari | akmazara | akmazarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | akmazarōntos | akmazarintos | akmazarantos | akmazarēntos |
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
akmaz 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
akmazala“are ripe”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Revelation 14:18… botruoin tau ampelau tau gēau, hoti akmazala tais stafulais autau.… of the earth, because its grapes are ripe.”