verb
akuramō
Greekἀκυρόω (akuroō)
Strong’sG208
I annul, make of no effect, cancel
stem akur-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
**† ἀκυρόω, -ῶ
(< κῦρος, authority), [in LXX: I Es 6:32, IV Mac6*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G208 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| akuratōἀκυροῖ | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | annul | 1× |
| akuravaἠκυρώσατε | happened · yeaorist active indicative 2nd person plural | make void | 1× |
| akurarōtoisἀκυροῦντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | making void | 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, 2 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | akuramō | akurame | akurami | akurama | akuramē | akuramelē |
| you 2nd person singular | akurasō | akurase | akurasi | akurasa | akurasē | akuraselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | akuratō1×ἀκυροῖ | akurate | akurati | akurata | akuratē | akuratelē |
| we 1st person plural | akuranō | akurane | akurani | akurana | akuranē | akuranelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | akuravō | akurave | akuravi | akurava1×ἠκυρώσατε | akuravē | akuravelē |
| they 3rd person plural | akuralō | akurale | akurali | akurala | akuralē | akuralelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | akurameiō | akurameia | akurameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | akuraseiō | akuraseia | akuraseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | akurateiō | akurateia | akurateiē |
| we 1st person plural | akuraneiō | akuraneia | akuraneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | akuraveiō | akuraveia | akuraveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | akuraleiō | akuraleia | akuraleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | akurasōr | akurasar | akurasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | akuratōr | akuratar | akuratēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | akuravōr | akuravar | akuravēr |
| they 3rd person plural | akuralōr | akuralar | akuralēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | akuramoiō | akuramoia |
| you 2nd person singular | akurasoiō | akurasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | akuratoiō | akuratoia |
| we 1st person plural | akuranoiō | akuranoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | akuravoiō | akuravoia |
| they 3rd person plural | akuraloiō | akuraloia |
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 | akurarō | akurari | akurara | akurarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | akurarōtos1× | akuraritos | akuraratos | akurarētos |
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
akur 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
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
akuratō“annul”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Galatians 3:17“annul”houtem de legamō; diathēkan prokurirētan hupo tou theou tos meta tetrakosioi kai triakonta eteim ginarētos nomos ouk akuratō, eis tem katargara tan epangelian.What I mean is this: The law that came 430 years later does not revoke the covenant previously established by God, so as to nullify the promise.
akurava“make void”happened · yeaorist active indicative 2nd person plural1×
Matthew 15:6“make void”ouk mē timati ton patēron autou; kai akurava ton logon tou theou dia tan paradosian vu.he need not honor his father or mother with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.
akurarōtois“making void”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Mark 7:13“making void”akurarōtois ton logon tou theou ta paradosia vu ha paradōava; kai paromoieim toiouteim polleim poiavō.Thus you nullify the word of God by the tradition you have handed down. And you do so in many such matters.”