verb
akuramō
Strong’sG208
I annul, make of no effect, cancel
stem akur-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 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.
**† 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
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
cancel, set aside, ψήφισμα, δόγμα, Refs 4th c.BC+ (passive, Refs 1st c.BC+
2 set at naught, treat as of no effect, LXX+NT+1st c.AD+
2.b reject, deny the validity of, Refs 1st c.BC+
3 metaphorically, render powerless, τῷ λογισμῷ τὸν τῶν παθῶν οἶστρονLXX
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| akuratōἀκυροῖ | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | annul | 1× |
| akuravaἠκυρώσατε | happened · yeaorist active indicative 2nd person plural | make void | 1× |
| akurarōntoisἀκυροῦντες | 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 | akurarōntos1× | akurarintos | akurarantos | akurarēntos |
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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
akuratō“annul”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Galatians 3:17“annul”… kai triakonta eteim genarēntos nomos ouk akuratō, eis tem katargara tan epangelian.… 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”… mē timati ton patron autou; kai akurava ton logon tou theou dia tan …… need not honor his father or mother with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.
akurarōntois“making void”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Mark 7:13“making void”akurarōntois ton logon tou theou ta paradosia …… you nullify the word of God by the tradition you have …