verb
allassamō
Greekἀλλάσσω (allassō)
Strong’sG236
I change, alter
stem allass-6 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books5 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἀλλάσσω
(< ἄλλος), [in LXX chiefly for חלף, מוּר hi., etc.;]
(cf. ἀπ-, δι-, κατ-, ἀπο-κατ-, μετ-, συν-αλλάσσω; v. MM, VGT, s.v.).†
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G236 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidal-las'-so
to make different
Fromfrom G243;
King Jameschange.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| allassatiἀλλάξει | will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular | change | 1× |
| allassiniἀλλαγησόμεθα | will happen · wefuture passive indicative 1st person plural | changed | 2× |
| allassiliἀλλαγήσονται | will happen · theyfuture passive indicative 3rd person plural | changed | 1× |
| allassalaἤλλαξαν | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | exchanged | 1× |
| allassaraἀλλάξαι | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | change | 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 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 5 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | allassamō | allassame | allassami | allassama | allassamē | allassamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | allassasō | allassase | allassasi | allassasa | allassasē | allassaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | allassatō | allassate | allassati1×ἀλλάξει | allassata | allassatē | allassatelē |
| we 1st person plural | allassanō | allassane | allassani | allassana | allassanē | allassanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | allassavō | allassave | allassavi | allassava | allassavē | allassavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | allassalō | allassale | allassali | allassala1×ἤλλαξαν | allassalē | allassalelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | allassimō | allassime | allassimi | allassima | allassimē | allassimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | allassisō | allassise | allassisi | allassisa | allassisē | allassiselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | allassitō | allassite | allassiti | allassita | allassitē | allassitelē |
| we 1st person plural | allassinō | allassine | allassini2×ἀλλαγησόμεθα | allassina | allassinē | allassinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | allassivō | allassive | allassivi | allassiva | allassivē | allassivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | allassilō | allassile | allassili1×ἀλλαγήσονται | allassila | allassilē | allassilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | allassameiō | allassameia | allassameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | allassaseiō | allassaseia | allassaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | allassateiō | allassateia | allassateiē |
| we 1st person plural | allassaneiō | allassaneia | allassaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | allassaveiō | allassaveia | allassaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | allassaleiō | allassaleia | allassaleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | allassimeiō | allassimeia | allassimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | allassiseiō | allassiseia | allassiseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | allassiteiō | allassiteia | allassiteiē |
| we 1st person plural | allassineiō | allassineia | allassineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | allassiveiō | allassiveia | allassiveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | allassileiō | allassileia | allassileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | allassasōr | allassasar | allassasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | allassatōr | allassatar | allassatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | allassavōr | allassavar | allassavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | allassalōr | allassalar | allassalēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | allassisōr | allassisar | allassisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | allassitōr | allassitar | allassitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | allassivōr | allassivar | allassivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | allassilōr | allassilar | allassilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | allassamoiō | allassamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | allassasoiō | allassasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | allassatoiō | allassatoia |
| we 1st person plural | allassanoiō | allassanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | allassavoiō | allassavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | allassaloiō | allassaloia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | allassimoiō | allassimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | allassisoiō | allassisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | allassitoiō | allassitoia |
| we 1st person plural | allassinoiō | allassinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | allassivoiō | allassivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | allassiloiō | allassiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | allassarō | allassari | allassara1×ἀλλάξαι | allassarē |
| acted on passive voice | allassirō | allassiri | allassira | allassirē |
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 | allassarōtos | allassaritos | allassaratos | allassarētos |
| acted on passive voice | allassirōtos | allassiritos | allassiratos | allassirētos |
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
allass 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
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
allassati“change”will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Acts 6:14“change”akouanē gar autou legarōtou hoti Iēsus tos Nazōraios houtos kataluati ton topon houton kai allassati teim etheim heim paradōata ni Mōusos.For we have heard him say that Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”
allassini“changed”will happen · wefuture passive indicative 1st person plural2×
1 Corinthians 15:51“changed”idou mustēriem vi legamō; pantois ouk koimini pantois de allassini,Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed —
1 Corinthians 15:52“changed”en atome, en ripa ofthalmou, en ta eschata salpinxa; salpizati gar, kai tois nekrois egeirili afthartois, kai nis allassini.in an instant, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.
allassili“changed”will happen · theyfuture passive indicative 3rd person plural1×
Hebrews 1:12“changed”kai hōsei peribolaiem helissasi autoin, hōs himatiem kai allassili; sis de tos autos asō, kai teim eteim su ouk ekleipali.You will roll them up like a robe; like a garment they will be changed; but You remain the same, and Your years will never end.”
allassala“exchanged”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Romans 1:23“exchanged”kai allassala tan doxan tou afthartou theou en homoiōme eikōnau fthartou anthrōpou kai peteineiu kai tetrapodeiu kai herpeteiu.and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.
allassara“change”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×
Galatians 4:20“change”thelame de pareiarō pros vin arti, kai allassara tan fōnan mu, hoti aporemō en vi.how I wish I could be with you now and change my tone, because I am perplexed about you.