verb
amamō
Greekἀμάω (amaō)
Strong’sG270
I mow, reap
stem am-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
* ἀμάω, -ῶ
(in cl. chiefly poët.),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G270 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidam-ah'-o
properly, to collect, i.e. (by implication) reap
Fromfrom G260;
King Jamesreap down.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| amaratoiuἀμησάντων | happened · of, belonging toaorist active participle genitive plural masculine | mowed | 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
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | amamō | amame | amami | amama | amamē | amamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | amasō | amase | amasi | amasa | amasē | amaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | amatō | amate | amati | amata | amatē | amatelē |
| we 1st person plural | amanō | amane | amani | amana | amanē | amanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | amavō | amave | amavi | amava | amavē | amavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | amalō | amale | amali | amala | amalē | amalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | amameiō | amameia | amameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | amaseiō | amaseia | amaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | amateiō | amateia | amateiē |
| we 1st person plural | amaneiō | amaneia | amaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | amaveiō | amaveia | amaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | amaleiō | amaleia | amaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | amasōr | amasar | amasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | amatōr | amatar | amatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | amavōr | amavar | amavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | amalōr | amalar | amalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | amamoiō | amamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | amasoiō | amasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | amatoiō | amatoia |
| we 1st person plural | amanoiō | amanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | amavoiō | amavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | amaloiō | amaloia |
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 | amarō | amari | amara | amarē |
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 | amarōtos | amaritos | amaratos1× | amarētos |
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
am 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
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
amaratoiu“mowed”happened · of, belonging toaorist active participle genitive plural masculine1×
James 5:4“mowed”idou tos misthos toiu ergatoiu toiu amaratoiu tain chōrain vu tos afusterirētos apo vu krazatō, kai tais boais toiu therizaratoiu eis teim oueim Kuriou Sabaōth eiserchalē;Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.