verb

anakamptamō

Greekἀνακάμπτω (anakamptō)

Strong’sG344

I return

stem anakampt-4 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books3 forms occur

Translated as

return4×

What it means

ἀνα-κάμπτω,

[in LXX: I Ch 19:5, Je 3:1, al. (שׁוּב), Je 15:5 (סוּר);]

1. trans., to bend or turn back.

2. Intrans., to return: Mt 2:12, Ac 18:21, He 11:15; metaph. (cf. MM, VGT, s.v.), Lk 10:6.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G344 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidan-ak-amp'-to

to turn back

Fromfrom G303 and G2578;

King James(re-)turn.

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
anakamptamiἀνακάμψω	will happen · Ifuture active indicative 1st person singular	return	1×
anakamptatiἀνακάμψει	will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular	return	1×
anakamptaraἀνακάμψαι	happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive	return	2×

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	anakamptamō	anakamptame	anakamptami1×ἀνακάμψω	anakamptama	anakamptamē	anakamptamelē
you 2nd person singular	anakamptasō	anakamptase	anakamptasi	anakamptasa	anakamptasē	anakamptaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	anakamptatō	anakamptate	anakamptati1×ἀνακάμψει	anakamptata	anakamptatē	anakamptatelē
we 1st person plural	anakamptanō	anakamptane	anakamptani	anakamptana	anakamptanē	anakamptanelē
ye 2nd person plural	anakamptavō	anakamptave	anakamptavi	anakamptava	anakamptavē	anakamptavelē
they 3rd person plural	anakamptalō	anakamptale	anakamptali	anakamptala	anakamptalē	anakamptalelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	anakamptameiō	anakamptameia	anakamptameiē
you 2nd person singular	anakamptaseiō	anakamptaseia	anakamptaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	anakamptateiō	anakamptateia	anakamptateiē
we 1st person plural	anakamptaneiō	anakamptaneia	anakamptaneiē
ye 2nd person plural	anakamptaveiō	anakamptaveia	anakamptaveiē
they 3rd person plural	anakamptaleiō	anakamptaleia	anakamptaleiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	anakamptasōr	anakamptasar	anakamptasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	anakamptatōr	anakamptatar	anakamptatēr
ye 2nd person plural	anakamptavōr	anakamptavar	anakamptavēr
they 3rd person plural	anakamptalōr	anakamptalar	anakamptalēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	anakamptamoiō	anakamptamoia
you 2nd person singular	anakamptasoiō	anakamptasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	anakamptatoiō	anakamptatoia
we 1st person plural	anakamptanoiō	anakamptanoia
ye 2nd person plural	anakamptavoiō	anakamptavoia
they 3rd person plural	anakamptaloiō	anakamptaloia

The “to …” form — infinitive, 2 occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	anakamptarō	anakamptari	anakamptara2×ἀνακάμψαι	anakamptarē

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	anakamptarōtos	anakamptaritos	anakamptaratos	anakamptarētos

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

anakamptstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

anakampt 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

4 occurrences, every one of them listed

anakamptami“return”will happen · Ifuture active indicative 1st person singular1×

Acts 18:21“return”alla apotasseratos kai legaratos; Palin anakamptami pros vin tou theou thelarōtou anagita apo tau Efesau,But as he left, he said, “I will come back to you if God is willing.” And he set sail from Ephesus.

anakamptati“return”will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular1×

Luke 10:6“return”kai ean ateiō ekei huios eirēnau, epanapauiti epi auton tas eirēnas vu; ei de mēge, epi vin anakamptati.If a man of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; if not, it will return to you.

anakamptara“return”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive2×

Matthew 2:12“return”kai chrēmatiziratois kata onarem mē anakamptara pros Hērōdon dia allau hodau anachōrala eis tan chōran autoiu.And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they withdrew to their country by another route.

Hebrews 11:15“return”kai ei men ekeinau mnēmoneualō apo hau ekbainala, echale an kairon anakamptara;If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return.