verb
anaptomō
Strong’sG381
I kindle, set on fire
stem anapt-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 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.
ἀν-άπτω,
[in LXX chiefly for יצת;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G381 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
make fast on or to, Refs 8th c.BC+ — middle, ἐκ τοῦδ᾽ ἀναψόμεσθα πρυμνήτην κάλων to him will we moor our bark, i.e. he shall be our protector, Refs; θεοῖσι κῆδος ἀνάψασθαι form a close connexion with.., Refs; χάριτας ἔς τινα ἀ. confer favours on.., Refs; also, fasten to oneself, ἐπιστολὴν ἐκ τῶν δακτύλων ἀ.Refs 4th c.BC+; take in tow, ναῦνRefs 1st c.BC+:—passive, to be fastened or fasten oneself on to, cling to, with genitive, πέπλωνRefs 5th c.BC+; have a thing fastened on one, περιβόλαι᾽ ἀνήμμεθα Refs
2 hang up in a temple, offer up, like{ἀνατίθημι}, πολλὰ δ᾽ ἀγάλματ᾽ ἀνῆψεν Refs 8th c.BC+
3 metaphorically, fasten upon, attach to, μῶμον ἀνάψαιRefs 8th c.BC+; αἷμα ἀ. τινί a charge of bloodshed, uncertain in Refs 5th c.BC+; ascribe, refer to, τοὺς λόγους εἰς ἀριθμοὺς ἀ.Refs 4th c.BC+; χάριν ἀ. τινί ascribe a favour to him, Refs 3rd c.AD+:—middle, attach oneself, πρὸς πολλούςRefs 1st c.BC+
II light up, kindle, λύχναRefs 5th c.BC+:—passive, to be kindled, Refs 4th c.BC+
II.2 inflame with anger, Refs 4th c.AD+:—passive,Refs 3rd c.AD+; excite emotionally, Refs 1st c.BC+
II.3 intransitive, to be lighted up, Refs 4th c.BC+
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.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| anaptatōἀνάπτει | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | sets ablaze | 1× |
| anaptitaἀνήφθη | happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular | kindled | 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, 2 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 | anaptamō | anaptame | anaptami | anaptama | anaptamē | anaptamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | anaptasō | anaptase | anaptasi | anaptasa | anaptasē | anaptaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anaptatō1×ἀνάπτει | anaptate | anaptati | anaptata | anaptatē | anaptatelē |
| we 1st person plural | anaptanō | anaptane | anaptani | anaptana | anaptanē | anaptanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anaptavō | anaptave | anaptavi | anaptava | anaptavē | anaptavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | anaptalō | anaptale | anaptali | anaptala | anaptalē | anaptalelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anaptomō | anaptome | anaptomē | anaptomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | anaptosō | anaptose | anaptosē | anaptoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anaptotō | anaptote | anaptotē | anaptotelē |
| we 1st person plural | anaptonō | anaptone | anaptonē | anaptonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anaptovō | anaptove | anaptovē | anaptovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | anaptolō | anaptole | anaptolē | anaptolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anaptimi | anaptima |
| you 2nd person singular | anaptisi | anaptisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anaptiti | anaptita1×ἀνήφθη |
| we 1st person plural | anaptini | anaptina |
| ye 2nd person plural | anaptivi | anaptiva |
| they 3rd person plural | anaptili | anaptila |
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 | anaptameiō | anaptameia | anaptameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | anaptaseiō | anaptaseia | anaptaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anaptateiō | anaptateia | anaptateiē |
| we 1st person plural | anaptaneiō | anaptaneia | anaptaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anaptaveiō | anaptaveia | anaptaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | anaptaleiō | anaptaleia | anaptaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anaptomeiō | anaptomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | anaptoseiō | anaptoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anaptoteiō | anaptoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | anaptoneiō | anaptoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anaptoveiō | anaptoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | anaptoleiō | anaptoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anaptimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | anaptiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anaptiteia |
| we 1st person plural | anaptineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | anaptiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | anaptileia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | anaptasōr | anaptasar | anaptasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anaptatōr | anaptatar | anaptatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | anaptavōr | anaptavar | anaptavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | anaptalōr | anaptalar | anaptalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | anaptosōr | anaptosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anaptotōr | anaptotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | anaptovōr | anaptovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | anaptolōr | anaptolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | anaptisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anaptitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | anaptivar |
| they 3rd person plural | anaptilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anaptamoiō | anaptamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | anaptasoiō | anaptasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anaptatoiō | anaptatoia |
| we 1st person plural | anaptanoiō | anaptanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | anaptavoiō | anaptavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | anaptaloiō | anaptaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anaptomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | anaptosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anaptotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | anaptonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | anaptovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | anaptoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anaptimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | anaptisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anaptitoia |
| we 1st person plural | anaptinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | anaptivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | anaptiloia |
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 | anaptarō | anaptari | anaptara | anaptarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | anaptorō | anaptorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | anaptiri | anaptira |
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 | anaptarōntos | anaptarintos | anaptarantos | anaptarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | anaptorōntos | anaptorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | anaptirintos | anaptirantos |
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
anapt 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.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
anaptatō“sets ablaze”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×
James 3:5“sets ablaze”… auchatō. Idou hēlikem purem hēlikan hulan anaptatō;… but it boasts of great things. Consider how small a spark sets a great forest ablaze.
anaptita“kindled”happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 12:49… gēan, kai tinem thelamō ei ēdē anaptita?… how I wish it were already kindled!