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verb

anastenazamō

Greekἀναστενάζω (anastenazō)

Strong’sG389

I groan or sigh deeply

stem anastenaz-once in the New Testament1 forms occur

Translated as

sighed deeply

What it means

ἀνα-στενάζω,

[in LXX: La 1:4 (אנח ni.), Si 25:18 (17), Da TH Sus 22, II Mac 6:30*;]

to sigh deeply: Mk 8:12.†

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

Strong’s G389 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidan-as-ten-ad'-zo

to sigh deeply

Fromfrom G303 and G4727;

King Jamessigh deeply.

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 itWhat it isUsuallyTimes
anastenazaratosἀναστενάξαςhappened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculinesighed deeply

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 personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularanastenazamōanastenazameanastenazamianastenazamaanastenazamēanastenazamelē
you 2nd person singularanastenazasōanastenazaseanastenazasianastenazasaanastenazasēanastenazaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularanastenazatōanastenazateanastenazatianastenazataanastenazatēanastenazatelē
we 1st person pluralanastenazanōanastenazaneanastenazanianastenazanaanastenazanēanastenazanelē
ye 2nd person pluralanastenazavōanastenazaveanastenazavianastenazavaanastenazavēanastenazavelē
they 3rd person pluralanastenazalōanastenazaleanastenazalianastenazalaanastenazalēanastenazalelē
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularanastenazameiōanastenazameiaanastenazameiē
you 2nd person singularanastenazaseiōanastenazaseiaanastenazaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularanastenazateiōanastenazateiaanastenazateiē
we 1st person pluralanastenazaneiōanastenazaneiaanastenazaneiē
ye 2nd person pluralanastenazaveiōanastenazaveiaanastenazaveiē
they 3rd person pluralanastenazaleiōanastenazaleiaanastenazaleiē
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularanastenazasōranastenazasaranastenazasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularanastenazatōranastenazataranastenazatēr
ye 2nd person pluralanastenazavōranastenazavaranastenazavēr
they 3rd person pluralanastenazalōranastenazalaranastenazalēr
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularanastenazamoiōanastenazamoia
you 2nd person singularanastenazasoiōanastenazasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularanastenazatoiōanastenazatoia
we 1st person pluralanastenazanoiōanastenazanoia
ye 2nd person pluralanastenazavoiōanastenazavoia
they 3rd person pluralanastenazaloiōanastenazaloia
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voiceanastenazarōanastenazarianastenazaraanastenazarē
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voiceanastenazarōtosanastenazaritosanastenazaratosἀναστενάξαςanastenazarētos

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
anastenazstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvlwho person+eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+tthen it declines+ogender+sits job in the sentence case

anastenaz 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

anastenazaratos“sighed deeply”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine

Mark 8:12“sighed deeply”kai anastenazaratos te pneume autou legatō; Tinem tas geneas houtas zētatō sēmem? amēn legamō vi, ei dōiti ta genea houta sēmem.Jesus sighed deeply in His spirit and said, “Why does this generation demand a sign? Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to this generation.”