verb
anathematizamō
Strong’sG332
I curse, invoke curses
stem anathematiz-4 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books3 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.
† ἀνα-θεματίζω
(< ἀνίθεμα), [in LXX chiefly for חרם hi. (Nu 21:2, I Ki 15:3, al.), I Mac 5:5;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G332 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidan-ath-em-at-id'-zo
to declare or vow under penalty of execration
Fromfrom G331;
King James(bind under a) curse, bind with an oath.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
devote to evil, LXX; but ἀναθέματι ἀ. ἑαυτούς bind themselves by a curse, with infinitive, NT:—passive, to be devoted to evil, LXX
II intransitive, curse and swear, NT
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.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| anathematizanaἀνεθεματίσαμεν | happened · weaorist active indicative 1st person plural | we bound | 1× |
| anathematizalaἀνεθεμάτισαν | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | bound … byan oath | 2× |
| anathematizarōἀναθεματίζειν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | curse | 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, 3 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anathematizamō | anathematizame | anathematizami | anathematizama | anathematizamē | anathematizamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | anathematizasō | anathematizase | anathematizasi | anathematizasa | anathematizasē | anathematizaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anathematizatō | anathematizate | anathematizati | anathematizata | anathematizatē | anathematizatelē |
| we 1st person plural | anathematizanō | anathematizane | anathematizani | anathematizana1×ἀνεθεματίσαμεν | anathematizanē | anathematizanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anathematizavō | anathematizave | anathematizavi | anathematizava | anathematizavē | anathematizavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | anathematizalō | anathematizale | anathematizali | anathematizala2×ἀνεθεμάτισαν | anathematizalē | anathematizalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anathematizameiō | anathematizameia | anathematizameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | anathematizaseiō | anathematizaseia | anathematizaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anathematizateiō | anathematizateia | anathematizateiē |
| we 1st person plural | anathematizaneiō | anathematizaneia | anathematizaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anathematizaveiō | anathematizaveia | anathematizaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | anathematizaleiō | anathematizaleia | anathematizaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | anathematizasōr | anathematizasar | anathematizasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anathematizatōr | anathematizatar | anathematizatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | anathematizavōr | anathematizavar | anathematizavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | anathematizalōr | anathematizalar | anathematizalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anathematizamoiō | anathematizamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | anathematizasoiō | anathematizasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anathematizatoiō | anathematizatoia |
| we 1st person plural | anathematizanoiō | anathematizanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | anathematizavoiō | anathematizavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | anathematizaloiō | anathematizaloia |
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 | anathematizarō1×ἀναθεματίζειν | anathematizari | anathematizara | anathematizarē |
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 | anathematizarōntos | anathematizarintos | anathematizarantos | anathematizarēntos |
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
anathematiz 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.
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
anathematizana“we bound”happened · weaorist active indicative 1st person plural1×
Acts 23:14“we bound”… archierevoi kai toi presbuteroi legala; Anatheme anathematizana heautoin mēdeneu geuera heōs hou apoktenaneia …… to the chief priests and elders and said, “We have bound ourselves with a solemn oath not to eat anything until we have killed Paul.
anathematizala“bound … byan oath”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural2×
Acts 23:12… de hēmerau poiarantois sustrofan tois Ioudaiois anathematizala heautoin legarōntois mēte esthiara mēte pinara …… the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to …
Acts 23:21… ek autoiu androis polloterois tesserakonta, hotinois anathematizala heautoin mēte esthiara mēte pinara heōs …… waiting to ambush him. They have bound themselves with an oath not to …
anathematizarō“curse”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
Mark 14:71tos de archeta anathematizarō kai omnuarō hoti Ouk oidamē ton …But he began to curse and swear, “I do not know …