verb
andrizomō
Strong’sG407
I act like a man, am brave
stem andriz-once in the New Testament1 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.
ἀνδρίζω,
[in LXX for חזק, אמץ (Jos 1:6 ff., I Ch 22:19, al.; in II Ki 10:12, Ps 27:14 31:25 combined with κρατιοῦσθαι, as in I Co 16:13);]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G407 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidan-drid'-zom-ahee
to act manly
Frommiddle voice from G435;
King Jamesquit like men.
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
make a man of, make manly, τοὺς γεωργοῦνταςRefs 5th c.BC+
II mostly in passive or middle, come to manhood, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 play the man, NT+5th c.BC+; dress like a man, Refs 2nd c.AD+
II.3 obscene meaning, Refs 2nd c.AD+; of a eunuch, ἀ. ἐπὶ γυναῖκαRefs 2nd c.AD+
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| andrizovōrἀνδρίζεσθε | happening now · yepresent middle or passive imperative 2nd person plural | act like men | 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 54, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | andrizomō | andrizome | andrizomē | andrizomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | andrizosō | andrizose | andrizosē | andrizoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | andrizotō | andrizote | andrizotē | andrizotelē |
| we 1st person plural | andrizonō | andrizone | andrizonē | andrizonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | andrizovō | andrizove | andrizovē | andrizovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | andrizolō | andrizole | andrizolē | andrizolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | andrizomeiō | andrizomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | andrizoseiō | andrizoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | andrizoteiō | andrizoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | andrizoneiō | andrizoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | andrizoveiō | andrizoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | andrizoleiō | andrizoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | andrizosōr | andrizosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | andrizotōr | andrizotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | andrizovōr1×ἀνδρίζεσθε | andrizovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | andrizolōr | andrizolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | andrizomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | andrizosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | andrizotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | andrizonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | andrizovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | andrizoloiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | andrizorō | andrizorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | andrizorōntos | andrizorēntos |
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
andriz 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.
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
andrizovōr“act like men”happening now · yepresent middle or passive imperative 2nd person plural1×
1 Corinthians 16:13“act like men”Grēgoravōr, stēkavōr en ta pistia, andrizovōr, krataiovōr.Be on the alert. Stand firm in the faith. Be men of courage. Be strong.