verb
anēkamō
Strong’sG433
is due, becoming, suitable, proper
stem anēk-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 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-ήκω
(ἀνά, ἥκω), [in LXX: Jos 23:14 (בּוֹא), I Ki 27:8, Si. prol. 10, I, II Mac6*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G433 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
to have come up to a point, reach up to, of persons and things, ἐς μέτρον τινὸς ἀ.Refs 5th c.BC+; φρενῶν ἐς τὰ ἐμεωυτοῦ πρῶτα οὔκω ἀ. have not yet reached the highest point I aim at, Refs; ἀ. εἰς τὸ ὀξύ to rise to a point, Refs 2nd c.AD+; τοῦτο μὲν ἐς οὐδὲν ἀ. amounts to nothing, Refs 5th c.BC+; μεῖζον ἀ. ἢ κατ᾽ ἐμὰν ῥώμαν the matter has gone too far.., Refs 5th c.BC+have gone as far as.., Refs 5th c.BC+
2 ἀ. ἐς σὲ ἔχειν it has come to you to have, has become yours to have, Refs 5th c.BC+
3 ἀ. εἴς τι refer to or be connected with.., Refs 4th c.BC+; τὰ εἰς ἀργυρίου λόγον ἀ. ἀδικήματα which involve a money consideration, Refs 5th c.BC+
II belong, appertain, LXX+3rd c.BC+; τὰ ἀ. τοῖς ἱεροῖςRefs 2nd c.BC+
II.2 absolutely, to be fit or proper, NT; τὸ ἀνῆκον, ={τὸ προσῆκον}, NT
III come back, εἰς τοὺς πρώτους πάλιν ἀ. λόγουςRefs 5th 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| anēkateἀνῆκεν | was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular | fitting | 2× |
| anēkarōntemἀνῆκον | happening now · objectpresent active participle direct singular neuter | proper | 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, 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 | anēkamō | anēkame | anēkami | anēkama | anēkamē | anēkamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | anēkasō | anēkase | anēkasi | anēkasa | anēkasē | anēkaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anēkatō | anēkate2×ἀνῆκεν | anēkati | anēkata | anēkatē | anēkatelē |
| we 1st person plural | anēkanō | anēkane | anēkani | anēkana | anēkanē | anēkanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anēkavō | anēkave | anēkavi | anēkava | anēkavē | anēkavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | anēkalō | anēkale | anēkali | anēkala | anēkalē | anēkalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anēkameiō | anēkameia | anēkameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | anēkaseiō | anēkaseia | anēkaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anēkateiō | anēkateia | anēkateiē |
| we 1st person plural | anēkaneiō | anēkaneia | anēkaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anēkaveiō | anēkaveia | anēkaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | anēkaleiō | anēkaleia | anēkaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | anēkasōr | anēkasar | anēkasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anēkatōr | anēkatar | anēkatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | anēkavōr | anēkavar | anēkavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | anēkalōr | anēkalar | anēkalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anēkamoiō | anēkamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | anēkasoiō | anēkasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anēkatoiō | anēkatoia |
| we 1st person plural | anēkanoiō | anēkanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | anēkavoiō | anēkavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | anēkaloiō | anēkaloia |
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 | anēkarō | anēkari | anēkara | anēkarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | anēkarōntos1× | anēkarintos | anēkarantos | anēkarēntos |
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
anēk 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.
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
anēkate“fitting”was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular2×
Ephesians 5:4“fitting”… kai mōrologias ē eutrapelias, heim ouk anēkate, alla mallon eucharistias.… be obscenity, foolish talk, or crude joking, which are out of character, but rather thanksgiving.
Colossians 3:18Tais gunaikair, hupotassovōr toi androi, hōs anēkate en kurio.… submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
anēkarōntem“proper”happening now · objectpresent active participle direct singular neuter1×
Philemon 1:8… Christo parrēsian echarōntos epitassarō si tem anēkarōntem,… order you to do what is proper,