verb

anēkamō

Greekἀνήκω (anēkō)

Strong’sG433

is due, becoming, suitable, proper

stem anēk-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books2 forms occur

Translated as

fitting2×proper1×

What it means

ἀν-ήκω

(ἀνά, ἥκω), [in LXX: Jos 23:14 (בּוֹא), I Ki 27:8, Si. prol. 10, I, II Mac6*;]

prop., to have come up to; in later writers, impers. it is due, it is befitting: in ethical sense (MM, VGT, s.v.), Eph 5:4, Col 3:18; τὸ ἀνῆκον, Phm 8.†

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

Saidan-ay'-ko

to attain to, i.e. (figuratively) be proper

Fromfrom G303 and G2240;

King Jamesconvenient, be fit.

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 it	What it is	Usually	Times
anēkateἀνῆκεν	was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular	fitting	2×
anēkarōtemἀνῆκον	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	anēkarōtos1×	anēkaritos	anēkaratos	anēkarētos

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

anēkstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

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

3 occurrences, every one of them listed

anēkate“fitting”was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular2×

Ephesians 5:4“fitting”kai aischrotas kai mōrologias ē eutrapelias, heim ouk anēkate, alla mallon eucharistias.Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk, or crude joking, which are out of character, but rather thanksgiving.

Colossians 3:18“fitting”Tair gunaikair, hupotassivōr toi anēroi, hōs anēkate en kurio.Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

anēkarōtem“proper”happening now · objectpresent active participle direct singular neuter1×

Philemon 1:8“proper”Dio, pollan en Christo parrēsian echarōtos epitassarō si tem anēkarōtem,So although in Christ I am bold enough to order you to do what is proper,