verb

anthomologemō

Greekἀνθομολογέομαι (anthomologeomai)

Strong’sG437

I confess, give thanks to

stem anthomolog-once in the New Testament1 forms occur

Translated as

gave thanks1×

What it means

ἀνθ-ομολογέομαι, -οῦμαι

(ἀντί, ὁμολογέομαι), [in LXX: Ps 78 (79):13 (יָדָה), Da LXX 4:34 (שְׁבַּח), I Es 8:91, Si 20:2, III Mac 6:33*;]

1. to make a mutual agreement (Dem., Polyb.).

2. to acknowledge fully, confess (Diod., Polyb., cf. I Es 8:91).

3. C. dat. pers., to declare one's praises, speak fully in prayer or thanksgiving, give thanks to (cf. Ps 78 (79):13): Lk 2:38 (Cremer, 771; MM, VGT, s.v.).†

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

Strong’s G437 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidanth-om-ol-og-eh'-om-ahee

to confess in turn, i.e. respond in praise

Fromfrom G473 and the middle voice of G3670;

King Jamesgive thanks.

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
anthomologeteἀνθωμολογεῖτο	was happening · he/she/itimperfect middle indicative 3rd person singular	gave thanks	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, 1 occurrence

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	anthomologemō	anthomologeme	anthomologemi	anthomologema	anthomologemē	anthomologemelē
you 2nd person singular	anthomologesō	anthomologese	anthomologesi	anthomologesa	anthomologesē	anthomologeselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	anthomologetō	anthomologete1×ἀνθωμολογεῖτο	anthomologeti	anthomologeta	anthomologetē	anthomologetelē
we 1st person plural	anthomologenō	anthomologene	anthomologeni	anthomologena	anthomologenē	anthomologenelē
ye 2nd person plural	anthomologevō	anthomologeve	anthomologevi	anthomologeva	anthomologevē	anthomologevelē
they 3rd person plural	anthomologelō	anthomologele	anthomologeli	anthomologela	anthomologelē	anthomologelelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	anthomologemeiō	anthomologemeia	anthomologemeiē
you 2nd person singular	anthomologeseiō	anthomologeseia	anthomologeseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	anthomologeteiō	anthomologeteia	anthomologeteiē
we 1st person plural	anthomologeneiō	anthomologeneia	anthomologeneiē
ye 2nd person plural	anthomologeveiō	anthomologeveia	anthomologeveiē
they 3rd person plural	anthomologeleiō	anthomologeleia	anthomologeleiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	anthomologesōr	anthomologesar	anthomologesēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	anthomologetōr	anthomologetar	anthomologetēr
ye 2nd person plural	anthomologevōr	anthomologevar	anthomologevēr
they 3rd person plural	anthomologelōr	anthomologelar	anthomologelēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	anthomologemoiō	anthomologemoia
you 2nd person singular	anthomologesoiō	anthomologesoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	anthomologetoiō	anthomologetoia
we 1st person plural	anthomologenoiō	anthomologenoia
ye 2nd person plural	anthomologevoiō	anthomologevoia
they 3rd person plural	anthomologeloiō	anthomologeloia

The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
acts on or for itself middle voice	anthomologerō	anthomologeri	anthomologera	anthomologerē

Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
acts on or for itself middle voice	anthomologerōtos	anthomologeritos	anthomologeratos	anthomologerētos

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

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

anthomolog 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

anthomologete“gave thanks”was happening · he/she/itimperfect middle indicative 3rd person singular1×

Luke 2:38“gave thanks”kai auta ta hōra efistanaratas anthomologete to theo kai lalate peri autou pantoi toi prosdecherōtoi lutrōsian Ierousalēm.Coming forward at that moment, she gave thanks to God and spoke about the Child to all who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.