verb
antlamō
Greekἀντλέω (antleō)
Strong’sG501
I draw, draw out
stem antl-4 times in the New Testament4 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἀντλέω, -ῶ
(< ἄντλος, bilge-water in a hold), [in LXX for שׁאב, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G501 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidant-leh-o
to bale up (properly, bilge water), i.e. dip water (with a bucket, pitcher, etc.)
Fromfrom ἄντλος (the hold of a ship);
King Jamesdraw (out).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| antlavarἈντλήσατε | happened · yeaorist active imperative 2nd person plural | draw … out | 1× |
| antlarōἀντλεῖν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | draw | 1× |
| antlaraἀντλῆσαι | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | draw | 1× |
| antlarētoisἠντληκότες | has happened · subjectperfect active participle nominative plural masculine | drawn | 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, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | antlamō | antlame | antlami | antlama | antlamē | antlamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | antlasō | antlase | antlasi | antlasa | antlasē | antlaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | antlatō | antlate | antlati | antlata | antlatē | antlatelē |
| we 1st person plural | antlanō | antlane | antlani | antlana | antlanē | antlanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | antlavō | antlave | antlavi | antlava | antlavē | antlavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | antlalō | antlale | antlali | antlala | antlalē | antlalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | antlameiō | antlameia | antlameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | antlaseiō | antlaseia | antlaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | antlateiō | antlateia | antlateiē |
| we 1st person plural | antlaneiō | antlaneia | antlaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | antlaveiō | antlaveia | antlaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | antlaleiō | antlaleia | antlaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | antlasōr | antlasar | antlasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | antlatōr | antlatar | antlatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | antlavōr | antlavar1×Ἀντλήσατε | antlavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | antlalōr | antlalar | antlalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | antlamoiō | antlamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | antlasoiō | antlasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | antlatoiō | antlatoia |
| we 1st person plural | antlanoiō | antlanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | antlavoiō | antlavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | antlaloiō | antlaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | antlarō1×ἀντλεῖν | antlari | antlara1×ἀντλῆσαι | antlarē |
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 | antlarōtos | antlaritos | antlaratos | antlarētos1× |
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
antl 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
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
antlavar“draw … out”happened · yeaorist active imperative 2nd person plural1×
John 2:8“draw … out”kai legatō autoi; Antlavar nun kai feravōr to architriklino; tois de ferala.“Now draw some out,” He said, “and take it to the master of the banquet.” They did so,
antlarō“draw”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
John 4:15“draw”legatō pros auton tas gunaikas; Kurior, dōasar mi houtem tem hudōrem, hina mē dipsameiō mēde dierchemeiō enthade antlarō.The woman said to Him, “Sir, give me this water so that I will not get thirsty and have to keep coming here to draw water.”
antlara“draw”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×
John 4:7“draw”Erchetō gunaikas ek tau Samareiau antlara hudōrem. legatō auta tos Iēsus; Dōasar mi pinara;When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Give Me a drink.”
antlarētois“drawn”has happened · subjectperfect active participle nominative plural masculine1×
John 2:9“drawn”hōs de geueta tos architriklinos tem hudōrem oinon ginirētem, kai ouk oidatelē pothen atō, tois de diakonois oidalelē tois antlarētois tem hudōrem, fōnatō ton numfion tos architriklinosand the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not know where it was from, but the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom aside