verb

apostomatizamō

Greekἀποστοματίζω (apostomatizō)

Strong’sG653

I draw out by questioning

stem apostomatiz-once in the New Testament1 forms occur

Translated as

cross-examine1×

What it means

* ἀποστοματίζω

(< στόμα),

1. In cl., to speak from memory, to dictate to a pupil (Plat.).

2. In late Gk., to catechize, question: Lk 11:53 (MM, s.v.).†

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

Strong’s G653 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidap-os-tom-at-id'-zo

to speak off-hand (properly, dictate), i.e. to catechize (in an invidious manner)

Fromfrom G575 and a (presumed) derivative of G4750;

King Jamesprovoke to speak.

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
apostomatizarōἀποστοματίζειν	happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive	cross-examine	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	apostomatizamō	apostomatizame	apostomatizami	apostomatizama	apostomatizamē	apostomatizamelē
you 2nd person singular	apostomatizasō	apostomatizase	apostomatizasi	apostomatizasa	apostomatizasē	apostomatizaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	apostomatizatō	apostomatizate	apostomatizati	apostomatizata	apostomatizatē	apostomatizatelē
we 1st person plural	apostomatizanō	apostomatizane	apostomatizani	apostomatizana	apostomatizanē	apostomatizanelē
ye 2nd person plural	apostomatizavō	apostomatizave	apostomatizavi	apostomatizava	apostomatizavē	apostomatizavelē
they 3rd person plural	apostomatizalō	apostomatizale	apostomatizali	apostomatizala	apostomatizalē	apostomatizalelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	apostomatizameiō	apostomatizameia	apostomatizameiē
you 2nd person singular	apostomatizaseiō	apostomatizaseia	apostomatizaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	apostomatizateiō	apostomatizateia	apostomatizateiē
we 1st person plural	apostomatizaneiō	apostomatizaneia	apostomatizaneiē
ye 2nd person plural	apostomatizaveiō	apostomatizaveia	apostomatizaveiē
they 3rd person plural	apostomatizaleiō	apostomatizaleia	apostomatizaleiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	apostomatizasōr	apostomatizasar	apostomatizasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	apostomatizatōr	apostomatizatar	apostomatizatēr
ye 2nd person plural	apostomatizavōr	apostomatizavar	apostomatizavēr
they 3rd person plural	apostomatizalōr	apostomatizalar	apostomatizalēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	apostomatizamoiō	apostomatizamoia
you 2nd person singular	apostomatizasoiō	apostomatizasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	apostomatizatoiō	apostomatizatoia
we 1st person plural	apostomatizanoiō	apostomatizanoia
ye 2nd person plural	apostomatizavoiō	apostomatizavoia
they 3rd person plural	apostomatizaloiō	apostomatizaloia

The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	apostomatizarō1×ἀποστοματίζειν	apostomatizari	apostomatizara	apostomatizarē

Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	apostomatizarōtos	apostomatizaritos	apostomatizaratos	apostomatizarētos

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

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

apostomatiz 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

apostomatizarō“cross-examine”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×

Luke 11:53“cross-examine”Kakeithen exercharatou autou archela tois grammatevois kai tois Farisaiois deinōs enecharō kai apostomatizarō auton peri pollotereiu,As Jesus went on from there, the scribes and Pharisees began to oppose Him bitterly and to ply Him with questions about many things,