verb
apostomatizamō
Strong’sG653
I draw out by questioning
stem apostomatiz-once in the New Testament1 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.
* ἀποστοματίζω
(< στόμα),
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
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
(στόμα) teach by word of mouth, teach by dictation, γράμματα ἀ.Refs 5th c.BC+ —passive, τὸ ἀποστοματιζόμενον dictated lesson, Refs 4th c.BC+
2 interrogate, catechize, as a master his pupil, NT+5th c.BC+
II repeat by heart, Refs 2nd c.AD+: generally, recite, repeat, Refs 1st c.AD+
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | apostomatizarōntos | apostomatizarintos | apostomatizarantos | apostomatizarēntos |
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
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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
apostomatizarō“cross-examine”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
Luke 11:53“cross-examine”… kai tois Farisaiois deinōs enecharō kai apostomatizarō auton peri pollotereiu,… the scribes and Pharisees began to oppose Him bitterly and to ply Him with questions about many things,