verb
argamō
Greekἀργέω (argeō)
Strong’sG691
I linger, delay, am idle
stem arg-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἀργέω, -ῶ
(< ἀργός), [in LXX: Es 4:24, Ec 12:3 (בּטל), I Es 2:30, Si 30:36 (33:27), II Mac 5:25*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G691 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidarg-eh'-o
to be idle, i.e. (figuratively) to delay
Fromfrom G692;
King Jameslinger.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| argatōἀργεῖ | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | idle | 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 | argamō | argame | argami | argama | argamē | argamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | argasō | argase | argasi | argasa | argasē | argaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | argatō1×ἀργεῖ | argate | argati | argata | argatē | argatelē |
| we 1st person plural | arganō | argane | argani | argana | arganē | arganelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | argavō | argave | argavi | argava | argavē | argavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | argalō | argale | argali | argala | argalē | argalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | argameiō | argameia | argameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | argaseiō | argaseia | argaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | argateiō | argateia | argateiē |
| we 1st person plural | arganeiō | arganeia | arganeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | argaveiō | argaveia | argaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | argaleiō | argaleia | argaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | argasōr | argasar | argasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | argatōr | argatar | argatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | argavōr | argavar | argavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | argalōr | argalar | argalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | argamoiō | argamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | argasoiō | argasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | argatoiō | argatoia |
| we 1st person plural | arganoiō | arganoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | argavoiō | argavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | argaloiō | argaloia |
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 | argarō | argari | argara | argarē |
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 | argarōtos | argaritos | argaratos | argarētos |
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
arg 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
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
argatō“idle”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×
2 Peter 2:3“idle”kai en pleonexia plastoi logoi vin emporeueli; hoi tem krimem ekpalai ouk argatō, kai tas apōleias autoiu ouk nustazatō.In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep.