verb
aristamō
Greekἀριστάω (aristaō)
Strong’sG709
I breakfast, dine
stem arist-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books3 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἀριστάω, -ῶ
(< ἄριστον), [in LXX: Ge 43:25 (לֶחֶם אָכַל), I Ki 14:24 (לחם), III Ki 13:7 (סעד), To 2:1*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G709 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidar-is-tah'-o
to take the principle meal
Fromfrom G712;
King Jamesdine.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| aristalaἠρίστησαν | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | eaten breakfast | 1× |
| aristateiaἀριστήσῃ | happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular | dine | 1× |
| aristavarἀριστήσατε | happened · yeaorist active imperative 2nd person plural | have breakfast | 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 | aristamō | aristame | aristami | aristama | aristamē | aristamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | aristasō | aristase | aristasi | aristasa | aristasē | aristaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aristatō | aristate | aristati | aristata | aristatē | aristatelē |
| we 1st person plural | aristanō | aristane | aristani | aristana | aristanē | aristanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | aristavō | aristave | aristavi | aristava | aristavē | aristavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | aristalō | aristale | aristali | aristala1×ἠρίστησαν | aristalē | aristalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | aristameiō | aristameia | aristameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | aristaseiō | aristaseia | aristaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aristateiō | aristateia1×ἀριστήσῃ | aristateiē |
| we 1st person plural | aristaneiō | aristaneia | aristaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | aristaveiō | aristaveia | aristaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | aristaleiō | aristaleia | aristaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | aristasōr | aristasar | aristasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aristatōr | aristatar | aristatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | aristavōr | aristavar1×ἀριστήσατε | aristavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | aristalōr | aristalar | aristalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | aristamoiō | aristamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | aristasoiō | aristasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aristatoiō | aristatoia |
| we 1st person plural | aristanoiō | aristanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | aristavoiō | aristavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | aristaloiō | aristaloia |
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 | aristarō | aristari | aristara | aristarē |
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 | aristarōtos | aristaritos | aristaratos | aristarētos |
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
arist 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
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
aristala“eaten breakfast”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural1×
John 21:15“eaten breakfast”Hote oun aristala legatō to Simōno Petro tos Iēsus; Simōnor Iōannou, agapasō min polloterem houtoiu? legatō auto; Nai, kurior, sis oidasē hoti filamō sin. legatō auto; Boskasōr teim arnieim mu.When they had finished eating, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love Me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” he answered, “You know I love You.” Jesus replied, “Feed My lambs.”
aristateia“dine”happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular1×
Luke 11:37“dine”En de te lalara erōtatō auton Farisaios hopōs aristateia para auto; eisercharatos de anapiptata.As Jesus was speaking, a Pharisee invited Him to dine with him; so He went in and reclined at the table.
aristavar“have breakfast”happened · yeaorist active imperative 2nd person plural1×
John 21:12“have breakfast”legatō autoi tos Iēsus; Deute aristavar. oudenos de tolmate toiu mathētoiu exetazara auton; Sis tinos asō? oidarētois hoti tos kurios atō.“Come, have breakfast,” Jesus said to them. None of the disciples dared to ask Him, “Who are You?” They knew it was the Lord.