verb
arithmomō
Strong’sG705
I number, count
stem arithm-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 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.
ἀριθμέω, -ῶ,
[in LXX for ספר pi., פּקד pi., etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G705 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidar-ith-meh'-o
to enumerate or count
Fromfrom G706;
King Jamesnumber.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
imperfect ἠρίθμεον as trisyllable, Refs 8th c.BC+, 3rd.pers.singular ἠρίθμειRefs:—middle, aorist ἠριθμησάμηνRefs 5th c.BC+:—passive, future middle in passive sense ἀριθμήσομαιRefs 5th c.BC+; future ἀριθμηθήσομαιLXX+2nd c.AD+aorist infinitive ἀριθμηθήμεναι (for -ῆναι) Refs 8th c.BC+:—number, count, reckon up, Refs 8th c.BC+; αὐτὰρ ἐγὼ δίχα πάντας.. ἑταίρους ἠρίθμεον counted them so as to halve them, Refs 8th c.BC+; ἀριθμήσαντες after numbering the army, Refs 5th c.BC+; οὐδεὶς πώποτ᾽.. ἠρίθμησε stopped to count the enemy, Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, Refs 5th c.BC+ —middle, ἠριθμοῦντο counted each for himself, πλίνθουςRefs 5th c.BC+
2 count out, pay, χρυσίον, ἀργύριον, Refs 5th c.BC+
3 reckon, account, ἐν εὐεργεσίας μέρειRefs 4th c.BC+:—passive, to be reckoned, ἐν τοῖσι γενναίοισινRefs 5th c.BC+; ἀριθμεῖσθαι τῶν φιλτάτων as one of.., Refs 5th c.BC+
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| arithmolēἠρίθμηνται | has happened · theyperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person plural | numbered | 1× |
| arithmaraἀριθμῆσαι | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | number | 1× |
| arithmorēntaisἠριθμημέναι | has happened · subjectperfect middle or passive participle nominative plural feminine | numbered | 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 140, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | arithmamō | arithmame | arithmami | arithmama | arithmamē | arithmamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | arithmasō | arithmase | arithmasi | arithmasa | arithmasē | arithmaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | arithmatō | arithmate | arithmati | arithmata | arithmatē | arithmatelē |
| we 1st person plural | arithmanō | arithmane | arithmani | arithmana | arithmanē | arithmanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | arithmavō | arithmave | arithmavi | arithmava | arithmavē | arithmavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | arithmalō | arithmale | arithmali | arithmala | arithmalē | arithmalelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | arithmomō | arithmome | arithmomē | arithmomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | arithmosō | arithmose | arithmosē | arithmoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | arithmotō | arithmote | arithmotē | arithmotelē |
| we 1st person plural | arithmonō | arithmone | arithmonē | arithmonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | arithmovō | arithmove | arithmovē | arithmovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | arithmolō | arithmole | arithmolē1×ἠρίθμηνται | arithmolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | arithmameiō | arithmameia | arithmameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | arithmaseiō | arithmaseia | arithmaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | arithmateiō | arithmateia | arithmateiē |
| we 1st person plural | arithmaneiō | arithmaneia | arithmaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | arithmaveiō | arithmaveia | arithmaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | arithmaleiō | arithmaleia | arithmaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | arithmomeiō | arithmomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | arithmoseiō | arithmoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | arithmoteiō | arithmoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | arithmoneiō | arithmoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | arithmoveiō | arithmoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | arithmoleiō | arithmoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | arithmasōr | arithmasar | arithmasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | arithmatōr | arithmatar | arithmatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | arithmavōr | arithmavar | arithmavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | arithmalōr | arithmalar | arithmalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | arithmosōr | arithmosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | arithmotōr | arithmotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | arithmovōr | arithmovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | arithmolōr | arithmolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | arithmamoiō | arithmamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | arithmasoiō | arithmasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | arithmatoiō | arithmatoia |
| we 1st person plural | arithmanoiō | arithmanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | arithmavoiō | arithmavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | arithmaloiō | arithmaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | arithmomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | arithmosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | arithmotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | arithmonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | arithmovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | arithmoloiō |
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 | arithmarō | arithmari | arithmara1×ἀριθμῆσαι | arithmarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | arithmorō | arithmorē |
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 | arithmarōntos | arithmarintos | arithmarantos | arithmarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | arithmorōntos | arithmorēntos1× |
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
arithm 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
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
arithmolē“numbered”has happened · theyperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person plural1×
Luke 12:7… tais trichais tau kefalau vu pantais arithmolē; mē fobovōr; polleiu strouthieiu diaferavō.… hairs of your head are all numbered. So do not be afraid; you …
arithmara“number”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×
Revelation 7:9“number”… horama, kai idou ochlos pollos, hon arithmara auton oudenos dunote, ek panteu ethneu …… this I looked and saw a multitude too large to count, from every nation and tribe …
arithmorēntais“numbered”has happened · subjectperfect middle or passive participle nominative plural feminine1×
Matthew 10:30… kai tais trichais tau kefalau pantais arithmorēntais alō.… hairs of your head are all numbered.