verb
arotriamō
Greekἀροτριάω (arotriaō)
Strong’sG722
I plow
stem arotri-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books3 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
† ἀροτριάω, -ῶ
(< ἄροτρον), [in LXX: De 22:10, al. (חרשׁ), Is 7:25 (עדר);]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G722 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidar-ot-ree-o'-o
to plow
Fromfrom G723;
King Jamesplough.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| arotriarōἀροτριᾶν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | plow | 1× |
| arotriarōtosἀροτριῶν | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | plows | 1× |
| arotriarōtonἀροτριῶντα | happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative singular masculine | plowing | 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 | arotriamō | arotriame | arotriami | arotriama | arotriamē | arotriamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | arotriasō | arotriase | arotriasi | arotriasa | arotriasē | arotriaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | arotriatō | arotriate | arotriati | arotriata | arotriatē | arotriatelē |
| we 1st person plural | arotrianō | arotriane | arotriani | arotriana | arotrianē | arotrianelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | arotriavō | arotriave | arotriavi | arotriava | arotriavē | arotriavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | arotrialō | arotriale | arotriali | arotriala | arotrialē | arotrialelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | arotriameiō | arotriameia | arotriameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | arotriaseiō | arotriaseia | arotriaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | arotriateiō | arotriateia | arotriateiē |
| we 1st person plural | arotrianeiō | arotrianeia | arotrianeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | arotriaveiō | arotriaveia | arotriaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | arotrialeiō | arotrialeia | arotrialeiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | arotriasōr | arotriasar | arotriasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | arotriatōr | arotriatar | arotriatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | arotriavōr | arotriavar | arotriavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | arotrialōr | arotrialar | arotrialēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | arotriamoiō | arotriamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | arotriasoiō | arotriasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | arotriatoiō | arotriatoia |
| we 1st person plural | arotrianoiō | arotrianoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | arotriavoiō | arotriavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | arotrialoiō | arotrialoia |
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 | arotriarō1×ἀροτριᾶν | arotriari | arotriara | arotriarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | arotriarōtos2×ἀροτριῶν | arotriaritos | arotriaratos | arotriarētos |
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
arotri 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
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
arotriarō“plow”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
1 Corinthians 9:10“plow”ē dia nin pantōs legatō? dia nin gar grafita, hoti ofeilatō epi elpia tos arotriarōtos arotriarō, kai tos aloarōtos epi elpia teu metecharō.Isn’t He actually speaking on our behalf? Indeed, this was written for us, because when the plowman plows and the thresher threshes, they should also expect to share in the harvest.
arotriarōtos“plows”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine1×
1 Corinthians 9:10“plows”ē dia nin pantōs legatō? dia nin gar grafita, hoti ofeilatō epi elpia tos arotriarōtos arotriarō, kai tos aloarōtos epi elpia teu metecharō.Isn’t He actually speaking on our behalf? Indeed, this was written for us, because when the plowman plows and the thresher threshes, they should also expect to share in the harvest.
arotriarōton“plowing”happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative singular masculine1×
Luke 17:7“plowing”Tinos de ek vu doulon echarōtos arotriarōton ē poimainarōton, hos eisercharato ek tou agrou legati auto; Eutheōs parercharatos anapiptasar,Which of you whose servant comes in from plowing or shepherding in the field will say to him, ‘Come at once and sit down to eat’?