verb
askamō
Greekἀσκέω (askeō)
Strong’sG778
I train, practice, exercise
stem ask-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
** ἀσκέω, -ῶ,
[in LXX: II Mac 15:4*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G778 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidas-keh'-o
to elaborate, i.e. (figuratively) train (by implication, strive)
Fromprobably from the same as G4632;
King Jamesexercise.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| askamōἀσκῶ | happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular | strive | 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 | askamō1×ἀσκῶ | askame | askami | askama | askamē | askamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | askasō | askase | askasi | askasa | askasē | askaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | askatō | askate | askati | askata | askatē | askatelē |
| we 1st person plural | askanō | askane | askani | askana | askanē | askanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | askavō | askave | askavi | askava | askavē | askavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | askalō | askale | askali | askala | askalē | askalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | askameiō | askameia | askameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | askaseiō | askaseia | askaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | askateiō | askateia | askateiē |
| we 1st person plural | askaneiō | askaneia | askaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | askaveiō | askaveia | askaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | askaleiō | askaleia | askaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | askasōr | askasar | askasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | askatōr | askatar | askatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | askavōr | askavar | askavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | askalōr | askalar | askalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | askamoiō | askamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | askasoiō | askasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | askatoiō | askatoia |
| we 1st person plural | askanoiō | askanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | askavoiō | askavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | askaloiō | askaloia |
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 | askarō | askari | askara | askarē |
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 | askarōtos | askaritos | askaratos | askarētos |
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
ask 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
askamō“strive”happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular1×
Acts 24:16“strive”en houte kai autos askamō aproskopan suneidēsian echarō pros ton theon kai toin anthrōpoin dia pantou.In this hope, I strive always to maintain a clear conscience before God and man.