verb
astochamō
Strong’sG795
I miss the mark, miss my aim, make a false aim
stem astoch-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 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.
**† ἀστοχέω, -ῶ
(στόχος, a mark), [in LXX: Si 7:19 8:9*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G795 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidas-tokh-eh'-o
to miss the mark, i.e. (figuratively) deviate from truth
Fromfrom a compound of G1 (as a negative particle) and στοίχος (an aim);
King Jameserr, swerve.
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
miss the mark, miss, τοῦ συμφέροντοςRefs 2nd c.BC+; fail, περί τινοςRefs 2nd c.BC+; περὶ τὴν πίστιν, τὴν ἀλήθειαν, NT+1st c.AD+
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| astochalaἠστόχησαν | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | swerved | 2× |
| astocharantoisἀστοχήσαντες | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine | deviated | 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, 2 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | astochamō | astochame | astochami | astochama | astochamē | astochamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | astochasō | astochase | astochasi | astochasa | astochasē | astochaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | astochatō | astochate | astochati | astochata | astochatē | astochatelē |
| we 1st person plural | astochanō | astochane | astochani | astochana | astochanē | astochanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | astochavō | astochave | astochavi | astochava | astochavē | astochavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | astochalō | astochale | astochali | astochala2×ἠστόχησαν | astochalē | astochalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | astochameiō | astochameia | astochameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | astochaseiō | astochaseia | astochaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | astochateiō | astochateia | astochateiē |
| we 1st person plural | astochaneiō | astochaneia | astochaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | astochaveiō | astochaveia | astochaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | astochaleiō | astochaleia | astochaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | astochasōr | astochasar | astochasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | astochatōr | astochatar | astochatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | astochavōr | astochavar | astochavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | astochalōr | astochalar | astochalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | astochamoiō | astochamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | astochasoiō | astochasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | astochatoiō | astochatoia |
| we 1st person plural | astochanoiō | astochanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | astochavoiō | astochavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | astochaloiō | astochaloia |
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 | astocharō | astochari | astochara | astocharē |
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 | astocharōntos | astocharintos | astocharantos1× | astocharēntos |
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
astoch 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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
astochala“swerved”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural2×
1 Timothy 6:21“missed the mark”han tinois epangelorōntois peri tan pistian astochala. Tas charitas meta vu.which some have professed and thus swerved away from the faith. Grace be with you all.
2 Timothy 2:18“swerved”hotinois peri tan alētheian astochala, legarōntois anastasian ēdē genarē, kai anatrepalō …who have deviated from the truth. They say that the resurrection has already occurred, and they undermine …
astocharantois“deviated”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine1×
1 Timothy 1:6“deviated”haiu tinois astocharantois ektrapila eis mataiologian,Some have strayed from these ways and turned aside to empty talk.