verb
aulamō
Greekαὐλέω (auleō)
Strong’sG832
I play the flute, pipe
stem aul-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books2 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
** αὐλέω, -ῶ
(< αὐλός), [in Al.: III Ki 1:40*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G832 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidow-leh'-o
to play the flute
Fromfrom G836;
King Jamespipe.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| aulanaΗὐλήσαμεν | happened · weaorist active indicative 1st person plural | played the flute | 2× |
| aulirōtemαὐλούμενον | happening now · subjectpresent passive participle direct singular neuter | played on the flute | 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 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 2 occurrences
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 | aulamō | aulame | aulami | aulama | aulamē | aulamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | aulasō | aulase | aulasi | aulasa | aulasē | aulaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aulatō | aulate | aulati | aulata | aulatē | aulatelē |
| we 1st person plural | aulanō | aulane | aulani | aulana2×Ηὐλήσαμεν | aulanē | aulanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | aulavō | aulave | aulavi | aulava | aulavē | aulavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | aulalō | aulale | aulali | aulala | aulalē | aulalelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | aulimō | aulime | aulimi | aulima | aulimē | aulimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | aulisō | aulise | aulisi | aulisa | aulisē | auliselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aulitō | aulite | auliti | aulita | aulitē | aulitelē |
| we 1st person plural | aulinō | auline | aulini | aulina | aulinē | aulinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | aulivō | aulive | aulivi | auliva | aulivē | aulivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | aulilō | aulile | aulili | aulila | aulilē | aulilelē |
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 | aulameiō | aulameia | aulameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | aulaseiō | aulaseia | aulaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aulateiō | aulateia | aulateiē |
| we 1st person plural | aulaneiō | aulaneia | aulaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | aulaveiō | aulaveia | aulaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | aulaleiō | aulaleia | aulaleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | aulimeiō | aulimeia | aulimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | auliseiō | auliseia | auliseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | auliteiō | auliteia | auliteiē |
| we 1st person plural | aulineiō | aulineia | aulineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | auliveiō | auliveia | auliveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | aulileiō | aulileia | aulileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | aulasōr | aulasar | aulasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aulatōr | aulatar | aulatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | aulavōr | aulavar | aulavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | aulalōr | aulalar | aulalēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | aulisōr | aulisar | aulisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aulitōr | aulitar | aulitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | aulivōr | aulivar | aulivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | aulilōr | aulilar | aulilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | aulamoiō | aulamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | aulasoiō | aulasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aulatoiō | aulatoia |
| we 1st person plural | aulanoiō | aulanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | aulavoiō | aulavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | aulaloiō | aulaloia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | aulimoiō | aulimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | aulisoiō | aulisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aulitoiō | aulitoia |
| we 1st person plural | aulinoiō | aulinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | aulivoiō | aulivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | auliloiō | auliloia |
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 | aularō | aulari | aulara | aularē |
| acted on passive voice | aulirō | auliri | aulira | aulirē |
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 | aularōtos | aularitos | aularatos | aularētos |
| acted on passive voice | aulirōtos1× | auliritos | auliratos | aulirētos |
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
aul 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
aulana“played the flute”happened · weaorist active indicative 1st person plural2×
Matthew 11:17“played the flute”legalō; Aulana vi kai ouk orcheva; thrēnana kai ouk kopteva;‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’
Luke 7:32“played the flute”homoiois alō paidiei tei en agora katherōtei kai prosfōnarōtei allēloi, heim legatō; Aulana vi kai ouk orcheva; thrēnana kai ouk klaiava;They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling out to one another: ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not weep.’
aulirōtem“played on the flute”happening now · subjectpresent passive participle direct singular neuter1×
1 Corinthians 14:7“played on the flute”homōs teim apsucheim fōnan dōarōteim, eite aulos eite kitharas, ean diastolan toi fthongoi mē dōateia, pōs gnōskiti tem aulirōtem ē tem kitharizirōtem?Even in the case of lifeless instruments, such as the flute or harp, how will anyone recognize the tune they are playing unless the notes are distinct?