verb
aulamō
Strong’sG832
I play the flute, pipe
stem aul-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 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.
** 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.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Boeotian dialect participle αὐλίωνRefs: (αὐλός):—play on the flute, Φρύγιον αὔλησεν μέλοςRefs 7th c.BC+; αὐ. ἔξοδον play a finale, Refs 5th c.BC+; αὐ. εἰρεσίαν, of the boatswain, Refs 1st c.AD+:— passive, of tunes, to be played on the flute, ὁ Βακχεῖος ῥυθμὸς ηὐλεῖτοRefs 5th c.BC+is filled with music, Refs 5th c.BC+
2 of persons, play to, Refs 2nd c.AD+:—mostly in passive, to be played to, hear music, Refs 5th c.BC+ (but possibly middle as in Refs 5th c.BC+
II generally, play, κέρατιRefs 2nd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| aulanaΗὐλήσαμεν | happened · weaorist active indicative 1st person plural | played the flute | 2× |
| aulorōntemαὐλούμενον | happening now · subjectpresent middle or 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 140, 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 |
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 | aulomō | aulome | aulomē | aulomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | aulosō | aulose | aulosē | auloselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aulotō | aulote | aulotē | aulotelē |
| we 1st person plural | aulonō | aulone | aulonē | aulonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | aulovō | aulove | aulovē | aulovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | aulolō | aulole | aulolē | aulolelē |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | aulomeiō | aulomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | auloseiō | auloseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | auloteiō | auloteiē |
| we 1st person plural | auloneiō | auloneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | auloveiō | auloveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | auloleiō | auloleiē |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | aulosōr | aulosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aulotōr | aulotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | aulovōr | aulovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | aulolōr | aulolēr |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | aulomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | aulosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aulotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | aulonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | aulovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | auloloiō |
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 |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | aulorō | aulorē |
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 | aularōntos | aularintos | aularantos | aularēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | aulorōntos1× | aulorēntos |
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
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
aulana“played the flute”happened · weaorist active indicative 1st person plural2×
Matthew 11:17legalō; Aulana vi kai ouk orcheva; thrēnana kai …‘We played the flute for you, and you did not …
Luke 7:32… kathorōntei kai prosfōnarōntei allēloi, heim legatō; Aulana vi kai ouk orcheva; thrēnana kai …… calling out to one another: ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not …
aulorōntem“played on the flute”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle direct singular neuter1×
1 Corinthians 14:7“played on the flute”… fthongoi mē dōateia, pōs gnōskiti tem aulorōntem ē tem kitharizorōntem?… or harp, how will anyone recognize the tune they are playing unless the notes are distinct?