verb
baskainamō
Greekβασκαίνω (baskainō)
Strong’sG940
I give the evil eye to, fascinate, bewitch, overpower
stem baskain-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
βασκαίνω,
[in LXX: De 28:54, 56 (רעע), Si 14:6, 8*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G940 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidbas-kah'-ee-no
to malign, i.e. (by extension) to fascinate (by false representations)
Fromakin to G5335;
King Jamesbewitch.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| baskainataἐβάσκανεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | bewitched | 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 | baskainamō | baskainame | baskainami | baskainama | baskainamē | baskainamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | baskainasō | baskainase | baskainasi | baskainasa | baskainasē | baskainaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | baskainatō | baskainate | baskainati | baskainata1×ἐβάσκανεν | baskainatē | baskainatelē |
| we 1st person plural | baskainanō | baskainane | baskainani | baskainana | baskainanē | baskainanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | baskainavō | baskainave | baskainavi | baskainava | baskainavē | baskainavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | baskainalō | baskainale | baskainali | baskainala | baskainalē | baskainalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | baskainameiō | baskainameia | baskainameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | baskainaseiō | baskainaseia | baskainaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | baskainateiō | baskainateia | baskainateiē |
| we 1st person plural | baskainaneiō | baskainaneia | baskainaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | baskainaveiō | baskainaveia | baskainaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | baskainaleiō | baskainaleia | baskainaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | baskainasōr | baskainasar | baskainasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | baskainatōr | baskainatar | baskainatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | baskainavōr | baskainavar | baskainavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | baskainalōr | baskainalar | baskainalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | baskainamoiō | baskainamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | baskainasoiō | baskainasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | baskainatoiō | baskainatoia |
| we 1st person plural | baskainanoiō | baskainanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | baskainavoiō | baskainavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | baskainaloiō | baskainaloia |
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 | baskainarō | baskainari | baskainara | baskainarē |
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 | baskainarōtos | baskainaritos | baskainaratos | baskainarētos |
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
baskain 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
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
baskainata“bewitched”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Galatians 3:1“bewitched”Ō anoētoir Galatoir, tinos vin baskainata, hoi kata ofthalmoin Iēsus Christos prografita staurirētos?O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified.