verb
blaptamō
Greekβλάπτω (blaptō)
Strong’sG984
I hurt, injure
stem blapt-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
βλάπτω,
[in LXX: Pr 25:20, To 12:2, Wi 10:8 18:2, II Mac 12:22, IV Mac 9:7*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G984 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidblap'-to
properly, to hinder, i.e. (by implication) to injure
Froma primary verb;
King Jameshurt.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| blaptateiaβλάψῃ | happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular | hurt | 1× |
| blaptaratemβλάψαν | happened · subjectaorist active participle direct singular neuter | hurting | 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, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | blaptamō | blaptame | blaptami | blaptama | blaptamē | blaptamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | blaptasō | blaptase | blaptasi | blaptasa | blaptasē | blaptaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | blaptatō | blaptate | blaptati | blaptata | blaptatē | blaptatelē |
| we 1st person plural | blaptanō | blaptane | blaptani | blaptana | blaptanē | blaptanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | blaptavō | blaptave | blaptavi | blaptava | blaptavē | blaptavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | blaptalō | blaptale | blaptali | blaptala | blaptalē | blaptalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | blaptameiō | blaptameia | blaptameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | blaptaseiō | blaptaseia | blaptaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | blaptateiō | blaptateia1×βλάψῃ | blaptateiē |
| we 1st person plural | blaptaneiō | blaptaneia | blaptaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | blaptaveiō | blaptaveia | blaptaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | blaptaleiō | blaptaleia | blaptaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | blaptasōr | blaptasar | blaptasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | blaptatōr | blaptatar | blaptatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | blaptavōr | blaptavar | blaptavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | blaptalōr | blaptalar | blaptalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | blaptamoiō | blaptamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | blaptasoiō | blaptasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | blaptatoiō | blaptatoia |
| we 1st person plural | blaptanoiō | blaptanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | blaptavoiō | blaptavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | blaptaloiō | blaptaloia |
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 | blaptarō | blaptari | blaptara | blaptarē |
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 | blaptarōtos | blaptaritos | blaptaratos1× | blaptarētos |
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
blapt 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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
blaptateia“hurt”happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular1×
Mark 16:18“hurt”ofioin airali kan thanasimem tinem pinaleia ouk mē autoin blaptateia, epi arrōstoin cheirain epitithali kai kalōs echali.they will pick up snakes with their hands, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not harm them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will be made well.”
blaptaratem“hurting”happened · subjectaorist active participle direct singular neuter1×
Luke 4:35“hurting”kai epitimata auto tos Iēsus legarōtos; Fimisar kai exerchasar apo autou. kai riptaratem auton tem daimonem eis tem mesem exerchata apo autou mēdenem blaptaratem auton.But Jesus rebuked the demon. “Be silent!” He said. “Come out of him!” At this, the demon threw the man down before them all and came out without harming him.