verb
blaptamō
Strong’sG984
I hurt, injure
stem blapt-2 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.
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.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future -ψωRefs 5th c.BC+aorist ἔβλαψα, Epic dialect βλάψε Refs 8th c.BC+: aorist 2 ἔβλᾰβον Refs 4th c.AD+: perfect βέβλᾰφα Refs 4th c.BC+:—passive, future βλᾰβήσομαι Refs 5th c.BC+future middle βλάψομαι (in passive signification) Refs 5th c.BC+: aorist 1 ἐβλά-φθην Refs 8th c.BC+aorist 2 ἐβλάβην [ᾰ], 3rd.pers. plural ἔβλαβεν, βλάβεν, Refs, participle βλᾰβείς Refs 4th c.BC+(aorist middle βλάψαντο only in Refs 4th c.AD+: perfect βέβλαμμαι Refs 8th c.BC+:—disable, hinder, μή τιν᾽ ἑταίρων βλάπτοι ἐλαυνόντων Refs 8th c.BC+; β. πόδας disable the feet for running, lame them, Refs:—passive, ζωὸν ἕλε βλαφθέντα κατὰ κλόνον entangled in the mêlée, Refs; ὄζῳ ἔνι βλαφθέντε μυρικίνῳ [the horses] caught in a branch, Refs; βλάβεν ἅρματα καὶ ταχε᾽ ἵππω chariots and horses were stopped, Refs; Διόθεν βλαφθέντα βέλεμνα stopped, baffled by Zeus, Refs; βεβλαμμένος ἦτορ stopped in his life (assuming variant), Refs
2 with genitive, hinder from, τόν γε θεοὶ βλάπτουσι κελεύθου Refs 8th c.BC+ —passive,βλαβέντα λοισθίων δρόμων arrested in its last course, Refs 4th c.BC+
II of the mind, distract, pervert, mislead, of the gods, τὸν δέ τις ἀθανάτων βλάψε φρένας Refs 8th c.BC+; so of Ate, φθάνει δέ τε πᾶσαν ἐπ᾽ αἶαν βλάπτουσ᾽ ἀνθρώπους Refs 8th c.BC+; also of wine, Refs 8th c.BC+; βλαφθείς, Latin mente captus, Refs 8th c.BC+
III after Refs 8th c.BC+, damage, hurt, οἷσι μὴ βλάψῃ θεός (i.e. τὰ τέκνα) Refs 4th c.BC+: with neuter adjective, πλείω β. τινά Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, μεγάλα βεβλάφθαι Refs 2nd c.AD+ do greater mischiefs to.., Refs 3rd c.BC+ rob her of.., Refs 2nd c.AD+ —passive, τοσούσδε βλαβῆναι τὴν πόλιν lose them, Refs; τὸ βλαβέν, ={βλάβη}, Refs 5th c.BC+
III.2 with accusative of things, β. λόγον mar the prophecy, Refs 5th c.BC+; τοὺς ὅρκους violate them, Refs 4th c.BC+. (βλαπ-μλαπ- (mḷq[uglide]), cf. Sanskrit marcáyati 'injure', mṛktás 'wounded', Latin mulco 'maltreat'.)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| blaptateiaβλάψῃ | happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular | hurt | 1× |
| blaptarantemβλάψαν | 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 | blaptarōntos | blaptarintos | blaptarantos1× | blaptarēntos |
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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
blaptateia“hurt”happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular1×
Mark 16:18“hurt”… thanasimem tinem pinaleia ouk mē autoin blaptateia, epi arrōstoin cheirain epitithali kai kalōs …… 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.”
blaptarantem“hurting”happened · subjectaorist active participle direct singular neuter1×
Luke 4:35“hurting”… tem mesem exerchata apo autou mēdenem blaptarantem auton.… At this, the demon threw the man down before them all and came out without harming him.