verb
blastanamō
Greekβλαστάνω (blastanō)
Strong’sG985
I sprout, cause to sprout, make to grow up
stem blastan-4 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books3 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
βλαστάνω,
[in LXX for צמח, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G985 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidblas-tan'-o
to germinate; by implication, to yield fruit
Fromfrom βλαστός (a sprout);
King Jamesbring forth, bud, spring (up).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| blastanataἐβλάστησεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | sprouted | 2× |
| blastanateiōβλαστᾷ | happening now · he/she/itpresent active subjunctive 3rd person singular | sprouts | 1× |
| blastanaratasβλαστήσασα | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular feminine | budded | 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, 2 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | blastanamō | blastaname | blastanami | blastanama | blastanamē | blastanamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | blastanasō | blastanase | blastanasi | blastanasa | blastanasē | blastanaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | blastanatō | blastanate | blastanati | blastanata2×ἐβλάστησεν | blastanatē | blastanatelē |
| we 1st person plural | blastananō | blastanane | blastanani | blastanana | blastananē | blastananelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | blastanavō | blastanave | blastanavi | blastanava | blastanavē | blastanavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | blastanalō | blastanale | blastanali | blastanala | blastanalē | blastanalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | blastanameiō | blastanameia | blastanameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | blastanaseiō | blastanaseia | blastanaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | blastanateiō1×βλαστᾷ | blastanateia | blastanateiē |
| we 1st person plural | blastananeiō | blastananeia | blastananeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | blastanaveiō | blastanaveia | blastanaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | blastanaleiō | blastanaleia | blastanaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | blastanasōr | blastanasar | blastanasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | blastanatōr | blastanatar | blastanatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | blastanavōr | blastanavar | blastanavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | blastanalōr | blastanalar | blastanalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | blastanamoiō | blastanamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | blastanasoiō | blastanasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | blastanatoiō | blastanatoia |
| we 1st person plural | blastananoiō | blastananoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | blastanavoiō | blastanavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | blastanaloiō | blastanaloia |
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 | blastanarō | blastanari | blastanara | blastanarē |
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 | blastanarōtos | blastanaritos | blastanaratos1× | blastanarētos |
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
blastan 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
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
blastanata“sprouted”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular2×
Matthew 13:26“sprouted”hote de blastanata tos chortos kai karpon poiata, tote fainita kai teim zizanieim.When the wheat sprouted and bore grain, then the weeds also appeared.
James 5:18“produced”kai palin proseucheta, kai tos ouranos hueton dōata kai tas gēas blastanata ton karpon autau.Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth yielded its crops.
blastanateiō“sprouts”happening now · he/she/itpresent active subjunctive 3rd person singular1×
Mark 4:27“sprouts”kai katheudateiō kai egeiriteiō nuxan kai hēmeran, kai tos sporos blastanateiō kai mēkuneteiō hōs ouk oidatē autos.Night and day he sleeps and wakes, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he knows not how.
blastanaratas“budded”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular feminine1×
Hebrews 9:4“budded”chrusouem echarōtas thumiatēriem kai tan kibōtan tau diathēkau perikaluptirētan pantothen chrusie, en ha stamnas chrusouas echarōtas tem manna kai tas rabdas Aarōn tas blastanaratas kai tais plaxais tau diathēkau,containing the golden altar of incense and the gold-covered ark of the covenant. Inside the ark were the gold jar of manna, Aaron’s staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant.