verb
cheiragōgamō
Greekχειραγωγέω (cheiragōgeō)
Strong’sG5496
I lead by the hand
stem cheiragōg-2 times in the New Testament2 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
χειραγωγέω, -ῶ
(< χειραγωγός), [in LXX: Jg 16:26 A (בְּיָר מַחֲזׅיק), To 11:16 א *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5496 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkhi-rag-ogue-eh'-o
to be a hand-leader, i.e. to guide (a blind person)
Fromfrom G5497;
King Jameslead by the hand.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| cheiragōgarōtoisχειραγωγοῦντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | led … bythe hand | 1× |
| cheiragōgirōtosχειραγωγούμενος | happening now · subjectpresent passive participle nominative singular masculine | led by the hand | 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 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no 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 | cheiragōgamō | cheiragōgame | cheiragōgami | cheiragōgama | cheiragōgamē | cheiragōgamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | cheiragōgasō | cheiragōgase | cheiragōgasi | cheiragōgasa | cheiragōgasē | cheiragōgaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | cheiragōgatō | cheiragōgate | cheiragōgati | cheiragōgata | cheiragōgatē | cheiragōgatelē |
| we 1st person plural | cheiragōganō | cheiragōgane | cheiragōgani | cheiragōgana | cheiragōganē | cheiragōganelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | cheiragōgavō | cheiragōgave | cheiragōgavi | cheiragōgava | cheiragōgavē | cheiragōgavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | cheiragōgalō | cheiragōgale | cheiragōgali | cheiragōgala | cheiragōgalē | cheiragōgalelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | cheiragōgimō | cheiragōgime | cheiragōgimi | cheiragōgima | cheiragōgimē | cheiragōgimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | cheiragōgisō | cheiragōgise | cheiragōgisi | cheiragōgisa | cheiragōgisē | cheiragōgiselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | cheiragōgitō | cheiragōgite | cheiragōgiti | cheiragōgita | cheiragōgitē | cheiragōgitelē |
| we 1st person plural | cheiragōginō | cheiragōgine | cheiragōgini | cheiragōgina | cheiragōginē | cheiragōginelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | cheiragōgivō | cheiragōgive | cheiragōgivi | cheiragōgiva | cheiragōgivē | cheiragōgivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | cheiragōgilō | cheiragōgile | cheiragōgili | cheiragōgila | cheiragōgilē | cheiragōgilelē |
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 | cheiragōgameiō | cheiragōgameia | cheiragōgameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | cheiragōgaseiō | cheiragōgaseia | cheiragōgaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | cheiragōgateiō | cheiragōgateia | cheiragōgateiē |
| we 1st person plural | cheiragōganeiō | cheiragōganeia | cheiragōganeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | cheiragōgaveiō | cheiragōgaveia | cheiragōgaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | cheiragōgaleiō | cheiragōgaleia | cheiragōgaleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | cheiragōgimeiō | cheiragōgimeia | cheiragōgimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | cheiragōgiseiō | cheiragōgiseia | cheiragōgiseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | cheiragōgiteiō | cheiragōgiteia | cheiragōgiteiē |
| we 1st person plural | cheiragōgineiō | cheiragōgineia | cheiragōgineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | cheiragōgiveiō | cheiragōgiveia | cheiragōgiveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | cheiragōgileiō | cheiragōgileia | cheiragōgileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | cheiragōgasōr | cheiragōgasar | cheiragōgasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | cheiragōgatōr | cheiragōgatar | cheiragōgatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | cheiragōgavōr | cheiragōgavar | cheiragōgavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | cheiragōgalōr | cheiragōgalar | cheiragōgalēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | cheiragōgisōr | cheiragōgisar | cheiragōgisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | cheiragōgitōr | cheiragōgitar | cheiragōgitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | cheiragōgivōr | cheiragōgivar | cheiragōgivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | cheiragōgilōr | cheiragōgilar | cheiragōgilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | cheiragōgamoiō | cheiragōgamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | cheiragōgasoiō | cheiragōgasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | cheiragōgatoiō | cheiragōgatoia |
| we 1st person plural | cheiragōganoiō | cheiragōganoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | cheiragōgavoiō | cheiragōgavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | cheiragōgaloiō | cheiragōgaloia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | cheiragōgimoiō | cheiragōgimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | cheiragōgisoiō | cheiragōgisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | cheiragōgitoiō | cheiragōgitoia |
| we 1st person plural | cheiragōginoiō | cheiragōginoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | cheiragōgivoiō | cheiragōgivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | cheiragōgiloiō | cheiragōgiloia |
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 | cheiragōgarō | cheiragōgari | cheiragōgara | cheiragōgarē |
| acted on passive voice | cheiragōgirō | cheiragōgiri | cheiragōgira | cheiragōgirē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | cheiragōgarōtos1× | cheiragōgaritos | cheiragōgaratos | cheiragōgarētos |
| acted on passive voice | cheiragōgirōtos1×χειραγωγούμενος | cheiragōgiritos | cheiragōgiratos | cheiragōgirētos |
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
cheiragōg 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
Where it appears
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
cheiragōgarōtois“led … bythe hand”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Acts 9:8“led … bythe hand”egeirita de Saulos apo tau gēau, anoigirētoiu de toiu ofthalmoiu autou oudenem blepate; cheiragōgarōtois de auton eisagala eis Damaskan.Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could not see a thing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus.
cheiragōgirōtos“led by the hand”happening now · subjectpresent passive participle nominative singular masculine1×
Acts 22:11“led by the hand”hōs de ouk emblepame apo tau doxau teu fōteu ekeineu, cheiragōgirōtos hupo toiu suneiarōtoiu mi erchama eis Damaskan.Because the brilliance of the light had blinded me, my companions led me by the hand into Damascus.