verb
chorēgamō
Strong’sG5524
I furnish abundantly
stem chorēg-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.
χορηγέω, -ῶ
(< χορός, ἡγέομαι) [in LXX for כּוּל pilp.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5524 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Boeotian dialect and Doric dialect χορ-ᾱγέω, Refs, etc.:— lead a chorus, χορῷ Refs 5th c.BC+: hence metaphorically, take the lead in a matter, with genitive, τούτου τοῦ λόγου Refs
II of the χορηγός, defray the cost of bringing out a chorus at the public festivals, absolutely, χορηγεῖν, τριηραρχεῖν, εἰσφέρειν Refs 5th c.BC+: frequently with a word to denote the occasion, Λήναια χορηγῶν Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀνδράσι χ. ἐς Διονύσια Refs 5th c.BC+ (less frequently with the Article added, χ. τὰ Διονύσια τοῖς τραγῳδοῖς Refs 4th c.BC+:—passive, to have choragi found for one, χορηγοῦσιν μὲν οἱ πλούσιοι, χορηγεῖται δὲ ὁ δῆμος Refs 5th c.BC+; ἄριστα χορηγοῦνται οἱ παῖδες are well found by their choragus, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 metaphorically, minister to, χ. ταῖς σεαυτοῦ ἡδοναῖς Refs 4th c.BC+
II.3 metaphorically also,
II.3.a with accusative person, furnish abundantly with a thing, especially with supplies for war, χ. τὸ στρατόπεδον τοῖς ἐπιτηδείοις Refs 2nd c.BC+; χρήμασι πρός τι Refs:—passive, to be well supplied, τοῖς ἐκτὸς ἀγαθοῖς κεχορηγημένος Refs 4th c.BC+ best furnished, Refs 4th c.BC+;
A πολλαῖς ἀφορμαῖς κεχ. πρός τι Refs 2nd c.BC+; διαφόρῳ φύσει, συνέσει, Refs 1st c.BC+
b with accusative of things (with or without dative person), supply, furnish, τοὺς Ἴβηρας οὓς χορηγεῖς μοι, i. e. the archers, NT+5th c.BC+; πάθη τὰ χορηγοῦντα βοήθειαν affording, i. e. admitting, a cure, LXX+2nd c.AD+:— middle in active sense, χορηγούμενός σοιτὸν φόρον Refs 2nd c.AD+ — passive, τῶν ἐκ μιᾶς δαπάνης χορηγηθέντων (i.e. δείπνων) Refs 4th c.BC+
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| chorēgatōχορηγεῖ | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | supplies | 1× |
| chorēgatiχορηγήσει | will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular | supply | 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 | chorēgamō | chorēgame | chorēgami | chorēgama | chorēgamē | chorēgamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | chorēgasō | chorēgase | chorēgasi | chorēgasa | chorēgasē | chorēgaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | chorēgatō1×χορηγεῖ | chorēgate | chorēgati1×χορηγήσει | chorēgata | chorēgatē | chorēgatelē |
| we 1st person plural | chorēganō | chorēgane | chorēgani | chorēgana | chorēganē | chorēganelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | chorēgavō | chorēgave | chorēgavi | chorēgava | chorēgavē | chorēgavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | chorēgalō | chorēgale | chorēgali | chorēgala | chorēgalē | chorēgalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | chorēgameiō | chorēgameia | chorēgameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | chorēgaseiō | chorēgaseia | chorēgaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | chorēgateiō | chorēgateia | chorēgateiē |
| we 1st person plural | chorēganeiō | chorēganeia | chorēganeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | chorēgaveiō | chorēgaveia | chorēgaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | chorēgaleiō | chorēgaleia | chorēgaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | chorēgasōr | chorēgasar | chorēgasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | chorēgatōr | chorēgatar | chorēgatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | chorēgavōr | chorēgavar | chorēgavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | chorēgalōr | chorēgalar | chorēgalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | chorēgamoiō | chorēgamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | chorēgasoiō | chorēgasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | chorēgatoiō | chorēgatoia |
| we 1st person plural | chorēganoiō | chorēganoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | chorēgavoiō | chorēgavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | chorēgaloiō | chorēgaloia |
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 | chorēgarō | chorēgari | chorēgara | chorēgarē |
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 | chorēgarōntos | chorēgarintos | chorēgarantos | chorēgarēntos |
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
chorēg 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
chorēgatō“supplies”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×
1 Peter 4:11“supplies”… tinos diakonatō, hōs ek ischuau hau chorēgatō tos theos; hina en pantei doxazoteiō …… God. If anyone serves, he should serve with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus …
chorēgati“supply”will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular1×
2 Corinthians 9:10… to sperarōnto kai arton eis brōsian chorēgati kai plēthunati ton sporon vu kai …… sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your store of seed …