verb
daknamō
Greekδάκνω (daknō)
Strong’sG1143
I bite, backbite, harm seriously
stem dakn-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
δάκνω
[in LXX for נשׁךְ, Ge 49:17, al., exc. De 8:15 (שׂרף);]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1143 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saiddak'-no
to bite, i.e. (figuratively) thwart
Froma prolonged form of a primary root;
King Jamesbite.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| daknavōδάκνετε | happening now · yepresent active indicative 2nd person plural | bite | 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, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | daknamō | dakname | daknami | daknama | daknamē | daknamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | daknasō | daknase | daknasi | daknasa | daknasē | daknaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | daknatō | daknate | daknati | daknata | daknatē | daknatelē |
| we 1st person plural | daknanō | daknane | daknani | daknana | daknanē | daknanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | daknavō1×δάκνετε | daknave | daknavi | daknava | daknavē | daknavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | daknalō | daknale | daknali | daknala | daknalē | daknalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | daknameiō | daknameia | daknameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | daknaseiō | daknaseia | daknaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | daknateiō | daknateia | daknateiē |
| we 1st person plural | daknaneiō | daknaneia | daknaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | daknaveiō | daknaveia | daknaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | daknaleiō | daknaleia | daknaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | daknasōr | daknasar | daknasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | daknatōr | daknatar | daknatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | daknavōr | daknavar | daknavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | daknalōr | daknalar | daknalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | daknamoiō | daknamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | daknasoiō | daknasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | daknatoiō | daknatoia |
| we 1st person plural | daknanoiō | daknanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | daknavoiō | daknavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | daknaloiō | daknaloia |
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 | daknarō | daknari | daknara | daknarē |
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 | daknarōtos | daknaritos | daknaratos | daknarētos |
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
dakn 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
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
daknavō“bite”happening now · yepresent active indicative 2nd person plural1×
Galatians 5:15“bite”ei de allēloin daknavō kai katesthiavō, blepavōr mē hupo allēloiu analiskiveia.But if you keep on biting and devouring one another, watch out, or you will be consumed by one another.