verb
damazamō
Greekδαμάζω (damazō)
Strong’sG1150
I tame, subdue
stem damaz-4 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books3 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
δαμάζω
[in LXX: Da 2:40 (חֲשַׁל) *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1150 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saiddam-ad'-zo
to tame
Froma variation of an obsolete primary of the same meaning;
King Jamestame.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| damazitōδαμάζεται | happening now · he/she/itpresent passive indicative 3rd person singular | tamed | 1× |
| damazitēδεδάμασται | has happened · he/she/itperfect passive indicative 3rd person singular | tamed | 1× |
| damazaraδαμάσαι | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | tame | 2× |
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, 2 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 | damazamō | damazame | damazami | damazama | damazamē | damazamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | damazasō | damazase | damazasi | damazasa | damazasē | damazaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | damazatō | damazate | damazati | damazata | damazatē | damazatelē |
| we 1st person plural | damazanō | damazane | damazani | damazana | damazanē | damazanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | damazavō | damazave | damazavi | damazava | damazavē | damazavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | damazalō | damazale | damazali | damazala | damazalē | damazalelē |
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 | damazimō | damazime | damazimi | damazima | damazimē | damazimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | damazisō | damazise | damazisi | damazisa | damazisē | damaziselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | damazitō1×δαμάζεται | damazite | damaziti | damazita | damazitē1×δεδάμασται | damazitelē |
| we 1st person plural | damazinō | damazine | damazini | damazina | damazinē | damazinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | damazivō | damazive | damazivi | damaziva | damazivē | damazivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | damazilō | damazile | damazili | damazila | damazilē | damazilelē |
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 | damazameiō | damazameia | damazameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | damazaseiō | damazaseia | damazaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | damazateiō | damazateia | damazateiē |
| we 1st person plural | damazaneiō | damazaneia | damazaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | damazaveiō | damazaveia | damazaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | damazaleiō | damazaleia | damazaleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | damazimeiō | damazimeia | damazimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | damaziseiō | damaziseia | damaziseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | damaziteiō | damaziteia | damaziteiē |
| we 1st person plural | damazineiō | damazineia | damazineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | damaziveiō | damaziveia | damaziveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | damazileiō | damazileia | damazileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | damazasōr | damazasar | damazasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | damazatōr | damazatar | damazatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | damazavōr | damazavar | damazavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | damazalōr | damazalar | damazalēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | damazisōr | damazisar | damazisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | damazitōr | damazitar | damazitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | damazivōr | damazivar | damazivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | damazilōr | damazilar | damazilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | damazamoiō | damazamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | damazasoiō | damazasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | damazatoiō | damazatoia |
| we 1st person plural | damazanoiō | damazanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | damazavoiō | damazavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | damazaloiō | damazaloia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | damazimoiō | damazimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | damazisoiō | damazisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | damazitoiō | damazitoia |
| we 1st person plural | damazinoiō | damazinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | damazivoiō | damazivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | damaziloiō | damaziloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | damazarō | damazari | damazara2×δαμάσαι | damazarē |
| acted on passive voice | damazirō | damaziri | damazira | damazirē |
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 | damazarōtos | damazaritos | damazaratos | damazarētos |
| acted on passive voice | damazirōtos | damaziritos | damaziratos | damazirētos |
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
damaz 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
damazitō“tamed”happening now · he/she/itpresent passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
James 3:7“tamed”pantas gar fusias thēreiu tē kai peteineiu herpeteiu tē kai enalieiu damazitō kai damazitē ta fusia ta anthrōpina;All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man,
damazitē“tamed”has happened · he/she/itperfect passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
James 3:7“tamed”pantas gar fusias thēreiu tē kai peteineiu herpeteiu tē kai enalieiu damazitō kai damazitē ta fusia ta anthrōpina;All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man,
damazara“tame”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive2×
Mark 5:4“subdue”dia tem auton pollakis pedai kai halusiai dirē kai diaspirē hupo autou tain halusiain kai tain pedain suntribirē, kai oudenos ischuate auton damazara;Though he was often bound with chains and shackles, he had broken the chains and shattered the shackles. Now there was no one with the strength to subdue him.
James 3:8“tame”tan de glōssan oudenos damazara dunetō anthrōpoiu; akatastatem kakem, mestas iou thanatēforou.but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.