verb
deiliamō
Greekδειλιάω (deiliaō)
Strong’sG1168
I shrink, am fearful
stem deili-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
† δειλιάω, -ῶ
(< δειλία), [in LXX for חתת ni., פּחד, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1168 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saiddi-lee-ah'-o
to be timid
Fromfrom G1167;
King Jamesbe afraid.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| deiliatōrδειλιάτω | happening now · he/she/itpresent active imperative 3rd person singular | afraid | 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, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | deiliamō | deiliame | deiliami | deiliama | deiliamē | deiliamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | deiliasō | deiliase | deiliasi | deiliasa | deiliasē | deiliaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | deiliatō | deiliate | deiliati | deiliata | deiliatē | deiliatelē |
| we 1st person plural | deilianō | deiliane | deiliani | deiliana | deilianē | deilianelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | deiliavō | deiliave | deiliavi | deiliava | deiliavē | deiliavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | deilialō | deiliale | deiliali | deiliala | deilialē | deilialelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | deiliameiō | deiliameia | deiliameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | deiliaseiō | deiliaseia | deiliaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | deiliateiō | deiliateia | deiliateiē |
| we 1st person plural | deilianeiō | deilianeia | deilianeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | deiliaveiō | deiliaveia | deiliaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | deilialeiō | deilialeia | deilialeiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | deiliasōr | deiliasar | deiliasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | deiliatōr1×δειλιάτω | deiliatar | deiliatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | deiliavōr | deiliavar | deiliavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | deilialōr | deilialar | deilialēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | deiliamoiō | deiliamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | deiliasoiō | deiliasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | deiliatoiō | deiliatoia |
| we 1st person plural | deilianoiō | deilianoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | deiliavoiō | deiliavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | deilialoiō | deilialoia |
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 | deiliarō | deiliari | deiliara | deiliarē |
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 | deiliarōtos | deiliaritos | deiliaratos | deiliarētos |
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
deili 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
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
deiliatōr“afraid”happening now · he/she/itpresent active imperative 3rd person singular1×
John 14:27“afraid”eirēnan afiēkamō vi, eirēnan tan ēman dōamō vi; ouk kathōs tos kosmos dōatō mis dōamō vi. mē tarassitōr vu tas kardias mēde deiliatōr.Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid.