verb
diabebaiemō
Greekδιαβεβαιόομαι (diabebaioomai)
Strong’sG1226
I assert emphatically
stem diabebai-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
* δια-βεβαιόομαι, -οῦμαι
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1226 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| diabebaielōδιαβεβαιοῦνται | happening now · theypresent middle indicative 3rd person plural | make confident assertions | 1× |
| diabebaierōδιαβεβαιοῦσθαι | happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle infinitive | insist | 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 | diabebaiemō | diabebaieme | diabebaiemi | diabebaiema | diabebaiemē | diabebaiemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | diabebaiesō | diabebaiese | diabebaiesi | diabebaiesa | diabebaiesē | diabebaieselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diabebaietō | diabebaiete | diabebaieti | diabebaieta | diabebaietē | diabebaietelē |
| we 1st person plural | diabebaienō | diabebaiene | diabebaieni | diabebaiena | diabebaienē | diabebaienelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | diabebaievō | diabebaieve | diabebaievi | diabebaieva | diabebaievē | diabebaievelē |
| they 3rd person plural | diabebaielō1×διαβεβαιοῦνται | diabebaiele | diabebaieli | diabebaiela | diabebaielē | diabebaielelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diabebaiemeiō | diabebaiemeia | diabebaiemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | diabebaieseiō | diabebaieseia | diabebaieseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diabebaieteiō | diabebaieteia | diabebaieteiē |
| we 1st person plural | diabebaieneiō | diabebaieneia | diabebaieneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | diabebaieveiō | diabebaieveia | diabebaieveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | diabebaieleiō | diabebaieleia | diabebaieleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | diabebaiesōr | diabebaiesar | diabebaiesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diabebaietōr | diabebaietar | diabebaietēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | diabebaievōr | diabebaievar | diabebaievēr |
| they 3rd person plural | diabebaielōr | diabebaielar | diabebaielēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diabebaiemoiō | diabebaiemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | diabebaiesoiō | diabebaiesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diabebaietoiō | diabebaietoia |
| we 1st person plural | diabebaienoiō | diabebaienoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | diabebaievoiō | diabebaievoia |
| they 3rd person plural | diabebaieloiō | diabebaieloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | diabebaierō1×διαβεβαιοῦσθαι | diabebaieri | diabebaiera | diabebaierē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | diabebaierōtos | diabebaieritos | diabebaieratos | diabebaierētos |
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
diabebai 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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
diabebaielō“make confident assertions”happening now · theypresent middle indicative 3rd person plural1×
1 Timothy 1:7“make confident assertions”thelarōtois arō nomodidaskalois, mē noarōtois mēte heim legalō mēte peri tineiu diabebaielō.They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not understand what they are saying or that which they so confidently assert.
diabebaierō“insist”happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle infinitive1×
Titus 3:8“insist”Pistos tos logos, kai peri houteiu boulemō sin diabebaierō, hina frontizaleiō kaleiu ergeiu proistanerō tois pisteuarētois theo. houteim atō kaleim kai ōfelimeim toi anthrōpoi;This saying is trustworthy. And I want you to emphasize these things, so that those who have believed God will take care to devote themselves to good deeds. These things are excellent and profitable for the people.