verb
diasafamō
Strong’sG1285
I make clear, explain
stem diasaf-2 times in the New Testament2 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.
δια-σαφέω, -ῶ
(< σαφής, clear), [in LXX: De 1:5 (בּאר pi.), Da LXX, 2:6 (חוה aph.), I-III Ma 9 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1285 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saiddee-as-af-eh'-o
to clear thoroughly, i.e. (figuratively) declare
Fromfrom G1223 and σαφής (clear);
King Jamestell unto.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
make quite clear, show plainly, ἐλπίδας οὔσας κενάς Refs 5th c.BC+; τι Refs 5th c.BC+; also δ. περί τινος make a clear statement about.., Refs 4th c.BC+send clear information.., Refs 2nd c.BC+; instruct plainly, ἵνα.. LXX+3rd c.BC+:—middle, uncertain in Refs:—passive, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| diasafalaδιεσάφησαν | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | reported | 1× |
| diasafasarΔιασάφησον | happened · youaorist active imperative 2nd person singular | explain | 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 | diasafamō | diasafame | diasafami | diasafama | diasafamē | diasafamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | diasafasō | diasafase | diasafasi | diasafasa | diasafasē | diasafaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diasafatō | diasafate | diasafati | diasafata | diasafatē | diasafatelē |
| we 1st person plural | diasafanō | diasafane | diasafani | diasafana | diasafanē | diasafanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | diasafavō | diasafave | diasafavi | diasafava | diasafavē | diasafavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | diasafalō | diasafale | diasafali | diasafala1×διεσάφησαν | diasafalē | diasafalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diasafameiō | diasafameia | diasafameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | diasafaseiō | diasafaseia | diasafaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diasafateiō | diasafateia | diasafateiē |
| we 1st person plural | diasafaneiō | diasafaneia | diasafaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | diasafaveiō | diasafaveia | diasafaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | diasafaleiō | diasafaleia | diasafaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | diasafasōr | diasafasar1×Διασάφησον | diasafasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diasafatōr | diasafatar | diasafatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | diasafavōr | diasafavar | diasafavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | diasafalōr | diasafalar | diasafalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diasafamoiō | diasafamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | diasafasoiō | diasafasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diasafatoiō | diasafatoia |
| we 1st person plural | diasafanoiō | diasafanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | diasafavoiō | diasafavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | diasafaloiō | diasafaloia |
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 | diasafarō | diasafari | diasafara | diasafarē |
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 | diasafarōntos | diasafarintos | diasafarantos | diasafarēntos |
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
diasaf 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
diasafala“reported”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Matthew 18:31“reported”… teim generanteim lupila sfodra, kai ercharantois diasafala to kurio heautoiu panteim teim generanteim.… what had happened, they were greatly distressed, and they went and recounted all of this to their master.
diasafasar“explain”happened · youaorist active imperative 2nd person singular1×
Matthew 13:36… proserchala auto tois mathētois autou legarōntois; Diasafasar ni tan parabolan teiu zizanieiu tou …… disciples came to Him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the …