verb
diiknomō
Strong’sG1338
I pass through, pierce
stem diikn-once in the New Testament1 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.
δι-ικνέομαι (Rec. διϊκ-), -οῦμαι,
[in LXX for בּרח hi., Ex 26:28 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1338 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future -ίξομαι: aorist -ικόμην:— go through, penetrate, ποτὶ τὰν ψυχάν δι᾽ ὤτων Refs 5th c.BC+; reach, with missiles, Refs 5th c.BC+
2 in speaking, go through, tell of, πάντα δ. Refs 8th c.BC+
3 of Time, intervene, διετοῦς χρόνου διικνουμένου Refs 3rd c.AD+
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| diiknorōntosδιϊκνούμενος | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine | piercing | 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 54, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diiknomō | diiknome | diiknomē | diiknomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | diiknosō | diiknose | diiknosē | diiknoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diiknotō | diiknote | diiknotē | diiknotelē |
| we 1st person plural | diiknonō | diiknone | diiknonē | diiknonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | diiknovō | diiknove | diiknovē | diiknovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | diiknolō | diiknole | diiknolē | diiknolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diiknomeiō | diiknomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | diiknoseiō | diiknoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diiknoteiō | diiknoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | diiknoneiō | diiknoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | diiknoveiō | diiknoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | diiknoleiō | diiknoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | diiknosōr | diiknosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diiknotōr | diiknotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | diiknovōr | diiknovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | diiknolōr | diiknolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diiknomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | diiknosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diiknotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | diiknonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | diiknovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | diiknoloiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | diiknorō | diiknorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | diiknorōntos1×διϊκνούμενος | diiknorēntos |
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
diikn 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.
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
diiknorōntos“piercing”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine1×
Hebrews 4:12“piercing”… tomōteros huper pantan machairan distoman kai diiknorōntos achri merismou psuchau kai pneumeu, harmoiu …… and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and intentions of …