verb
drassemō
Greekδράσσομαι (drassomai)
Strong’sG1405
I take hold of, grasp
stem drass-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
δράσσομαι
[in LXX for נשׁק pi., Ps 2:12; elsewhere קמץ, as Le 2:2;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1405 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saiddras'-som-ahee
to grasp, i.e. (figuratively) entrap
Fromperhaps akin to the base of G1404 (through the idea of capturing);
King Jamestake.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| drasserōtosδρασσόμενος | happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative singular masculine | catches | 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 | drassemō | drasseme | drassemi | drassema | drassemē | drassemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | drassesō | drassese | drassesi | drassesa | drassesē | drasseselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | drassetō | drassete | drasseti | drasseta | drassetē | drassetelē |
| we 1st person plural | drassenō | drassene | drasseni | drassena | drassenē | drassenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | drassevō | drasseve | drassevi | drasseva | drassevē | drassevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | drasselō | drassele | drasseli | drassela | drasselē | drasselelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | drassemeiō | drassemeia | drassemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | drasseseiō | drasseseia | drasseseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | drasseteiō | drasseteia | drasseteiē |
| we 1st person plural | drasseneiō | drasseneia | drasseneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | drasseveiō | drasseveia | drasseveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | drasseleiō | drasseleia | drasseleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | drassesōr | drassesar | drassesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | drassetōr | drassetar | drassetēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | drassevōr | drassevar | drassevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | drasselōr | drasselar | drasselēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | drassemoiō | drassemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | drassesoiō | drassesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | drassetoiō | drassetoia |
| we 1st person plural | drassenoiō | drassenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | drassevoiō | drassevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | drasseloiō | drasseloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | drasserō | drasseri | drassera | drasserē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | drasserōtos1×δρασσόμενος | drasseritos | drasseratos | drasserētos |
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
drass 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
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
drasserōtos“catches”happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative singular masculine1×
1 Corinthians 3:19“catches”tas gar sofias tou kosmou houtou mōrias para to theo atō; grafitē gar; Tos drasserōtos toin sofoin en ta panourgia autoiu;For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness.”