verb
eiōthamō
Strong’sG1486
I am accustomed, custom, what was customary
stem eiōth-4 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books2 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.
εἴωθα, v.s. ἔθω.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1486 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saideth'-o
to be used (by habit or conventionality); neuter perfect participle usage
Froma primary verb;
King Jamesbe custom (manner, wont).
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
to be accustomed, to be wont: present only in participle, κακὰ πόλλ᾽ ἕρδεσκεν ἔθων much ill he wrought after his wont, Refs 8th c.BC+ as, ={βλάπτων},{φθείρων} (and it was so used by Refs 3rd c.BC+: perfect εἴωθα Refs 8th c.BC+, Epic dialect and Ionic dialect ἔωθα Refs, is used as present; pluperfect εἰώθειν, Ionic dialect ἐώθεα, as imperfect; participle εἰωθώς, Ionic dialect ἐωθώς, also in Refs 5th c.BC+; Doric dialect 3rd.pers. plural perfect ἐθώκατι Refs 5th c.AD+: mostly with infinitive, Refs 8th c.BC+ as is the custom, Refs 5th c.BC+: frequently absolutely in participle, of persons, accustomed, customary, usual, ἡνιόχῳ εἰωθότι Refs 8th c.BC+; ὑμῖν.. τοῖς εἰώθοσιν who are used [to hear me], Refs 5th c.BC+; οὐκ ἐωθώς praeter morem, Refs 5th c.BC+; of things, τὰ ἐωθότα νοήματα Refs 5th c.BC+. contrary to custom, Refs 5th c.BC+; τὰ εἰ. ordinary things, Refs 5th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| eiōthatelēεἰώθει | had happened · he/she/itpluperfect active indicative 3rd person singular | custom | 2× |
| eiōtharēntemεἰωθὸς | has happened · objectperfect active participle direct singular neuter | custom | 2× |
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, 2 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | eiōthamō | eiōthame | eiōthami | eiōthama | eiōthamē | eiōthamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | eiōthasō | eiōthase | eiōthasi | eiōthasa | eiōthasē | eiōthaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eiōthatō | eiōthate | eiōthati | eiōthata | eiōthatē | eiōthatelē2×εἰώθει |
| we 1st person plural | eiōthanō | eiōthane | eiōthani | eiōthana | eiōthanē | eiōthanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | eiōthavō | eiōthave | eiōthavi | eiōthava | eiōthavē | eiōthavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | eiōthalō | eiōthale | eiōthali | eiōthala | eiōthalē | eiōthalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | eiōthameiō | eiōthameia | eiōthameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | eiōthaseiō | eiōthaseia | eiōthaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eiōthateiō | eiōthateia | eiōthateiē |
| we 1st person plural | eiōthaneiō | eiōthaneia | eiōthaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | eiōthaveiō | eiōthaveia | eiōthaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | eiōthaleiō | eiōthaleia | eiōthaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | eiōthasōr | eiōthasar | eiōthasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eiōthatōr | eiōthatar | eiōthatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | eiōthavōr | eiōthavar | eiōthavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | eiōthalōr | eiōthalar | eiōthalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | eiōthamoiō | eiōthamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | eiōthasoiō | eiōthasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eiōthatoiō | eiōthatoia |
| we 1st person plural | eiōthanoiō | eiōthanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | eiōthavoiō | eiōthavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | eiōthaloiō | eiōthaloia |
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 | eiōtharō | eiōthari | eiōthara | eiōtharē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | eiōtharōntos | eiōtharintos | eiōtharantos | eiōtharēntos2× |
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
eiōth 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.
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
eiōthatelē“custom”had happened · he/she/itpluperfect active indicative 3rd person singular2×
Matthew 27:15“accustomed”Kata de heortan eiōthatelē tos hēgemonos apoluarō henon to ochlo …Now it was the governor’s custom at the feast to release to the crowd a prisoner …
Mark 10:1… palin ochlois pros auton, kai hōs eiōthatelē palin didaskate autoin.… He taught them, as was His custom.
eiōtharēntem“custom”has happened · objectperfect active participle direct singular neuter2×
Luke 4:16… ate treforēntos, kai eiserchata kata tem eiōtharēntem auto en ta hēmera teiu sabbateiu …… been brought up. As was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the …
Acts 17:2kata de tem eiōtharēntem to Paulo eiserchata pros autoin kai …As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue, and …