verb
emamō
Greekἐμέω (emeō)
Strong’sG1692
I vomit forth
stem em-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἐμέω, -ῶ
[in LXX: Is 19:14 (קֵא)*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1692 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidem-eh'-o
to vomit
Fromof uncertain affinity;
King James(will) spue.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| emaraἐμέσαι | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | spit | 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 | emamō | emame | emami | emama | emamē | emamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | emasō | emase | emasi | emasa | emasē | emaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ematō | emate | emati | emata | ematē | ematelē |
| we 1st person plural | emanō | emane | emani | emana | emanē | emanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | emavō | emave | emavi | emava | emavē | emavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | emalō | emale | emali | emala | emalē | emalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | emameiō | emameia | emameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | emaseiō | emaseia | emaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | emateiō | emateia | emateiē |
| we 1st person plural | emaneiō | emaneia | emaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | emaveiō | emaveia | emaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | emaleiō | emaleia | emaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | emasōr | emasar | emasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ematōr | ematar | ematēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | emavōr | emavar | emavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | emalōr | emalar | emalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | emamoiō | emamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | emasoiō | emasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ematoiō | ematoia |
| we 1st person plural | emanoiō | emanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | emavoiō | emavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | emaloiō | emaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | emarō | emari | emara1×ἐμέσαι | emarē |
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 | emarōtos | emaritos | emaratos | emarētos |
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
em 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
emara“spit”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×
Revelation 3:16“spit”houtōs, hoti chliaros asō kai oute zestos oute psuchros, mellamō sin emara ek teu stomeu mu.So because you are lukewarm — neither hot nor cold — I am about to vomit you out of My mouth!