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verb

endunamō

Greekἐνδύνω (endunō)

Strong’sG1744

I clothe, enter, creep into

stem endun-once in the New Testament1 forms occur

Translated as

worm their way

What it means

ἐν-δύνω, v.s. ἐνδύω.

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G1744 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saiden-doo'-no

to sink (by implication, wrap (compare G1746) on, i.e. (figuratively) sneak

Fromfrom G1772 and G1416;

King Jamescreep.

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 itWhat it isUsuallyTimes
endunarōtoisἐνδύνοντεςhappening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculineworm their way

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 personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularendunamōendunameendunamiendunamaendunamēendunamelē
you 2nd person singularendunasōendunaseendunasiendunasaendunasēendunaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularendunatōendunateendunatiendunataendunatēendunatelē
we 1st person pluralendunanōendunaneendunaniendunanaendunanēendunanelē
ye 2nd person pluralendunavōendunaveendunaviendunavaendunavēendunavelē
they 3rd person pluralendunalōendunaleendunaliendunalaendunalēendunalelē
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularendunameiōendunameiaendunameiē
you 2nd person singularendunaseiōendunaseiaendunaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularendunateiōendunateiaendunateiē
we 1st person pluralendunaneiōendunaneiaendunaneiē
ye 2nd person pluralendunaveiōendunaveiaendunaveiē
they 3rd person pluralendunaleiōendunaleiaendunaleiē
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularendunasōrendunasarendunasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularendunatōrendunatarendunatēr
ye 2nd person pluralendunavōrendunavarendunavēr
they 3rd person pluralendunalōrendunalarendunalēr
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularendunamoiōendunamoia
you 2nd person singularendunasoiōendunasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularendunatoiōendunatoia
we 1st person pluralendunanoiōendunanoia
ye 2nd person pluralendunavoiōendunavoia
they 3rd person pluralendunaloiōendunaloia
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voiceendunarōendunariendunaraendunarē
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voiceendunarōtosendunaritosendunaratosendunarētos

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
endunstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvlwho person+eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+tthen it declines+ogender+sits job in the sentence case

endun 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

endunarōtois“worm their way”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine

2 Timothy 3:6“worm their way”ek houtoiu gar alō tois endunarōtois eis tain oikiain kai aichmalōtizarōtois gunaikarieim sōreuirēteim hamartai, agirōteim epithumiai poikilai,They are the kind who worm their way into households and captivate vulnerable women who are weighed down with sins and led astray by various passions,