verb
epiraptamō
Greekἐπιράπτω (epiraptō)
Strong’sG1976
I sew on
stem epirapt-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
*† ἐπι-ράπτω (Rec. -ρράπτω),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1976 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| epiraptatōἐπιράπτει | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | sews | 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, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epiraptamō | epiraptame | epiraptami | epiraptama | epiraptamē | epiraptamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | epiraptasō | epiraptase | epiraptasi | epiraptasa | epiraptasē | epiraptaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epiraptatō1×ἐπιράπτει | epiraptate | epiraptati | epiraptata | epiraptatē | epiraptatelē |
| we 1st person plural | epiraptanō | epiraptane | epiraptani | epiraptana | epiraptanē | epiraptanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epiraptavō | epiraptave | epiraptavi | epiraptava | epiraptavē | epiraptavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | epiraptalō | epiraptale | epiraptali | epiraptala | epiraptalē | epiraptalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epiraptameiō | epiraptameia | epiraptameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | epiraptaseiō | epiraptaseia | epiraptaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epiraptateiō | epiraptateia | epiraptateiē |
| we 1st person plural | epiraptaneiō | epiraptaneia | epiraptaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epiraptaveiō | epiraptaveia | epiraptaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | epiraptaleiō | epiraptaleia | epiraptaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | epiraptasōr | epiraptasar | epiraptasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epiraptatōr | epiraptatar | epiraptatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | epiraptavōr | epiraptavar | epiraptavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | epiraptalōr | epiraptalar | epiraptalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epiraptamoiō | epiraptamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | epiraptasoiō | epiraptasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epiraptatoiō | epiraptatoia |
| we 1st person plural | epiraptanoiō | epiraptanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | epiraptavoiō | epiraptavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | epiraptaloiō | epiraptaloia |
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 | epiraptarō | epiraptari | epiraptara | epiraptarē |
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 | epiraptarōtos | epiraptaritos | epiraptaratos | epiraptarētos |
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
epirapt 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
epiraptatō“sews”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Mark 2:21“sews”Oudenos epiblēmem rakeu agnafeu epiraptatō epi himatiem palaiem; ei de mē, airatō tem plērōmem apo auteu tem kainem teu palaieu, kai cheirōnem schismem ginetō.No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. If he does, the new piece will pull away from the old, and a worse tear will result.