verb
epitimamō
Greekἐπιτιμάω (epitimaō)
Strong’sG2008
I rebuke, chide, admonish, warn
stem epitim-29 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books9 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἐπι-τιμάω, -ῶ
[in LXX for גָּעַר, Ge 37:10, Ps 9:5, Za 3:3(2); Si 11:7, al.;]
SYN.: ἐλέγχω, q.v
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2008 — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| epitimateἐπετίμα | was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular | warned | 1× |
| epitimaleἐπετίμων | was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural | rebuked | 3× |
| epitimataἐπετίμησεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | rebuked | 14× |
| epitimalaἐπετίμησαν | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | rebuked | 2× |
| epitimasarἐπιτίμησον | happened · youaorist active imperative 2nd person singular | rebuke | 3× |
| epitimatoiaἘπιτιμήσαι | happened · he/she/itaorist active optative 3rd person singular | rebuke | 1× |
| epitimarōἐπιτιμᾶν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | rebuke | 2× |
| epitimarōtosἐπιτιμῶν | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | rebuked | 2× |
| epitimaratosἐπιτιμήσας | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine | strictly warned | 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, 20 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epitimamō | epitimame | epitimami | epitimama | epitimamē | epitimamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | epitimasō | epitimase | epitimasi | epitimasa | epitimasē | epitimaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epitimatō | epitimate1×ἐπετίμα | epitimati | epitimata14×ἐπετίμησεν | epitimatē | epitimatelē |
| we 1st person plural | epitimanō | epitimane | epitimani | epitimana | epitimanē | epitimanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epitimavō | epitimave | epitimavi | epitimava | epitimavē | epitimavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | epitimalō | epitimale3×ἐπετίμων | epitimali | epitimala2×ἐπετίμησαν | epitimalē | epitimalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epitimameiō | epitimameia | epitimameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | epitimaseiō | epitimaseia | epitimaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epitimateiō | epitimateia | epitimateiē |
| we 1st person plural | epitimaneiō | epitimaneia | epitimaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epitimaveiō | epitimaveia | epitimaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | epitimaleiō | epitimaleia | epitimaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 3 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | epitimasōr | epitimasar3×ἐπιτίμησον | epitimasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epitimatōr | epitimatar | epitimatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | epitimavōr | epitimavar | epitimavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | epitimalōr | epitimalar | epitimalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epitimamoiō | epitimamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | epitimasoiō | epitimasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epitimatoiō | epitimatoia1×Ἐπιτιμήσαι |
| we 1st person plural | epitimanoiō | epitimanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | epitimavoiō | epitimavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | epitimaloiō | epitimaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | epitimarō2×ἐπιτιμᾶν | epitimari | epitimara | epitimarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 3 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | epitimarōtos2×ἐπιτιμῶν | epitimaritos | epitimaratos1×ἐπιτιμήσας | epitimarētos |
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
epitim 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
29 occurrences, every one of them listed
epitimate“warned”was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Mark 3:12“warned”kai polleim epitimate autoi hina mē auton faneron poialeia.But He warned them sternly not to make Him known.
epitimale“rebuked”was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural3×
Mark 10:48“warned”kai epitimale auto pollois hina siōpateia; tos de polle mallon krazate; Huior David, elēasar min.Many people admonished him to be silent, but he cried out all the louder, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
Luke 18:15“rebuked”Prosferale de auto kai teim brefeim hina auteiu hapteteiō; horaratois de tois mathētois epitimale autoi.Now people were even bringing their babies to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them. And when the disciples saw this, they rebuked those who brought them.
Luke 18:39“rebuked”kai tois proagarōtois epitimale auto hina sigateia; autos de polle mallon krazate; Huior David, elēasar min.Those who led the way admonished him to be silent, but he cried out all the louder, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
epitimata“rebuked”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular14×
Matthew 8:26“rebuked”kai legatō autoi; Tinem deilois avō, oligopistoir? tote egeiriratos epitimata toi anemoi kai ta thalassa, kai gineta galēnas megas.“You of little faith,” Jesus replied, “why are you so afraid?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was perfectly calm.
Matthew 12:16“warned”kai epitimata autoi hina mē faneron auton poialeia,warning them not to make Him known.
Matthew 17:18“rebuked”kai epitimata auto tos Iēsus, kai exerchata apo autou tem daimonem; kai therapeuita tos paidos apo tau hōrau ekeinau.Then Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of the boy, and he was healed from that moment.
Matthew 20:31“rebuked”tos de ochlos epitimata autoi hina siōpaleia; tois de megoterem krazala legarōtois; Kurior, elēasar nin, huios David.The crowd admonished them to be silent, but they cried out all the louder, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”
Mark 1:25“rebuked”kai epitimata auto tos Iēsus legarōtos; Fimisar kai exerchasar ek autou.But Jesus rebuked the spirit. “Be silent!” He said. “Come out of him!”
Mark 4:39“rebuked”kai diegeiriratos epitimata to anemo kai legata ta thalassa; Siōpasōr, fimisēr. kai kopazata tos anemos, kai gineta galēnas megas.Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the sea. “Silence!” He commanded. “Be still!” And the wind died down, and it was perfectly calm.
Mark 8:30“warned”kai epitimata autoi hina mēdeno legaleiō peri autou.And Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about Him.
Mark 8:33“rebuked”tos de epistrefiratos kai horaratos toin mathētoin autou epitimata Petro kai legatō; Hupagasōr opisō mu, Satanaor, hoti ouk fronasō teim tou theou alla teim toiu anthrōpoiu.But Jesus, turning and looking at His disciples, rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind Me, Satan! For you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.”
Mark 9:25“rebuked”horaratos de tos Iēsus hoti episuntrechatō ochlos epitimata te pneume te akatharte legarōtos aute; Tem alalem kai kōfem pneumem, mis epitassamō si, exerchasar ek autou kai mēketi eiserchaseia eis auton.When Jesus saw that a crowd had come running, He rebuked the unclean spirit. “You deaf and mute spirit,” He said, “I command you to come out and never enter him again.”
Luke 4:35“rebuked”kai epitimata auto tos Iēsus legarōtos; Fimisar kai exerchasar apo autou. kai riptaratem auton tem daimonem eis tem mesem exerchata apo autou mēdenem blaptaratem auton.But Jesus rebuked the demon. “Be silent!” He said. “Come out of him!” At this, the demon threw the man down before them all and came out without harming him.
Luke 4:39“rebuked”kai efistanaratos epanō autau epitimata to pureto, kai afiēkata autan; parachrēma de anistanaratas diakonate autoi.and He stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. And she got up at once and began to serve them.
Luke 8:24“rebuked”prosercharatois de diegeirala auton legarōtois; Epistator epistator, apolluenō; tos de diegeiriratos epitimata to anemo kai to kludōno teu hudōreu, kai pauela, kai gineta galēnas.The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters, and they subsided, and all was calm.
Luke 9:42“rebuked”ēti de prosercherōtou autou rēgnuata auton tem daimonem kai susparassata; epitimata de tos Iēsus te pneume te akatharte, kai ieta ton paidon kai apodōata auton to patēro autou.Even while the boy was approaching, the demon slammed him to the ground in a convulsion. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.
Luke 9:55“rebuked”strefiratos de epitimata autoi.But Jesus turned and rebuked them.
epitimala“rebuked”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural2×
Matthew 19:13“rebuked”Tote prosferila auto paidieim hina tain cheirain epitithateia autei kai proseucheteia; tois de mathētois epitimala autei.Then little children were brought to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them and pray for them. And the disciples rebuked those who brought them.
Mark 10:13“rebuked”Kai prosferale auto paidieim hina auteiu hapteteia; tois de mathētois epitimala autoi.Now people were bringing the little children to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them, and the disciples rebuked those who brought them.
epitimasar“rebuke”happened · youaorist active imperative 2nd person singular3×
Luke 17:3“rebuke”prosechavōr heautoi. ean hamartateia tos adelfos su epitimasar auto, kai ean metanoateia afiēkasar auto;Watch yourselves. If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.
Luke 19:39“rebuke”kai tinois toiu Farisaioiu apo tou ochlou legala pros auton; Didaskalor, epitimasar toi mathētoi su.But some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, rebuke Your disciples!”
2 Timothy 4:2“rebuke”kērussasar ton logon, efistanasar eukairōs akairōs, elenchasar, epitimasar, parakalasar, en panta makrothumia kai didacha.Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction.
epitimatoia“rebuke”happened · he/she/itaorist active optative 3rd person singular1×
Jude 1:9“rebuke”tos de Michaēl tos archangelos, hote to diabolo diakrinerōtos dialegete peri teu Mōusou sōmeu, ouk tolmata krisian epiferara blasfēmiau, alla legata; Epitimatoia si kurios.But even the archangel Michael, when he disputed with the devil over the body of Moses, did not presume to bring a slanderous charge against him, but said, “The Lord rebuke you!”
epitimarō“rebuke”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive2×
Matthew 16:22“rebuke”kai proslamberatos auton tos Petros archeta epitimarō auto legarōtos; Hilaos si, kurior; ouk mē eti si houtem.Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him. “Far be it from You, Lord!” he said. “This shall never happen to You!”
Mark 8:32“rebuke”kai parrēsia ton logon lalate. kai proslamberatos tos Petros auton archeta epitimarō auto.He spoke this message quite frankly, and Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him.
epitimarōtos“rebuked”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine2×
Luke 4:41“rebuked”exerchete de kai daimoneim apo polloiu kraugazarōteim kai legarōteim hoti Sis asō tos huios tou theou. kai epitimarōtos ouk easate auteim lalarō, hoti oidalelē ton christon auton arō.Demons also came out of many people, shouting, “You are the Son of God!” But He rebuked the demons and would not allow them to speak, because they knew He was the Christ.
Luke 23:40“rebuked”apokriniratos de tos heteros epitimarōtos auto fēate; Oude fobesō sis ton theon, hoti en te aute krime asō?But the other one rebuked him, saying, “Do you not even fear God, since you are under the same judgment?
epitimaratos“strictly warned”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine1×
Luke 9:21“strictly warned”Tos de epitimaratos autoi parangellata mēdeno legarō houtem,Jesus strictly warned them not to tell this to anyone.