verb
eponomazomō
Strong’sG2028
I name, impose a name on
stem eponomaz-once in the New Testament1 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.
ἐπ-ονομάζω
[in LXX chiefly for קָרָא;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2028 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
apply a word (accusative) as a name to a thing (dative), ᾧ γένει κέραμον ἐπωνομάκαμεν to which sort we have given the name pottery, Refs 5th c.BC+; who dedicates his life to Refs 4th c.BC+, calls himself an Alexandrist? Refs 4th c.AD+ —passive, τῇ ἀρχῇ ὕβρις ἐπωνομάσθη the name insolence was given to this rule, Refs 5th c.BC+
2 call by a name, ἀπὸ τοῦ θεῖν θεοὺς αὐτοὺς ἐπονομάσαι [φαίνονται] Refs; τὰς Μούσας ἀπὸ τοῦ μῶσθαι τὸ ὄνομα τοῦτο ἐ. called the Muses by this name (viz. Muses),Refs; with εἶναι pleonastic, Refs:—passive, to be named, ἀπό τινος after one, Refs 5th c.BC+; also τινος, to be named the temple of.., Refs 5th c.BC+; πατρόθεν ἐ. Refs; πατρὸς.. δαῖτ᾽ ἐπωνομασμένην, i.e. called after Agamemnon (compare ἐπώνυμος), Refs 5th c.BC+; especially to be surnamed, NT+5th c.BC+
3 generally, name, call so and so, ἀφνειὸν ἐ. τὸ χωρίον Refs 5th c.BC+
4 pronounce a name, ἐ. τὰ οὐνόματα ἐν τῷ ὕμνῳ Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐπονομάζων τινά uttering his name as he throws the cottabus, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| eponomazosōἐπονομάζῃ | happening now · youpresent middle or passive indicative 2nd person singular | call | 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 54, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | eponomazomō | eponomazome | eponomazomē | eponomazomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | eponomazosō1×ἐπονομάζῃ | eponomazose | eponomazosē | eponomazoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eponomazotō | eponomazote | eponomazotē | eponomazotelē |
| we 1st person plural | eponomazonō | eponomazone | eponomazonē | eponomazonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | eponomazovō | eponomazove | eponomazovē | eponomazovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | eponomazolō | eponomazole | eponomazolē | eponomazolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | eponomazomeiō | eponomazomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | eponomazoseiō | eponomazoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eponomazoteiō | eponomazoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | eponomazoneiō | eponomazoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | eponomazoveiō | eponomazoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | eponomazoleiō | eponomazoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | eponomazosōr | eponomazosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eponomazotōr | eponomazotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | eponomazovōr | eponomazovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | eponomazolōr | eponomazolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | eponomazomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | eponomazosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eponomazotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | eponomazonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | eponomazovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | eponomazoloiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | eponomazorō | eponomazorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | eponomazorōntos | eponomazorēntos |
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
eponomaz 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.
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
eponomazosō“call”happening now · youpresent middle or passive indicative 2nd person singular1×
Romans 2:17Ei de sis Ioudaios eponomazosō kai epanapauosō nomo kai kauchosō en …Now you, if you call yourself a Jew; if you rely …