verb
ethizomō
Strong’sG1480
I accustom
stem ethiz-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.
** ἐθίζω,
(< ἔθος), [in LXX: Si 23:9, 13, II Mac 14:30;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1480 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saideth-id'-zo
to accustom, i.e. (neuter passive participle) customary
Fromfrom G1485;
King Jamescustom.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
poetry εἰθ-Refs: Attic dialect future ἐθιῶ Refs 5th c.BC+: aorist εἴθισα Refs 4th c.BC+: perfect εἴθικα Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, future ἐθισθήσομαι Refs 1st c.BC+: aorist εἰθίσθην Refs 5th c.BC+: perfect εἴθισμαι Refs 5th c.BC+; 3rd.pers. plural εἰθίδαται Refs 5th c.BC+: pluperfect εἴθιστο Refs 5th c.BC+: (ἔθος):—accustom, ἐ. αὑτὸν χαίρειν Refs 5th c.BC+: with infinitive, ἐθίσας ἀεί τι λῄζεσθαι Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, to be or become accustomed or used to do, with infinitive, Refs 5th c.BC+; τιRefs 4th c.BC+ as is the custom, Refs 3rd c.BC+; κατὰ τὰ εἰθις μένα Refs 3rd c.AD+, etc.:—in Refs 1st c.AD+active εἴθιζον.
II intransitive in active, become accustomed, Refs 2nd c.AD+: with infinitive, Refsinfinitive supplied, ὅπως ἀναγραφῇ τὸ ψήφισμα οὗ καὶ τὰ ἄλλα ἐθίζουσιν (i.e. ἀναγράψαι) Refs 1st 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ethizorēntemεἰθισμένον | has happened · objectperfect middle or passive participle direct singular neuter | custom | 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, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ethizomō | ethizome | ethizomē | ethizomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | ethizosō | ethizose | ethizosē | ethizoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ethizotō | ethizote | ethizotē | ethizotelē |
| we 1st person plural | ethizonō | ethizone | ethizonē | ethizonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | ethizovō | ethizove | ethizovē | ethizovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | ethizolō | ethizole | ethizolē | ethizolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ethizomeiō | ethizomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | ethizoseiō | ethizoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ethizoteiō | ethizoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | ethizoneiō | ethizoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | ethizoveiō | ethizoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | ethizoleiō | ethizoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | ethizosōr | ethizosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ethizotōr | ethizotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | ethizovōr | ethizovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | ethizolōr | ethizolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ethizomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | ethizosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ethizotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | ethizonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | ethizovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | ethizoloiō |
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 | ethizorō | ethizorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| 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 | ethizorōntos | ethizorēntos1× |
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
ethiz 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
ethizorēntem“custom”has happened · objectperfect middle or passive participle direct singular neuter1×
Luke 2:27“custom”… Iēsun teu poiara autoin kata tem ethizorēntem tou nomou peri autou… the child Jesus to do for Him what was customary under the Law,