verb
fantazomō
Strong’sG5324
I cause to appear
stem fantaz-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.
** φαντάζω
(< φαίνω) [in LXX: Wi 6:16, Si 31 (34):5*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5324 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidfan-tad'-zo
to make apparent, i.e. (passively) to appear (neuter participle as noun, a spectacle)
Fromfrom a derivative of G5316;
King Jamessight.
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
(φαίνω) make visible, present to the eye or mind, τι Refs 3rd c.AD+ deceive, Refs 4th c.AD+:—middle, with aorist passive, place before one's mind, picture an object to oneself, imagine, τι Refs 5th c.BC+; fancy, imagine, ὅτι.. Refs 5th c.BC+; τοῖς μηδὲ φαντασθεῖσιν ὡς καλόν.. Refs 3rd c.AD+; with accusative and infinitive, Refs 4th c.AD+
II in early writers only in passive, future φαντασθήσομαι Refs 5th c.BC+: aorist ἐφαντάσθην Refs:— become visible, appear, σφι Refs 5th c.BC+; also, to be heard, μυκαὶ σηκοῖς ἔνι φ. NT+3rd c.BC+
II.b to be terrified by visions or phantasms, Refs
II.2 make a show, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.3 φαντάζεσθαί τινι make oneself like someone, take his form, φανταζόμενος.. γυναικί Refs 4th c.BC+
II.4 appear so and so, to be imagined, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.5 com. for συκοφαντεῖσθαι, to be informed against, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| fantazorōntemφανταζόμενον | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle direct singular neuter | sight | 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 | fantazomō | fantazome | fantazomē | fantazomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | fantazosō | fantazose | fantazosē | fantazoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | fantazotō | fantazote | fantazotē | fantazotelē |
| we 1st person plural | fantazonō | fantazone | fantazonē | fantazonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | fantazovō | fantazove | fantazovē | fantazovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | fantazolō | fantazole | fantazolē | fantazolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | fantazomeiō | fantazomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | fantazoseiō | fantazoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | fantazoteiō | fantazoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | fantazoneiō | fantazoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | fantazoveiō | fantazoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | fantazoleiō | fantazoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | fantazosōr | fantazosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | fantazotōr | fantazotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | fantazovōr | fantazovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | fantazolōr | fantazolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | fantazomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | fantazosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | fantazotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | fantazonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | fantazovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | fantazoloiō |
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 | fantazorō | fantazorē |
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 | fantazorōntos1× | fantazorēntos |
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
fantaz 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
fantazorōntem“sight”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle direct singular neuter1×
Hebrews 12:21kai, houtōs foberem ate tem fantazorōntem, Mōusos legata; Ekfobos amō kai entromos.The sight was so terrifying that even Moses …