verb
fortizomō
Strong’sG5412
I load, burden
stem fortiz-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 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.
φορτίζω
(< φόρτος), [in LXX: Ez 16:33 (שָׁחַד) *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5412 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidfor-tid'-zo
to load up (properly, as a vessel or animal), i.e. (figuratively) to overburden with ceremony (or spiritual anxiety)
Fromfrom G5414;
King Jameslade, by heavy laden.
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
load, φορτίσας τὸν ὄνον Refs 2nd c.AD+; φορτία φ. τινάς load them with burdens, NT; περισσῇ δαπάνῃ φ. τὰ κοινά Dörner Erlass des Statthalters von Asia Paullus Fabius PersicusRefsencumbering, Refs 7th c.AD+; αὐχένα φ. Aenigma Sphingis (cited in Refs 5th c.BC+ —middle, τὰ μείονα φορτίζεσθαι ship the smaller part of one's wealth, Refs 8th c.BC+; φορτιούμενος μέλι to carry away a load of honey, Refs 3rd c.BC+—passive, to be heavy laden, πεφορτισμένος NT+2nd c.AD+
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| fortizavōφορτίζετε | happening now · yepresent active indicative 2nd person plural | load | 1× |
| fortizorēntoirπεφορτισμένοι | has happened · direct addressperfect middle or passive participle vocative plural masculine | burdened | 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 140, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | fortizamō | fortizame | fortizami | fortizama | fortizamē | fortizamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | fortizasō | fortizase | fortizasi | fortizasa | fortizasē | fortizaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | fortizatō | fortizate | fortizati | fortizata | fortizatē | fortizatelē |
| we 1st person plural | fortizanō | fortizane | fortizani | fortizana | fortizanē | fortizanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | fortizavō1×φορτίζετε | fortizave | fortizavi | fortizava | fortizavē | fortizavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | fortizalō | fortizale | fortizali | fortizala | fortizalē | fortizalelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | fortizomō | fortizome | fortizomē | fortizomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | fortizosō | fortizose | fortizosē | fortizoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | fortizotō | fortizote | fortizotē | fortizotelē |
| we 1st person plural | fortizonō | fortizone | fortizonē | fortizonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | fortizovō | fortizove | fortizovē | fortizovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | fortizolō | fortizole | fortizolē | fortizolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | fortizameiō | fortizameia | fortizameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | fortizaseiō | fortizaseia | fortizaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | fortizateiō | fortizateia | fortizateiē |
| we 1st person plural | fortizaneiō | fortizaneia | fortizaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | fortizaveiō | fortizaveia | fortizaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | fortizaleiō | fortizaleia | fortizaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | fortizomeiō | fortizomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | fortizoseiō | fortizoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | fortizoteiō | fortizoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | fortizoneiō | fortizoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | fortizoveiō | fortizoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | fortizoleiō | fortizoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | fortizasōr | fortizasar | fortizasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | fortizatōr | fortizatar | fortizatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | fortizavōr | fortizavar | fortizavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | fortizalōr | fortizalar | fortizalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | fortizosōr | fortizosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | fortizotōr | fortizotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | fortizovōr | fortizovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | fortizolōr | fortizolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | fortizamoiō | fortizamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | fortizasoiō | fortizasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | fortizatoiō | fortizatoia |
| we 1st person plural | fortizanoiō | fortizanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | fortizavoiō | fortizavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | fortizaloiō | fortizaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | fortizomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | fortizosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | fortizotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | fortizonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | fortizovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | fortizoloiō |
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 | fortizarō | fortizari | fortizara | fortizarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | fortizorō | fortizorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | fortizarōntos | fortizarintos | fortizarantos | fortizarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | fortizorōntos | fortizorēntos1× |
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
fortiz 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.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
fortizavō“load”happening now · yepresent active indicative 2nd person plural1×
Luke 11:46… Kai vi toi nomikoi ouai, hoti fortizavō toin anthrōpoin fortieim dusbastakteim, kai autois …… lift a finger to lighten their load.
fortizorēntoir“burdened”has happened · direct addressperfect middle or passive participle vocative plural masculine1×
Matthew 11:28… pros min pantoir tois kopiarōntoir kai fortizorēntoir, kamis anapauami vin.… all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.