verb
frouramō
Greekφρουρέω (froureō)
Strong’sG5432
I guard, keep
stem frour-4 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books4 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
φρουρέω, -ῶ
(< φρουρός, a guard), [in LXX: I Es 4:56, Jth 3:6, Wi 17:16, I Mac 11:3 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5432 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidfroo-reh'-o
to be a watcher in advance, i.e. to mount guard as a sentinel (post spies at gates); figuratively, to hem in, protect
Fromfrom a compound of G4253 and G3708;
King Jameskeep (with a garrison).
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| frourateἐφρούρει | was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular | guarding | 1× |
| frourineἐφρουρούμεθα | was happening · weimperfect passive indicative 1st person plural | imprisoned | 1× |
| frouratiφρουρήσει | will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular | guard | 1× |
| frourirōtoinφρουρουμένους | happening now · objectpresent passive participle accusative plural masculine | protected | 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 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 3 occurrences
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 | frouramō | frourame | frourami | frourama | frouramē | frouramelē |
| you 2nd person singular | frourasō | frourase | frourasi | frourasa | frourasē | frouraselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | frouratō | frourate1×ἐφρούρει | frourati1×φρουρήσει | frourata | frouratē | frouratelē |
| we 1st person plural | frouranō | frourane | frourani | frourana | frouranē | frouranelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | frouravō | frourave | frouravi | frourava | frouravē | frouravelē |
| they 3rd person plural | frouralō | frourale | frourali | frourala | frouralē | frouralelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | frourimō | frourime | frourimi | frourima | frourimē | frourimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | frourisō | frourise | frourisi | frourisa | frourisē | frouriselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | frouritō | frourite | frouriti | frourita | frouritē | frouritelē |
| we 1st person plural | frourinō | frourine1×ἐφρουρούμεθα | frourini | frourina | frourinē | frourinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | frourivō | frourive | frourivi | frouriva | frourivē | frourivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | frourilō | frourile | frourili | frourila | frourilē | frourilelē |
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 | frourameiō | frourameia | frourameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | frouraseiō | frouraseia | frouraseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | frourateiō | frourateia | frourateiē |
| we 1st person plural | frouraneiō | frouraneia | frouraneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | frouraveiō | frouraveia | frouraveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | frouraleiō | frouraleia | frouraleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | frourimeiō | frourimeia | frourimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | frouriseiō | frouriseia | frouriseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | frouriteiō | frouriteia | frouriteiē |
| we 1st person plural | frourineiō | frourineia | frourineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | frouriveiō | frouriveia | frouriveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | frourileiō | frourileia | frourileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | frourasōr | frourasar | frourasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | frouratōr | frouratar | frouratēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | frouravōr | frouravar | frouravēr |
| they 3rd person plural | frouralōr | frouralar | frouralēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | frourisōr | frourisar | frourisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | frouritōr | frouritar | frouritēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | frourivōr | frourivar | frourivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | frourilōr | frourilar | frourilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | frouramoiō | frouramoia |
| you 2nd person singular | frourasoiō | frourasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | frouratoiō | frouratoia |
| we 1st person plural | frouranoiō | frouranoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | frouravoiō | frouravoia |
| they 3rd person plural | frouraloiō | frouraloia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | frourimoiō | frourimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | frourisoiō | frourisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | frouritoiō | frouritoia |
| we 1st person plural | frourinoiō | frourinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | frourivoiō | frourivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | frouriloiō | frouriloia |
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 | frourarō | frourari | frourara | frourarē |
| acted on passive voice | frourirō | frouriri | frourira | frourirē |
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 | frourarōtos | frouraritos | frouraratos | frourarētos |
| acted on passive voice | frourirōtos1× | frouriritos | frouriratos | frourirētos |
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
frour 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
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
frourate“guarding”was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular1×
2 Corinthians 11:32“guarding”en Damaska tos ethnarchos Haretaou tou basilevou frourate tan politan Damaskēnoiu piazara min,In Damascus, the governor under King Aretas secured the city of the Damascenes in order to arrest me.
frourine“imprisoned”was happening · weimperfect passive indicative 1st person plural1×
Galatians 3:23“imprisoned”Pro teu de erchara tan pistian hupo nomon frourine sunkleiirōtois eis tan mellarōtan pistian apokaluptira.Before this faith came, we were held in custody under the law, locked up until faith should be revealed.
frourati“guard”will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Philippians 4:7“guard”kai tas eirēnas tou theou tas huperecharōtas panton nouon frourati tain kardiain vu kai teim noēmeim vu en Christo Iēso.And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
frourirōtoin“protected”happening now · objectpresent passive participle accusative plural masculine1×
1 Peter 1:5“protected”toin en dunamia theou frourirōtoin dia pistiau eis sōtērēan hetoiman apokaluptira en kairo eschato.who through faith are shielded by God’s power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.