verb
fuimō
Greekφύω (fuō)
Strong’sG5453
I grow, grow up
stem fu-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
φύω
[in LXX: Pr 26:9, Ez 37:8 (עלה), etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5453 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidfoo'-o
probably originally, to "puff" or blow, i.e. to swell up; but only used in the implied sense, to germinate or grow (sprout, produce), literally or figuratively
Froma primary verb;
King Jamesspring (up).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| fuarōtasφύουσα | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular feminine | springs | 1× |
| fuiratemφυὲν | happened · subjectaorist passive participle direct singular neuter | grew up | 2× |
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, no 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 | fuamō | fuame | fuami | fuama | fuamē | fuamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | fuasō | fuase | fuasi | fuasa | fuasē | fuaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | fuatō | fuate | fuati | fuata | fuatē | fuatelē |
| we 1st person plural | fuanō | fuane | fuani | fuana | fuanē | fuanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | fuavō | fuave | fuavi | fuava | fuavē | fuavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | fualō | fuale | fuali | fuala | fualē | fualelē |
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 | fuimō | fuime | fuimi | fuima | fuimē | fuimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | fuisō | fuise | fuisi | fuisa | fuisē | fuiselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | fuitō | fuite | fuiti | fuita | fuitē | fuitelē |
| we 1st person plural | fuinō | fuine | fuini | fuina | fuinē | fuinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | fuivō | fuive | fuivi | fuiva | fuivē | fuivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | fuilō | fuile | fuili | fuila | fuilē | fuilelē |
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 | fuameiō | fuameia | fuameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | fuaseiō | fuaseia | fuaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | fuateiō | fuateia | fuateiē |
| we 1st person plural | fuaneiō | fuaneia | fuaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | fuaveiō | fuaveia | fuaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | fualeiō | fualeia | fualeiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | fuimeiō | fuimeia | fuimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | fuiseiō | fuiseia | fuiseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | fuiteiō | fuiteia | fuiteiē |
| we 1st person plural | fuineiō | fuineia | fuineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | fuiveiō | fuiveia | fuiveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | fuileiō | fuileia | fuileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | fuasōr | fuasar | fuasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | fuatōr | fuatar | fuatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | fuavōr | fuavar | fuavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | fualōr | fualar | fualēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | fuisōr | fuisar | fuisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | fuitōr | fuitar | fuitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | fuivōr | fuivar | fuivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | fuilōr | fuilar | fuilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | fuamoiō | fuamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | fuasoiō | fuasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | fuatoiō | fuatoia |
| we 1st person plural | fuanoiō | fuanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | fuavoiō | fuavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | fualoiō | fualoia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | fuimoiō | fuimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | fuisoiō | fuisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | fuitoiō | fuitoia |
| we 1st person plural | fuinoiō | fuinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | fuivoiō | fuivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | fuiloiō | fuiloia |
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 | fuarō | fuari | fuara | fuarē |
| acted on passive voice | fuirō | fuiri | fuira | fuirē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 3 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | fuarōtos1× | fuaritos | fuaratos | fuarētos |
| acted on passive voice | fuirōtos | fuiritos | fuiratos2× | fuirētos |
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
fu 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
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
fuarōtas“springs”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular feminine1×
Hebrews 12:15“springs”episkoparōtois mē tinos husterarōtos apo tau chariau tou theou, mē tinas rizas pikriau anō fuarōtas enochlateiō kai dia autau miainileia pollois,See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God, and that no root of bitterness springs up to cause trouble and defile many.
fuiratem“grew up”happened · subjectaorist passive participle direct singular neuter2×
Luke 8:6“grew up”kai heterem katapiptata epi tan petran, kai fuiratem xērainita dia tem mē echarō ikmadan.Some fell on rocky ground, and when it came up, the seedlings withered because they had no moisture.
Luke 8:8“came up”kai heterem piptata eis tan gēan tan agathan, kai fuiratem poiata karpon hekatontaplasiōnon. houteim legarōtos fōnate; Tos echarōtos oueim akouarō akouatōr.Still other seed fell on good soil, where it sprang up and produced a crop — a hundredfold.” As Jesus said this, He called out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”