verb
fusiomō
Strong’sG5448
I inflate, puff up
stem fusi-7 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books7 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.
*† φυσιόω, -ῶ
(< φῦσα, bellows), = cl. φυσάω,
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5448 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidfoo-see-o'-o
to inflate, i.e. (figuratively) make proud (haughty)
Fromfrom G5449 in the primary sense of blowing;
King Jamespuff up.
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
(φῦσα) puff up, NT:—passive, πρὸς τὰ θέματα πεφυσιωμένος NT+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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| fusiatōφυσιοῖ | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | puffs up | 1× |
| fusiotōφυσιοῦται | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | arrogant | 1× |
| fusiovōφυσιοῦσθε | happening now · yepresent middle or passive indicative 2nd person plural | puffed up | 1× |
| fusiilaἐφυσιώθησάν | happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural | become arrogant | 1× |
| fusiorōntosφυσιούμενος | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine | puffed up | 1× |
| fusiorēntoisπεφυσιωμένοι | has happened · subjectperfect middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine | arrogant | 1× |
| fusiorēntoiuπεφυσιωμένων | has happened · of, belonging toperfect middle or passive participle genitive plural masculine | arrogant | 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, 4 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 | fusiamō | fusiame | fusiami | fusiama | fusiamē | fusiamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | fusiasō | fusiase | fusiasi | fusiasa | fusiasē | fusiaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | fusiatō1×φυσιοῖ | fusiate | fusiati | fusiata | fusiatē | fusiatelē |
| we 1st person plural | fusianō | fusiane | fusiani | fusiana | fusianē | fusianelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | fusiavō | fusiave | fusiavi | fusiava | fusiavē | fusiavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | fusialō | fusiale | fusiali | fusiala | fusialē | fusialelē |
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 | fusiomō | fusiome | fusiomē | fusiomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | fusiosō | fusiose | fusiosē | fusioselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | fusiotō1×φυσιοῦται | fusiote | fusiotē | fusiotelē |
| we 1st person plural | fusionō | fusione | fusionē | fusionelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | fusiovō1×φυσιοῦσθε | fusiove | fusiovē | fusiovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | fusiolō | fusiole | fusiolē | fusiolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | fusiimi | fusiima |
| you 2nd person singular | fusiisi | fusiisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | fusiiti | fusiita |
| we 1st person plural | fusiini | fusiina |
| ye 2nd person plural | fusiivi | fusiiva |
| they 3rd person plural | fusiili | fusiila1×ἐφυσιώθησάν |
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 | fusiameiō | fusiameia | fusiameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | fusiaseiō | fusiaseia | fusiaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | fusiateiō | fusiateia | fusiateiē |
| we 1st person plural | fusianeiō | fusianeia | fusianeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | fusiaveiō | fusiaveia | fusiaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | fusialeiō | fusialeia | fusialeiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | fusiomeiō | fusiomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | fusioseiō | fusioseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | fusioteiō | fusioteiē |
| we 1st person plural | fusioneiō | fusioneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | fusioveiō | fusioveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | fusioleiō | fusioleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | fusiimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | fusiiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | fusiiteia |
| we 1st person plural | fusiineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | fusiiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | fusiileia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | fusiasōr | fusiasar | fusiasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | fusiatōr | fusiatar | fusiatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | fusiavōr | fusiavar | fusiavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | fusialōr | fusialar | fusialēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | fusiosōr | fusiosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | fusiotōr | fusiotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | fusiovōr | fusiovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | fusiolōr | fusiolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | fusiisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | fusiitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | fusiivar |
| they 3rd person plural | fusiilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | fusiamoiō | fusiamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | fusiasoiō | fusiasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | fusiatoiō | fusiatoia |
| we 1st person plural | fusianoiō | fusianoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | fusiavoiō | fusiavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | fusialoiō | fusialoia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | fusiomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | fusiosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | fusiotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | fusionoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | fusiovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | fusioloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | fusiimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | fusiisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | fusiitoia |
| we 1st person plural | fusiinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | fusiivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | fusiiloia |
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 | fusiarō | fusiari | fusiara | fusiarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | fusiorō | fusiorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | fusiiri | fusiira |
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 | fusiarōntos | fusiarintos | fusiarantos | fusiarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | fusiorōntos1×φυσιούμενος | fusiorēntos2× | ||
| acted on passive voice | fusiirintos | fusiirantos |
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
fusi 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
Words built on the same stem
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
7 occurrences, every one of them listed
fusiatō“puffs up”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×
1 Corinthians 8:1… hoti pantois gnōsian echanō. tas gnōsias fusiatō, tas de agapas oikodomatō.… that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.
fusiotō“arrogant”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
1 Corinthians 13:4“arrogant”… zēlatō tas agapas, ouk perpereuotō, ouk fusiotō,… does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
fusiovō“puffed up”happening now · yepresent middle or passive indicative 2nd person plural1×
1 Corinthians 4:6“puffed up”… hina mē henos huper tou henou fusiovō kata tou heterou.… pride in one man over another.
fusiila“become arrogant”happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural1×
1 Corinthians 4:18… mē erchorōntou de mu pros vin fusiila tinois;Some of you have become arrogant, as if I were not coming …
fusiorōntos“puffed up”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine1×
Colossians 2:18… toiu angeloiu, heim horatē embateuarōntos, eikē fusiorōntos hupo tou nouou tau sarkau autou,… has seen. Such a person is puffed up without basis by his unspiritual mind.
fusiorēntois“arrogant”has happened · subjectperfect middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine1×
1 Corinthians 5:2“arrogant”kai vis fusiorēntois avō, kai ouchi mallon penthava, hina …And you are proud! Shouldn’t you rather have been stricken with grief and have removed …
fusiorēntoiu“arrogant”has happened · of, belonging toperfect middle or passive participle genitive plural masculine1×
1 Corinthians 4:19… kai gnōskemi ouk ton logon toiu fusiorēntoiu alla tan dunamian,… find out not only what these arrogant people are saying, but what power …