verb
futeuamō
Strong’sG5452
I plant
stem futeu-11 times in the New Testamentin 4 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.
φυτεύω
(< φυτόν, a plant, < φύω), [in LXX chiefly for נטע, also for שׁתל, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5452 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidfoot-yoo'-o
to set out in the earth, i.e. implant; figuratively, to instil doctrine
Fromfrom a derivative of G5453;
King Jamesplant.
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
Refs 8th c.BC+, Epic dialect infinitive φυτευέμεν Refs 8th c.BC+; future εύσω Refs 5th c.BC+; aorist ἐφύτευσα Refs 8th c.BC+perfect πεφύτευκα, 3rd.pers. plural πεφύτευκαν LXX:—middle, future -εύσομαιRefs 5th c.BC+: aorist -ευσάμηνRefs 5th c.BC+:—passive, future -ευθήσομαιRefs: aorist ἐφυτεύθην Refs 5th c.BC+, poetry3rd.pers. plural φύτευθεν Refs 5th c.BC+: perfect πεφύτευμαι Refs 5th c.BC+: (φυτόν).
I with accusative of the thing planted, plant trees, especially fruit-trees, οὔτε φυτεύουσιν χερσὶν φυτὸν οὔτ᾽ ἀρόωσιν Refs 8th c.BC+; ὄρχους, ἀμπέλους, Refs 5th c.BC+; joined with σπείρω,NT+8th c.BC+; ἐν ἀφόρῳRefs 1st c.AD+:—middle, plant for oneself, Refs 5th c.BC+ — passive, δένδρα πεφυτευμένα, opposed to to those of spontaneous growth, Refs 4th c.BC+
I.2 metaphorically, beget, engender, Refs 8th c.BC+; ὁ φυτεύσας alone, the father, Refs 5th c.BC+ (rarely of the mother, σὲ.. φύτευσεν Αἴθρα Ποσειδᾶνι Refs 5th c.BC+; οἱ φυτεύσαντες the parents, Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, to be begotten, spring from parents, κείνων Refs 5th c.BC+
I.3 generally, produce, bring about, cause, mostly of evils, ὅτι τοι κακὰ πολλὰ φυτεύει Refs 8th c.BC+; also in good sense, φ. γάμον, δόξαν, Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, σὺν θεῷ φυτευθείς ὄλβος Refs 5th c.BC+
I.4 implant in, τοῦθ᾽ ἡμῖν Refs 5th c.BC+
I.5 set up, ἄγαλμα ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ Refs 4th c.AD+
II less frequently with accusative of the ground planted, plant with fruit-trees, φ. γῆν Refs 5th c.BC+:—middle, ἀγρόν φ. Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, γῆ πεφυτευμένη Refs 5th c.BC+; opposed to ψιλή, Refs 5th c.BC+, etc.; γεωργία καὶ ψιλὴ καὶ πεφ. Refs 4th 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.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| futeuatōφυτεύει | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | plants | 1× |
| futeualeἐφύτευον | was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural | planting | 1× |
| futeuamaἐφύτευσα | happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular | planted | 1× |
| futeuataἐφύτευσεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | planted | 4× |
| futeuisarφυτεύθητι | happened · youaorist passive imperative 2nd person singular | planted | 1× |
| futeuarōntosφυτεύων | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | plants | 2× |
| futeuorēntanπεφυτευμένην | has happened · objectperfect middle or passive participle accusative singular feminine | planted | 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, 7 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 | futeuamō | futeuame | futeuami | futeuama1×ἐφύτευσα | futeuamē | futeuamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | futeuasō | futeuase | futeuasi | futeuasa | futeuasē | futeuaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | futeuatō1×φυτεύει | futeuate | futeuati | futeuata4×ἐφύτευσεν | futeuatē | futeuatelē |
| we 1st person plural | futeuanō | futeuane | futeuani | futeuana | futeuanē | futeuanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | futeuavō | futeuave | futeuavi | futeuava | futeuavē | futeuavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | futeualō | futeuale1×ἐφύτευον | futeuali | futeuala | futeualē | futeualelē |
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 | futeuomō | futeuome | futeuomē | futeuomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | futeuosō | futeuose | futeuosē | futeuoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | futeuotō | futeuote | futeuotē | futeuotelē |
| we 1st person plural | futeuonō | futeuone | futeuonē | futeuonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | futeuovō | futeuove | futeuovē | futeuovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | futeuolō | futeuole | futeuolē | futeuolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | futeuimi | futeuima |
| you 2nd person singular | futeuisi | futeuisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | futeuiti | futeuita |
| we 1st person plural | futeuini | futeuina |
| ye 2nd person plural | futeuivi | futeuiva |
| they 3rd person plural | futeuili | futeuila |
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 | futeuameiō | futeuameia | futeuameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | futeuaseiō | futeuaseia | futeuaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | futeuateiō | futeuateia | futeuateiē |
| we 1st person plural | futeuaneiō | futeuaneia | futeuaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | futeuaveiō | futeuaveia | futeuaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | futeualeiō | futeualeia | futeualeiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | futeuomeiō | futeuomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | futeuoseiō | futeuoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | futeuoteiō | futeuoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | futeuoneiō | futeuoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | futeuoveiō | futeuoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | futeuoleiō | futeuoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | futeuimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | futeuiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | futeuiteia |
| we 1st person plural | futeuineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | futeuiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | futeuileia |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | futeuasōr | futeuasar | futeuasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | futeuatōr | futeuatar | futeuatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | futeuavōr | futeuavar | futeuavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | futeualōr | futeualar | futeualēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | futeuosōr | futeuosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | futeuotōr | futeuotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | futeuovōr | futeuovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | futeuolōr | futeuolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | futeuisar1×φυτεύθητι |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | futeuitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | futeuivar |
| they 3rd person plural | futeuilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | futeuamoiō | futeuamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | futeuasoiō | futeuasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | futeuatoiō | futeuatoia |
| we 1st person plural | futeuanoiō | futeuanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | futeuavoiō | futeuavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | futeualoiō | futeualoia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | futeuomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | futeuosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | futeuotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | futeuonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | futeuovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | futeuoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | futeuimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | futeuisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | futeuitoia |
| we 1st person plural | futeuinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | futeuivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | futeuiloia |
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 | futeuarō | futeuari | futeuara | futeuarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | futeuorō | futeuorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | futeuiri | futeuira |
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 | futeuarōntos2×φυτεύων | futeuarintos | futeuarantos | futeuarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | futeuorōntos | futeuorēntos1× | ||
| acted on passive voice | futeuirintos | futeuirantos |
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
futeu 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.
11 occurrences, every one of them listed
futeuatō“plants”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×
1 Corinthians 9:7tinos strateuotō idiei opsōniei pote? tinos futeuatō ampelōnon kai ton karpon autou ouk …… soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat …
futeuale“planting”was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Luke 17:28… hēmerai Lōt; esthiale, pinale, agorazale, pōlale, futeuale, oikodomale;… eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building.
futeuama“planted”happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular1×
1 Corinthians 3:6mis futeuama, Apollos potizata, alla tos theos auxanate;I planted the seed and Apollos watered it …
futeuata“planted”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular4×
Matthew 15:13… apokrinirantos legata; Pantas futeias han ouk futeuata tos patros mu tos ouranios ekriziti.… that My heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by its …
Matthew 21:33… parabolan akouavar. Anthrōpos ate oikodespotos hotinos futeuata ampelōnon kai fragmon auto peritithata kai …… parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall …
Mark 12:1… autoi en parabolai lalarō; Ampelōnon anthrōpos futeuata, kai peritithata fragmon kai orussata hupolēniem …… to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall …
Luke 20:9… laon legarō tan parabolan houtan; Anthrōpos futeuata ampelōnon, kai ekdōeta auton geōrgoi, kai …… the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, rented it out to …
futeuisar“planted”happened · youaorist passive imperative 2nd person singular1×
Luke 17:6… an ta sukamina houta; Ekrizisar kai futeuisar en ta thalassa; kai hupakouata an …… this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will …
futeuarōntos“plants”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine2×
1 Corinthians 3:7hōste oute tos futeuarōntos atō tinem oute tos potizarōntos, alla …So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything …
1 Corinthians 3:8tos futeuarōntos de kai tos potizarōntos henem alō, …He who plants and he who waters are one …
futeuorēntan“planted”has happened · objectperfect middle or passive participle accusative singular feminine1×
Luke 13:6… houtan tan parabolan. Sukan echate tinos futeuorēntan en to ampelōno autou, kai erchata …… had a fig tree that was planted in his vineyard. He went to …