verb
gamizomō
Strong’sG1061
I give in marriage
stem gamiz-7 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books4 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.
*† γαμίζω
(< γάμος),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1061 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidgam-is'-ko
to espouse (a daughter to a husband)
Fromfrom G1062;
King Jamesgive in marriage.
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
={γαμίζω}, Refs 5th c.AD+ —middle (or passive) in Refs 4th c.BC+; ἀνδρί, of a woman, Refs 6th c.AD+:—passive, NT
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| gamizolōγαμίζονται | happening now · theypresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person plural | given in marriage | 3× |
| gamizoleἐγαμίζοντο | was happening · theyimperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person plural | given in marriage | 1× |
| gamizarōntosγαμίζων | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | marry | 2× |
| gamizarōntoisγαμίζοντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | giving in marriage | 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, 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 | gamizamō | gamizame | gamizami | gamizama | gamizamē | gamizamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | gamizasō | gamizase | gamizasi | gamizasa | gamizasē | gamizaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | gamizatō | gamizate | gamizati | gamizata | gamizatē | gamizatelē |
| we 1st person plural | gamizanō | gamizane | gamizani | gamizana | gamizanē | gamizanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | gamizavō | gamizave | gamizavi | gamizava | gamizavē | gamizavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | gamizalō | gamizale | gamizali | gamizala | gamizalē | gamizalelē |
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 | gamizomō | gamizome | gamizomē | gamizomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | gamizosō | gamizose | gamizosē | gamizoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | gamizotō | gamizote | gamizotē | gamizotelē |
| we 1st person plural | gamizonō | gamizone | gamizonē | gamizonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | gamizovō | gamizove | gamizovē | gamizovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | gamizolō3×γαμίζονται | gamizole1×ἐγαμίζοντο | gamizolē | gamizolelē |
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 | gamizameiō | gamizameia | gamizameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | gamizaseiō | gamizaseia | gamizaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | gamizateiō | gamizateia | gamizateiē |
| we 1st person plural | gamizaneiō | gamizaneia | gamizaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | gamizaveiō | gamizaveia | gamizaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | gamizaleiō | gamizaleia | gamizaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | gamizomeiō | gamizomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | gamizoseiō | gamizoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | gamizoteiō | gamizoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | gamizoneiō | gamizoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | gamizoveiō | gamizoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | gamizoleiō | gamizoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | gamizasōr | gamizasar | gamizasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | gamizatōr | gamizatar | gamizatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | gamizavōr | gamizavar | gamizavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | gamizalōr | gamizalar | gamizalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | gamizosōr | gamizosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | gamizotōr | gamizotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | gamizovōr | gamizovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | gamizolōr | gamizolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | gamizamoiō | gamizamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | gamizasoiō | gamizasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | gamizatoiō | gamizatoia |
| we 1st person plural | gamizanoiō | gamizanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | gamizavoiō | gamizavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | gamizaloiō | gamizaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | gamizomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | gamizosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | gamizotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | gamizonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | gamizovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | gamizoloiō |
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 | gamizarō | gamizari | gamizara | gamizarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | gamizorō | gamizorē |
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 | gamizarōntos3×γαμίζων | gamizarintos | gamizarantos | gamizarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | gamizorōntos | gamizorēntos |
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
gamiz 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.
7 occurrences, every one of them listed
gamizolō“given in marriage”happening now · theypresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person plural3×
Matthew 22:30… gar ta anastasia oute gamalō oute gamizolō, alla hōs angelois theou en to …… people will neither marry nor be given in marriage. Instead, they will be like the …
Mark 12:25… ek nekroiu anastēaleia, oute gamalō oute gamizolō, alla alō hōs angelois en toi …… they will neither marry nor be given in marriage. Instead, they will be like the …
Luke 20:35… tau ek nekroiu oute gamalō oute gamizolō;… dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage.
gamizole“given in marriage”was happening · theyimperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person plural1×
Luke 17:27esthiale, pinale, gamale, gamizole, achri hau hēmerau eiserchata Nōe eis …… eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, up to the day Noah entered …
gamizarōntos“marry”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine2×
1 Corinthians 7:38hōste kai tos gamizarōntos tan parthenan heautou kalōs poiatō, kai …So then, he who marries the virgin does well, but he …
1 Corinthians 7:38… heautou kalōs poiatō, kai tos mē gamizarōntos kreittonem poiati.… well, but he who does not marry her does even better.
gamizarōntois“giving in marriage”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Matthew 24:38… kataklusmou trōgarōntois kai pinarōntois, gamarōntois kai gamizarōntois, achri hau hēmerau eiserchata Nōe eis …… were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered …