verb
gelamō
Greekγελάω (gelaō)
Strong’sG1070
I laugh
stem gel-2 times in the New Testament2 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
γελάω, -ῶ,
[in LXX chiefly for צחק, שׂחק;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1070 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidghel-ah'-o
to laugh (as a sign of joy or satisfaction)
Fromof uncertain affinity;
King Jameslaugh.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| gelaviγελάσετε | will happen · yefuture active indicative 2nd person plural | laugh | 1× |
| gelarōtoirγελῶντες | happening now · direct addresspresent active participle vocative plural masculine | laugh | 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 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | gelamō | gelame | gelami | gelama | gelamē | gelamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | gelasō | gelase | gelasi | gelasa | gelasē | gelaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | gelatō | gelate | gelati | gelata | gelatē | gelatelē |
| we 1st person plural | gelanō | gelane | gelani | gelana | gelanē | gelanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | gelavō | gelave | gelavi1×γελάσετε | gelava | gelavē | gelavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | gelalō | gelale | gelali | gelala | gelalē | gelalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | gelameiō | gelameia | gelameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | gelaseiō | gelaseia | gelaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | gelateiō | gelateia | gelateiē |
| we 1st person plural | gelaneiō | gelaneia | gelaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | gelaveiō | gelaveia | gelaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | gelaleiō | gelaleia | gelaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | gelasōr | gelasar | gelasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | gelatōr | gelatar | gelatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | gelavōr | gelavar | gelavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | gelalōr | gelalar | gelalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | gelamoiō | gelamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | gelasoiō | gelasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | gelatoiō | gelatoia |
| we 1st person plural | gelanoiō | gelanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | gelavoiō | gelavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | gelaloiō | gelaloia |
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 | gelarō | gelari | gelara | gelarē |
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 | gelarōtos1× | gelaritos | gelaratos | gelarētos |
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
gel 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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
gelavi“laugh”will happen · yefuture active indicative 2nd person plural1×
Luke 6:21“laugh”makariois tois peinarōtois nun, hoti chortazivi. makariois tois klaiarōtois nun, hoti gelavi.Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.
gelarōtoir“laugh”happening now · direct addresspresent active participle vocative plural masculine1×
Luke 6:25“laugh”ouai vi, toir empimplēirētoir nun, hoti peinavi. ouai, toir gelarōtoir nun, hoti penthavi kai klaiavi.Woe to you who are well fed now, for you will hunger. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.