verb
gemamō
Strong’sG1073
I am full of
stem gem-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.
γέμω (used only in pres. and impf.),
[in LXX for מלא, נשׂא;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1073 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidghem'-o
to swell out, i.e. be full
Froma primary verb;
King Jamesbe full.
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
used only in present and imperfect, to be full, properly of a ship, Refs 5th c.BC+
b ={κύειν}, Refs 5th c.AD+
2 with genitive of things, to be full of, πλοῖα γέμοντα χρημάτων Refs 5th c.BC+; of animals, to be laden. ὄνοι γέμοντες οἴνου καὶ βρωμάτων Refs 5th c.BC+ W.: with dative, to be filled with, ἰτρίοισι, πέμμασι, NT+5th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| gematōγέμει | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | is full | 2× |
| gemalōγέμουσιν | happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural | are full | 3× |
| gemarōntemγέμον | happening now · objectpresent active participle direct singular neuter | full | 1× |
| gemarōnteimγέμοντα | happening now · subjectpresent active participle direct plural neuter | full | 1× |
| gemarōntainγεμούσας | happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative plural feminine | full | 2× |
| gemarōnteimγέμοντα | happening now · objectpresent active participle direct plural neuter | full | 1× |
| gemarōnteiuγεμόντων | happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural neuter | full | 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, 5 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | gemamō | gemame | gemami | gemama | gemamē | gemamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | gemasō | gemase | gemasi | gemasa | gemasē | gemaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | gematō2×γέμει | gemate | gemati | gemata | gematē | gematelē |
| we 1st person plural | gemanō | gemane | gemani | gemana | gemanē | gemanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | gemavō | gemave | gemavi | gemava | gemavē | gemavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | gemalō3×γέμουσιν | gemale | gemali | gemala | gemalē | gemalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | gemameiō | gemameia | gemameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | gemaseiō | gemaseia | gemaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | gemateiō | gemateia | gemateiē |
| we 1st person plural | gemaneiō | gemaneia | gemaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | gemaveiō | gemaveia | gemaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | gemaleiō | gemaleia | gemaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | gemasōr | gemasar | gemasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | gematōr | gematar | gematēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | gemavōr | gemavar | gemavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | gemalōr | gemalar | gemalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | gemamoiō | gemamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | gemasoiō | gemasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | gematoiō | gematoia |
| we 1st person plural | gemanoiō | gemanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | gemavoiō | gemavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | gemaloiō | gemaloia |
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 | gemarō | gemari | gemara | gemarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 6 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | gemarōntos6× | gemarintos | gemarantos | gemarēntos |
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
gem 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
gematō“is full”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular2×
Luke 11:39… pinaxou katharizavō, tem de esōthen vu gematō harpagau kai ponēriau.… cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.
Romans 3:14“is full”hoiu tem stomem arau kai pikriau gematō;“Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”
gemalō“are full”happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural3×
Matthew 23:25… potērieu kai tau paropsidau, esōthen de gemalō ek harpagau kai akrasiau.… cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.
Matthew 23:27… exōthen men fanolō hōraiois esōthen de gemalō osteiu nekroiu kai pantau akatharsiau;… the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every …
Revelation 4:8“are full”… ana pterugain hex, kuklothen kai esōthen gemalō ofthalmoiu; kai anapausian ouk echalō hēmerau …… creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around and within. Day and night they never stop saying …
gemarōntem“full”happening now · objectpresent active participle direct singular neuter1×
Revelation 17:4… potēriem chrusouem en ta cheira autau gemarōntem bdelugmeiu kai teim akatharteim tau porneiau …… in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of …
gemarōnteim“full”happening now · subjectpresent active participle direct plural neuter1×
Revelation 4:6“full”… kai kuklō tou thronou tessares zōeim gemarōnteim ofthalmoiu emprosthen kai opisthen;… crystal. In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures, covered with eyes in front and back.
gemarōntain“full”happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative plural feminine2×
Revelation 5:8… echarōntois hekastos kitharan kai fialain chrusouain gemarōntain thumiameiu, hais alō tais proseuchais toiu …… and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers …
Revelation 15:7… toi hepta angeloi hepta fialain chrusouain gemarōntain tou thumou tou theou tou zōarōntou …… the seven angels seven golden bowls full of the wrath of God, who …
gemarōnteim“full”happening now · objectpresent active participle direct plural neuter1×
Revelation 17:3“full”… horama gunaikan kathorōntan epi thērem kokkinem, gemarōnteim onomeim blasfēmiau, echarōntos kefalain hepta kai …… where I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was covered with blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns.
gemarōnteiu“full”happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural neuter1×
Revelation 21:9… toiu echarōntoiu tain hepta fialain, teiu gemarōnteiu taiu hepta plēgaiu taiu eschataiu, kai …… seven angels with the seven bowls full of the seven final plagues came …