verb
gemamō
Greekγέμω (gemō)
Strong’sG1073
I am full of
stem gem-11 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books7 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
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.
Forms in the New Testament
| 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× |
| gemarōtemγέμον | happening now · objectpresent active participle direct singular neuter | full | 1× |
| gemarōteimγέμοντα | happening now · subjectpresent active participle direct plural neuter | full | 1× |
| gemarōtainγεμούσας | happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative plural feminine | full | 2× |
| gemarōteimγέμοντα | happening now · objectpresent active participle direct plural neuter | full | 1× |
| gemarōteiuγεμόντων | 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 | gemarōtos6× | gemaritos | gemaratos | gemarētos |
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
11 occurrences, every one of them listed
gematō“is full”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular2×
Luke 11:39“are full”legata de tos kurios pros auton; Nun vis tois Farisaiois tem exōthen teu potērieu kai tou pinaxou katharizavō, tem de esōthen vu gematō harpagau kai ponēriau.Then the Lord said, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the 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“are full”Ouai vi, grammatevoir kai Farisaioir hupokritoir, hoti katharizavō tem exōthen teu potērieu kai tau paropsiau, esōthen de gemalō ek harpagau kai akrasiau.Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.
Matthew 23:27“are full”Ouai vi, grammatevoir kai Farisaioir hupokritoir, hoti paromoiazavō tafoi koniirētoi, hotinois exōthen men fainilō hōraiois esōthen de gemalō osteiu nekroiu kai pantau akatharsiau;Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity.
Revelation 4:8“are full”kai teim tessares zōeim, henem kata henem auteiu echarōtos ana pteruxain hex, kuklothen kai esōthen gemalō ofthalmoiu; kai anapausian ouk echalō hēmerau kai nuxau legarōtois; Hagios hagios hagios kurios, tos theos, tos pantokratōros, tos ate kai tos arōtos kai tos ercherōtos.And each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around and within. Day and night they never stop saying: “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!”
gemarōtem“full”happening now · objectpresent active participle direct singular neuter1×
Revelation 17:4“full”kai tas gunaikas ate periballerētas porfurouem kai kokkinem, kai chrusirētas chrusie kai litho timio kai margaritoi, echarōtas potēriem chrusouem en ta cheira autau gemarōtem bdelugmeiu kai teim akatharteim tau porneiau autau,The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls. She held in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual immorality.
gemarōteim“full”happening now · subjectpresent active participle direct plural neuter1×
Revelation 4:6“full”kai enōpion tou thronou hōs thalassas hualinas homoias krustallo. Kai en mese tou thronou kai kuklō tou thronou tessares zōeim gemarōteim ofthalmoiu emprosthen kai opisthen;And before the throne was something like a sea of glass, as clear as crystal. In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures, covered with eyes in front and back.
gemarōtain“full”happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative plural feminine2×
Revelation 5:8“full”kai hote lambata tem bibliem, teim tessares zōeim kai tois eikosi tessares presbuterois piptala enōpion teu arnieu, echarōtois hekastos kitharan kai fialain chrusouain gemarōtain thumiameiu, hais alō tais proseuchais toiu hagioiu;When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
Revelation 15:7“full”kai henem ek teiu tessares zōeiu dōata toi hepta angeloi hepta fialain chrusouain gemarōtain tou thumou tou theou tou zōarōtou eis toin aiōnoin toiu aiōnoiu.Then one of the four living creatures gave the seven angels seven golden bowls full of the wrath of God, who lives forever and ever.
gemarōteim“full”happening now · objectpresent active participle direct plural neuter1×
Revelation 17:3“full”kai apoferata min eis erēman en pneume. kai horama gunaikan katherōtan epi thērem kokkinem, gemarōteim onomeim blasfēmiau, echarōtos kefalain hepta kai kerateim deka.And the angel carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness, where I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was covered with blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns.
gemarōteiu“full”happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural neuter1×
Revelation 21:9“full”Kai erchata henos ek toiu hepta angeloiu toiu echarōtoiu tain hepta fialain, teiu gemarōteiu taiu hepta plēgaiu taiu eschataiu, kai lalata meta mu legarōtos; Deuro, deiknuami si tan numfan tan gunaikan teu arnieu.Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls full of the seven final plagues came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.”