verb
geōrgimō
Greekγεωργέω (geōrgeō)
Strong’sG1090
I work the soil, cultivate the earth
stem geōrg-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
γεωργέω, -ῶ
(< γεωργός), [in LXX: I Ch 27:26 (מְלֶאכֶת הַשָּׂדֶה עָשָׂה), I Es 4:6, I Mac 14:8*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1090 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidgheh-or-gheh'-o
to till (the soil)
Fromfrom G1092;
King Jamesdress.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| geōrgitōγεωργεῖται | happening now · he/she/itpresent passive indicative 3rd person singular | cultivated | 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 | geōrgimō | geōrgime | geōrgimi | geōrgima | geōrgimē | geōrgimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | geōrgisō | geōrgise | geōrgisi | geōrgisa | geōrgisē | geōrgiselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | geōrgitō1×γεωργεῖται | geōrgite | geōrgiti | geōrgita | geōrgitē | geōrgitelē |
| we 1st person plural | geōrginō | geōrgine | geōrgini | geōrgina | geōrginē | geōrginelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | geōrgivō | geōrgive | geōrgivi | geōrgiva | geōrgivē | geōrgivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | geōrgilō | geōrgile | geōrgili | geōrgila | geōrgilē | geōrgilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | geōrgimeiō | geōrgimeia | geōrgimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | geōrgiseiō | geōrgiseia | geōrgiseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | geōrgiteiō | geōrgiteia | geōrgiteiē |
| we 1st person plural | geōrgineiō | geōrgineia | geōrgineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | geōrgiveiō | geōrgiveia | geōrgiveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | geōrgileiō | geōrgileia | geōrgileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | geōrgisōr | geōrgisar | geōrgisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | geōrgitōr | geōrgitar | geōrgitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | geōrgivōr | geōrgivar | geōrgivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | geōrgilōr | geōrgilar | geōrgilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | geōrgimoiō | geōrgimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | geōrgisoiō | geōrgisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | geōrgitoiō | geōrgitoia |
| we 1st person plural | geōrginoiō | geōrginoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | geōrgivoiō | geōrgivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | geōrgiloiō | geōrgiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acted on passive voice | geōrgirō | geōrgiri | geōrgira | geōrgirē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acted on passive voice | geōrgirōtos | geōrgiritos | geōrgiratos | geōrgirētos |
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
geōrg 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
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
geōrgitō“cultivated”happening now · he/she/itpresent passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Hebrews 6:7“cultivated”gēas gar tas pinaratas ton epi autau ercherōton pollakis hueton, kai tiktarōtas botanan euthetan ekeinoi dia hoin kai geōrgitō, metalambatō eulogiau apo tou theou;For land that drinks in the rain often falling on it and that produces a crop useful to those for whom it is tended receives the blessing of God.