verb
hallomō
Strong’sG242
I leap, bubble up
stem hall-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books3 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.
ἅλλομαι
[in LXX for צָלַח, דָּלַג pi., etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G242 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidhal'-lom-ahee
to jump; figuratively, to gush
Frommiddle voice of apparently a primary verb;
King Jamesleap, spring up.
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
Refs: imperfect ἡλλόμηνRefs 5th c.BC+future ἁλοῦμαι (ὑπερ-) Refs 5th c.BC+, Doric dialect ἁλεῦμ αιRefs 3rd c.BC+: aorist 1 ἡλάμηνRefs 5th c.BC+subjunctive or optative, participle ἁλάμενος [1st pers. syllable long] Refs, infinitive ἅλασθαιRefs 2nd c.AD+, (καθ-) variant Refs 2nd c.AD+aorist 2 ἡλόμην, rare in indicative, variant Refs 5th c.BC+, (ἐξ-) Refs 5th c.BC+, (ἐν-) variant Refs 4th c.BC+subjunctive ἅληται [ᾰ] Refs 8th c.BC+, infinitive ἁλέσθαιRefs 3rd c.AD+, etc., participle ἁλόμενος [ᾰ] Refs 5th c.BC+, etc.; to aorist 2 also belong Epic dialect Refs, subjunctive ἅλεταιRefs 8th c.BC+participle ἄλμενος only in compounds, but ἅλμενοςRefs 2nd c.AD+: (sal-, cf. Latin sal-io):— spring, leap, properly of living beings, μὴ.. ἐς τεῖχος ἅληταιRefs 8th c.BC+ —ἅλλεσθαι ἐπί τινι leap upon or against,Refs 8th c.BC+infinitive, ἆλτο θέειν, πέτεσθαι, Refs 5th c.BC+
2 with accusative, leap over, βόθρονRefs 2nd c.AD+
3 of things, ἆλτο ὀϊστόςRefs 8th c.BC+; of sound, ἀπὸ λείων ἠχὼ ἁλλομένηRefs 5th c.BC+; of parts of body, twitch, quiver, throb, ἅλλεται ὀφθαλμόςRefs 4th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| halletaἥλατο | happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular | jumped up | 1× |
| hallorōntosἁλλόμενος | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine | leaping | 1× |
| hallorōnteuἁλλομένου | happening now · of, belonging topresent middle or passive participle genitive singular neuter | springing up | 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
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 | hallomō | hallome | hallomē | hallomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | hallosō | hallose | hallosē | halloselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hallotō | hallote | hallotē | hallotelē |
| we 1st person plural | hallonō | hallone | hallonē | hallonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | hallovō | hallove | hallovē | hallovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | hallolō | hallole | hallolē | hallolelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | hallemi | hallema |
| you 2nd person singular | hallesi | hallesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | halleti | halleta1×ἥλατο |
| we 1st person plural | halleni | hallena |
| ye 2nd person plural | hallevi | halleva |
| they 3rd person plural | halleli | hallela |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | hallomeiō | hallomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | halloseiō | halloseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | halloteiō | halloteiē |
| we 1st person plural | halloneiō | halloneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | halloveiō | halloveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | halloleiō | halloleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | hallemeia |
| you 2nd person singular | halleseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | halleteia |
| we 1st person plural | halleneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | halleveia |
| they 3rd person plural | halleleia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | hallosōr | hallosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hallotōr | hallotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | hallovōr | hallovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | hallolōr | hallolēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | hallesar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | halletar |
| ye 2nd person plural | hallevar |
| they 3rd person plural | hallelar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | hallomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | hallosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hallotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | hallonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | hallovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | halloloiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | hallemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | hallesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | halletoia |
| we 1st person plural | hallenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | hallevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | halleloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | hallorō | hallorē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | halleri | hallera |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | hallorōntos2×ἁλλόμενος | hallorēntos | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | hallerintos | hallerantos |
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
hall 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.
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
halleta“jumped up”happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular1×
Acts 14:10… epi toin podoin su orthos; kai halleta kai peripatate.… on your feet!” And the man jumped up and began to walk.
hallorōntos“leaping”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine1×
Acts 3:8… autoi eis tem hierem peripatarōntos kai hallorōntos kai ainarōntos ton theon.… into the temple courts, walking and leaping and praising God.
hallorōnteu“springing up”happening now · of, belonging topresent middle or passive participle genitive singular neuter1×
John 4:14… auto geneti en auto pēgas hudeu hallorōnteu eis zōan aiōnian.… in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.”