verb
helissamō
Greekἑλίσσω (helissō)
Strong’sG1667
I roll, roll up
stem heliss-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἑλίσσω
[in LXX: Is 34:4 (גָּלַל ni.), Ps 102:26 (חָלַף hi.), etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1667 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidhel-is'-so
to coil or wrap
Froma form of G1507;
King Jamesfold up.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| helissasiἑλίξεις | will happen · youfuture active indicative 2nd person singular | roll … up | 1× |
| helissirōtemἑλισσόμενον | happening now · subjectpresent passive participle direct singular neuter | rolled 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 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | helissamō | helissame | helissami | helissama | helissamē | helissamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | helissasō | helissase | helissasi1×ἑλίξεις | helissasa | helissasē | helissaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | helissatō | helissate | helissati | helissata | helissatē | helissatelē |
| we 1st person plural | helissanō | helissane | helissani | helissana | helissanē | helissanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | helissavō | helissave | helissavi | helissava | helissavē | helissavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | helissalō | helissale | helissali | helissala | helissalē | helissalelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | helissimō | helissime | helissimi | helissima | helissimē | helissimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | helissisō | helissise | helissisi | helissisa | helissisē | helissiselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | helissitō | helissite | helissiti | helissita | helissitē | helissitelē |
| we 1st person plural | helissinō | helissine | helissini | helissina | helissinē | helissinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | helissivō | helissive | helissivi | helissiva | helissivē | helissivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | helissilō | helissile | helissili | helissila | helissilē | helissilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | helissameiō | helissameia | helissameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | helissaseiō | helissaseia | helissaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | helissateiō | helissateia | helissateiē |
| we 1st person plural | helissaneiō | helissaneia | helissaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | helissaveiō | helissaveia | helissaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | helissaleiō | helissaleia | helissaleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | helissimeiō | helissimeia | helissimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | helissiseiō | helissiseia | helissiseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | helissiteiō | helissiteia | helissiteiē |
| we 1st person plural | helissineiō | helissineia | helissineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | helissiveiō | helissiveia | helissiveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | helissileiō | helissileia | helissileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | helissasōr | helissasar | helissasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | helissatōr | helissatar | helissatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | helissavōr | helissavar | helissavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | helissalōr | helissalar | helissalēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | helissisōr | helissisar | helissisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | helissitōr | helissitar | helissitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | helissivōr | helissivar | helissivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | helissilōr | helissilar | helissilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | helissamoiō | helissamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | helissasoiō | helissasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | helissatoiō | helissatoia |
| we 1st person plural | helissanoiō | helissanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | helissavoiō | helissavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | helissaloiō | helissaloia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | helissimoiō | helissimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | helissisoiō | helissisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | helissitoiō | helissitoia |
| we 1st person plural | helissinoiō | helissinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | helissivoiō | helissivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | helissiloiō | helissiloia |
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 | helissarō | helissari | helissara | helissarē |
| acted on passive voice | helissirō | helissiri | helissira | helissirē |
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 | helissarōtos | helissaritos | helissaratos | helissarētos |
| acted on passive voice | helissirōtos1× | helissiritos | helissiratos | helissirētos |
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
heliss 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
helissasi“roll … up”will happen · youfuture active indicative 2nd person singular1×
Hebrews 1:12“roll … up”kai hōsei peribolaiem helissasi autoin, hōs himatiem kai allassili; sis de tos autos asō, kai teim eteim su ouk ekleipali.You will roll them up like a robe; like a garment they will be changed; but You remain the same, and Your years will never end.”
helissirōtem“rolled up”happening now · subjectpresent passive participle direct singular neuter1×
Revelation 6:14“rolled up”kai tos ouranos apochōrizita hōs bibliem helissirōtem, kai pantem orem kai nēsas ek toiu topoiu auteiu kinila.The sky receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place.