verb
helkimō
Greekἑλκόομαι (helkoomai)
Strong’sG1669
I afflict with sores
stem helk-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
* ἑλκόω, -ῶ
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1669 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidhel-ko'-o
to cause to ulcerate, i.e. (passively) be ulcerous
Fromfrom G1668;
King Jamesfull of sores.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| helkirētosεἱλκωμένος | has happened · subjectperfect passive participle nominative singular masculine | covered with sores | 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, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | helkimō | helkime | helkimi | helkima | helkimē | helkimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | helkisō | helkise | helkisi | helkisa | helkisē | helkiselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | helkitō | helkite | helkiti | helkita | helkitē | helkitelē |
| we 1st person plural | helkinō | helkine | helkini | helkina | helkinē | helkinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | helkivō | helkive | helkivi | helkiva | helkivē | helkivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | helkilō | helkile | helkili | helkila | helkilē | helkilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | helkimeiō | helkimeia | helkimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | helkiseiō | helkiseia | helkiseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | helkiteiō | helkiteia | helkiteiē |
| we 1st person plural | helkineiō | helkineia | helkineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | helkiveiō | helkiveia | helkiveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | helkileiō | helkileia | helkileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | helkisōr | helkisar | helkisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | helkitōr | helkitar | helkitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | helkivōr | helkivar | helkivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | helkilōr | helkilar | helkilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | helkimoiō | helkimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | helkisoiō | helkisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | helkitoiō | helkitoia |
| we 1st person plural | helkinoiō | helkinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | helkivoiō | helkivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | helkiloiō | helkiloia |
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 | helkirō | helkiri | helkira | helkirē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acted on passive voice | helkirōtos | helkiritos | helkiratos | helkirētos1×εἱλκωμένος |
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
helk 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
helkirētos“covered with sores”has happened · subjectperfect passive participle nominative singular masculine1×
Luke 16:20“covered with sores”ptōchos de tinos onome Lazaros ballitelē pros ton pulōnon autou helkirētosAnd a beggar named Lazarus lay at his gate, covered with sores