verb
hēttemō
Greekἡττάομαι (hēttaomai)
Strong’sG2274
I am defeated, made inferior
stem hētt-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books3 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἡττάω, -ῶ
(ἡσσ-, II Co 12:13, v.s. ἥσσων), [in LXX for חתת, etc.;] pass.,
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2274 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidhayt-tah'-o
to make worse, i.e. vanquish (literally or figuratively); by implication, to rate lower
Fromfrom the same as G2276;
King Jamesbe inferior, overcome.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| hēttivaἡσσώθητε | happened · yeaorist passive indicative 2nd person plural | inferior | 1× |
| hēttetēἥττηται | has happened · he/she/itperfect middle indicative 3rd person singular | overcome | 1× |
| hēttelēἡττῶνται | has happened · theyperfect middle indicative 3rd person plural | overcome | 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, 3 occurrences
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | hēttemō | hētteme | hēttemi | hēttema | hēttemē | hēttemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | hēttesō | hēttese | hēttesi | hēttesa | hēttesē | hētteselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hēttetō | hēttete | hētteti | hētteta | hēttetē1×ἥττηται | hēttetelē |
| we 1st person plural | hēttenō | hēttene | hētteni | hēttena | hēttenē | hēttenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | hēttevō | hētteve | hēttevi | hētteva | hēttevē | hēttevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | hēttelō | hēttele | hētteli | hēttela | hēttelē1×ἡττῶνται | hēttelelē |
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 | hēttimō | hēttime | hēttimi | hēttima | hēttimē | hēttimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | hēttisō | hēttise | hēttisi | hēttisa | hēttisē | hēttiselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hēttitō | hēttite | hēttiti | hēttita | hēttitē | hēttitelē |
| we 1st person plural | hēttinō | hēttine | hēttini | hēttina | hēttinē | hēttinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | hēttivō | hēttive | hēttivi | hēttiva1×ἡσσώθητε | hēttivē | hēttivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | hēttilō | hēttile | hēttili | hēttila | hēttilē | hēttilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | hēttemeiō | hēttemeia | hēttemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | hētteseiō | hētteseia | hētteseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hētteteiō | hētteteia | hētteteiē |
| we 1st person plural | hētteneiō | hētteneia | hētteneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | hētteveiō | hētteveia | hētteveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | hētteleiō | hētteleia | hētteleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | hēttimeiō | hēttimeia | hēttimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | hēttiseiō | hēttiseia | hēttiseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hēttiteiō | hēttiteia | hēttiteiē |
| we 1st person plural | hēttineiō | hēttineia | hēttineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | hēttiveiō | hēttiveia | hēttiveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | hēttileiō | hēttileia | hēttileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | hēttesōr | hēttesar | hēttesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hēttetōr | hēttetar | hēttetēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | hēttevōr | hēttevar | hēttevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | hēttelōr | hēttelar | hēttelēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | hēttisōr | hēttisar | hēttisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hēttitōr | hēttitar | hēttitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | hēttivōr | hēttivar | hēttivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | hēttilōr | hēttilar | hēttilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | hēttemoiō | hēttemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | hēttesoiō | hēttesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hēttetoiō | hēttetoia |
| we 1st person plural | hēttenoiō | hēttenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | hēttevoiō | hēttevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | hētteloiō | hētteloia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | hēttimoiō | hēttimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | hēttisoiō | hēttisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hēttitoiō | hēttitoia |
| we 1st person plural | hēttinoiō | hēttinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | hēttivoiō | hēttivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | hēttiloiō | hēttiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | hētterō | hētteri | hēttera | hētterē |
| acted on passive voice | hēttirō | hēttiri | hēttira | hēttirē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | hētterōtos | hētteritos | hētteratos | hētterētos |
| acted on passive voice | hēttirōtos | hēttiritos | hēttiratos | hēttirētos |
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
hētt 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
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
hēttiva“inferior”happened · yeaorist passive indicative 2nd person plural1×
2 Corinthians 12:13“inferior”tinem gar atō hem hēttiva huper tain loipain ekklēsain, ei mē hoti autos mis ouk katanarkama vu? charizevar mi tan adikian houtan.In what way were you inferior to the other churches, except that I was not a burden to you? Forgive me this wrong!
hēttetē“overcome”has happened · he/she/itperfect middle indicative 3rd person singular1×
2 Peter 2:19“overcome”eleutherian autoi epangellerōtois, autois doulois huparcharōtois tau fthorau; ho gar tinos hēttetē, houto kai doulitē.They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves to depravity. For a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him.
hēttelē“overcome”has happened · theyperfect middle indicative 3rd person plural1×
2 Peter 2:20“overcome”ei gar apofeugaratois teim miasmeim tou kosmou en epignōsia tou kuriou kai sōtērou Iēsu Christou houtei de palin emplekiratois hēttelē, ginatē autoi teim eschateim cheirōneim teiu prōteiu.If indeed they have escaped the corruption of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, only to be entangled and overcome by it again, their final condition is worse than it was at first.