verb

historamō

Greekἱστορέω (historeō)

Strong’sG2477

I get acquainted with, visit

stem histor-once in the New Testament1 forms occur

Translated as

visit1×

What it means

** ἱστορέω, -ῶ

(< ἵστωρ, one learned or skilled in) [in LXX: I Es 1:33, 42*;]

1. c. acc. rei, to inquire into, learn by inquiry.

2. C. acc. pers., to inquire of or about.

3. to narrate, record.

4. In late writers, to visit, become acquainted with: Ga 1:18 (v. Ellic., in l., and cf. MM, Exp., xv).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G2477 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidhis-tor-eh'-o

to be knowing (learned), i.e. (by implication) to visit for information (interview)

Fromfrom a derivative of G1492;

King Jamessee.

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
historaraἱστορῆσαι	happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive	visit	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	historamō	historame	historami	historama	historamē	historamelē
you 2nd person singular	historasō	historase	historasi	historasa	historasē	historaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	historatō	historate	historati	historata	historatē	historatelē
we 1st person plural	historanō	historane	historani	historana	historanē	historanelē
ye 2nd person plural	historavō	historave	historavi	historava	historavē	historavelē
they 3rd person plural	historalō	historale	historali	historala	historalē	historalelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	historameiō	historameia	historameiē
you 2nd person singular	historaseiō	historaseia	historaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	historateiō	historateia	historateiē
we 1st person plural	historaneiō	historaneia	historaneiē
ye 2nd person plural	historaveiō	historaveia	historaveiē
they 3rd person plural	historaleiō	historaleia	historaleiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	historasōr	historasar	historasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	historatōr	historatar	historatēr
ye 2nd person plural	historavōr	historavar	historavēr
they 3rd person plural	historalōr	historalar	historalēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	historamoiō	historamoia
you 2nd person singular	historasoiō	historasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	historatoiō	historatoia
we 1st person plural	historanoiō	historanoia
ye 2nd person plural	historavoiō	historavoia
they 3rd person plural	historaloiō	historaloia

The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	historarō	historari	historara1×ἱστορῆσαι	historarē

Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	historarōtos	historaritos	historaratos	historarētos

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

historstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

histor 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

1 occurrence, every one of them listed

historara“visit”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×

Galatians 1:18“visit”Epeita meta eteim treis anerchama eis Hierosolumeim historara Kēfon, kai epimenama pros auton hēmerain dekapente;Only after three years did I go up to Jerusalem to confer with Cephas, and I stayed with him fifteen days.