verb
homilamō
Greekὁμιλέω (homileō)
Strong’sG3656
I associate with, talk with
stem homil-4 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books4 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ὁμιλέω, -ῶ
(< ὅμιλος), [in LXX: Pr 5:19 (רוה pi.), al.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3656 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidhom-il-eh'-o
to be in company with, i.e. (by implication) to converse
Fromfrom G3658;
King Jamescommune, talk.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| homilateὡμίλει | was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular | conversed | 1× |
| homilaleὡμίλουν | was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural | talking | 1× |
| homilarōὁμιλεῖν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | talking | 1× |
| homilaratosὁμιλήσας | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine | talked | 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, 2 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | homilamō | homilame | homilami | homilama | homilamē | homilamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | homilasō | homilase | homilasi | homilasa | homilasē | homilaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | homilatō | homilate1×ὡμίλει | homilati | homilata | homilatē | homilatelē |
| we 1st person plural | homilanō | homilane | homilani | homilana | homilanē | homilanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | homilavō | homilave | homilavi | homilava | homilavē | homilavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | homilalō | homilale1×ὡμίλουν | homilali | homilala | homilalē | homilalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | homilameiō | homilameia | homilameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | homilaseiō | homilaseia | homilaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | homilateiō | homilateia | homilateiē |
| we 1st person plural | homilaneiō | homilaneia | homilaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | homilaveiō | homilaveia | homilaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | homilaleiō | homilaleia | homilaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | homilasōr | homilasar | homilasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | homilatōr | homilatar | homilatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | homilavōr | homilavar | homilavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | homilalōr | homilalar | homilalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | homilamoiō | homilamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | homilasoiō | homilasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | homilatoiō | homilatoia |
| we 1st person plural | homilanoiō | homilanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | homilavoiō | homilavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | homilaloiō | homilaloia |
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 | homilarō1×ὁμιλεῖν | homilari | homilara | homilarē |
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 | homilarōtos | homilaritos | homilaratos1×ὁμιλήσας | homilarētos |
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
homil 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
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
homilate“conversed”was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Acts 24:26“conversed”hama kai elpizarōtos hoti chrēmeim dōiti auto hupo tou Paulou; dio kai puknoterem auton metapemperōtos homilate auto.At the same time, he was hoping that Paul would offer him a bribe. So he sent for Paul frequently and talked with him.
homilale“talking”was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Luke 24:14“talking”kai autois homilale pros allēloin peri panteiu teiu sumbainarēteiu houteiu.They were talking with each other about everything that had happened.
homilarō“talking”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
Luke 24:15“talking”kai gineta en te homilarō autoin kai suzētarō kai autos Iēsus engizaratos sumporeuete autoi,And as they talked and deliberated, Jesus Himself came up and walked along with them.
homilaratos“talked”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine1×
Acts 20:11“talked”anabainaratos de kai klaratos ton arton kai geueratos epi hikanon tē homilaratos achri augau, houtōs exerchata.Then Paul went back upstairs, broke bread, and ate. And after speaking until daybreak, he departed.