verb
hoplizomō
Strong’sG3695
I arm, equip
stem hopliz-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
** ὁπλίζω
(< ὅπλον), [in Sm.: Je 52:25*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3695 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidhop-lid'-zo
to equip (with weapons (middle voice and figuratively))
Fromfrom G3696;
King Jamesarm self.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
aorist ὥπλισα, Epic dialect ὥπλισσα (see. below): perfect ὥπλικα (παρ-) Refs 1st c.BC+: pluperfect ὡπλίκει Refs 2nd c.AD+ —middle, future -ίσομαι (ἐφ-) Refs 8th c.BC+aorist ὡπλισάμην, Epic dialect ὁπλίσσατο (variant{ὡπλ-}) Refs 8th c.BC+:—passive, aorist ὡπλίσθην Refs 5th c.BC+, Epic dialect 3rd.pers. plural ὅπλισθεν Refs 8th c.BC+: perfect ὥπλισμαι Refs 8th c.BC+:—make or get ready, in Refs 8th c.BC+ of meats and drink, ἐπεί ῥ᾽ ὥπλισσε κυκειῶ Refs 8th c.BC+ —Med, δόρπον or δεῖπνον ὁπλίζεσθαι make oneself a meal ready, Refs 8th c.BC+; ὁ. θυσίαν θεοῖς cause it to be prepared, Refs 5th c.BC+
2 of chariothorses, get ready, harness, equip, αὐτὰρ ὅ γ᾽ υἷας ἄμαξαν.. ὁπλίσαι ἠνώγει Refs 8th c.BC+ (so in middle, prepare or get ready for oneself, ἐΰτριχας ὡπλίσαθ᾽ ἵππους Refs 5th c.BC+:— passive, of ships, νῆες.. ὁπλίζονται Refs 8th c.BC+; of any implements, λαμπὰς διὰ χερῶν ὡπλισμένη ready for use,Refs 4th c.BC+; θώρακα.. περιβόλοις ὡπλισμένον furnished with, Refs 5th c.BC+
3 of persons, especially of soldiers, equip, arm, Refs 5th c.BC+; also, train, exercise soldiers, Refs 5th c.BC+: in Attic dialect Prose, arm or equip as ὁπλῖται, ὁπλίζειν τὸν δῆμον πρότερον ψιλὸν ὄντα Refs 5th c.BC+:—middle and passive, make oneself ready, prepare or equip oneself, get ready, ἀλλ᾽ ὅ γ᾽ ἄρ᾽ ἔξω ἰὼν ὡπλίζετο Refs 8th c.BC+; ὅπλισθεν (for ὡπλίσθησαν) δὲ γυναῖκες the women got ready [for dancing],Refswere arming, Refs 8th c.BC+: with infinitive, τοὶ δ᾽ ὡπλίζοντο.. νέκυάς τ᾽ ἀγέμεν, ἕτεροι δὲ μεθ᾽ ὕλην Refs 8th c.BC+ —in middle, also with accusative, ὁπλίζεσθαι χέρα arm one's hand, Refs (in active, Refs; ὁπλίζεσθαι θράσος arm oneself with boldness, NT+5th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| hoplizevarὁπλίσασθε | happened · yeaorist middle imperative 2nd person plural | arm | 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
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | hoplizomō | hoplizome | hoplizomē | hoplizomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | hoplizosō | hoplizose | hoplizosē | hoplizoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hoplizotō | hoplizote | hoplizotē | hoplizotelē |
| we 1st person plural | hoplizonō | hoplizone | hoplizonē | hoplizonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | hoplizovō | hoplizove | hoplizovē | hoplizovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | hoplizolō | hoplizole | hoplizolē | hoplizolelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | hoplizemi | hoplizema |
| you 2nd person singular | hoplizesi | hoplizesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hoplizeti | hoplizeta |
| we 1st person plural | hoplizeni | hoplizena |
| ye 2nd person plural | hoplizevi | hoplizeva |
| they 3rd person plural | hoplizeli | hoplizela |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | hoplizomeiō | hoplizomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | hoplizoseiō | hoplizoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hoplizoteiō | hoplizoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | hoplizoneiō | hoplizoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | hoplizoveiō | hoplizoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | hoplizoleiō | hoplizoleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | hoplizemeia |
| you 2nd person singular | hoplizeseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hoplizeteia |
| we 1st person plural | hoplizeneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | hoplizeveia |
| they 3rd person plural | hoplizeleia |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | hoplizosōr | hoplizosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hoplizotōr | hoplizotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | hoplizovōr | hoplizovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | hoplizolōr | hoplizolēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | hoplizesar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hoplizetar |
| ye 2nd person plural | hoplizevar1×ὁπλίσασθε |
| they 3rd person plural | hoplizelar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | hoplizomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | hoplizosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hoplizotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | hoplizonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | hoplizovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | hoplizoloiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | hoplizemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | hoplizesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hoplizetoia |
| we 1st person plural | hoplizenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | hoplizevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | hoplizeloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | hoplizorō | hoplizorē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | hoplizeri | hoplizera |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | hoplizorōntos | hoplizorēntos | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | hoplizerintos | hoplizerantos |
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
hopliz 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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
hoplizevar“arm”happened · yeaorist middle imperative 2nd person plural1×
1 Peter 4:1… sarka kai vis tan autan ennoian hoplizevar, hoti tos pascharantos sarka pauotē hamartau,… since Christ suffered in His body, arm yourselves with the same resolve, because …