verb

kammuamō

Greekκαμμύω (kammuō)

Strong’sG2576

I close

stem kammu-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 forms occur

Translated as

closed2×

What it means

καμμύω

(syncopated form of καταμύω, used by Ep. and κοινή writers; Rutherford, NPhr., 426 f.), [in LXX: Is 6:10 (שׁעע hi.) 29:10 33:15 (עצם), La 3:44 AR*;]

to shut the eyes: τ. ὀφθαλμούς, Mt 13:15, Ac 28:27 (Is 6:10).†

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

Strong’s G2576 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidkam-moo'-o

to shut down, i.e. close the eyes

Fromfrom a compound of G2596 and the base of G3466;

King Jamesclose.

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
kammualaἐκάμμυσαν	happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural	closed	2×

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	kammuamō	kammuame	kammuami	kammuama	kammuamē	kammuamelē
you 2nd person singular	kammuasō	kammuase	kammuasi	kammuasa	kammuasē	kammuaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	kammuatō	kammuate	kammuati	kammuata	kammuatē	kammuatelē
we 1st person plural	kammuanō	kammuane	kammuani	kammuana	kammuanē	kammuanelē
ye 2nd person plural	kammuavō	kammuave	kammuavi	kammuava	kammuavē	kammuavelē
they 3rd person plural	kammualō	kammuale	kammuali	kammuala2×ἐκάμμυσαν	kammualē	kammualelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	kammuameiō	kammuameia	kammuameiē
you 2nd person singular	kammuaseiō	kammuaseia	kammuaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	kammuateiō	kammuateia	kammuateiē
we 1st person plural	kammuaneiō	kammuaneia	kammuaneiē
ye 2nd person plural	kammuaveiō	kammuaveia	kammuaveiē
they 3rd person plural	kammualeiō	kammualeia	kammualeiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	kammuasōr	kammuasar	kammuasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	kammuatōr	kammuatar	kammuatēr
ye 2nd person plural	kammuavōr	kammuavar	kammuavēr
they 3rd person plural	kammualōr	kammualar	kammualēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	kammuamoiō	kammuamoia
you 2nd person singular	kammuasoiō	kammuasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	kammuatoiō	kammuatoia
we 1st person plural	kammuanoiō	kammuanoia
ye 2nd person plural	kammuavoiō	kammuavoia
they 3rd person plural	kammualoiō	kammualoia

The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	kammuarō	kammuari	kammuara	kammuarē

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	kammuarōtos	kammuaritos	kammuaratos	kammuarētos

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

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

kammu 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

2 occurrences, every one of them listed

kammuala“closed”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural2×

Matthew 13:15“closed”pachunita gar tas kardias tou laou houtou, kai tei ouei bareōs akouala, kai toin ofthalmoin autoiu kammuala; mēpote horaleia toi ofthalmoi kai tei ouei akoualeia kai ta kardia suniēkaleia kai epistrefaleia, kai iemi autoin.For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’

Acts 28:27“closed”pachunita gar tas kardias tou laou houtou, kai tei ouei bareōs akouala, kai toin ofthalmoin autoiu kammuala; mēpote horaleia toi ofthalmoi kai tei ouei akoualeia kai ta kardia suniēkaleia kai epistrefaleia, kai iemi autoin.For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’