verb
kamnamō
Strong’sG2577
I am weary, ill
stem kamn-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 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.
κάμνω,
[in LXX: Jb 10:1 (קוּט ni.) 17:2, Wi 4:16 15:9, IV Mac 3:8 7:13*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2577 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkam'-no
properly, to toil, i.e. (by implication) to tire (figuratively, faint, sicken)
Fromapparently a primary verb;
King Jamesfaint, sick, be wearied.
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
future κᾰμοῦμαι, καμῇ, Refs 5th c.BC+; καμεῖται Refs 8th c.BC+; Epic dialect infinitive -έεσθαιRefs 3rd c.BC+aorist 2 ἔκᾰμον, Epic dialect κάμον Refs 8th c.BC+; infinitive καμεῖν, Epic dialect subjunctive reduplicate κεκάμω, κεκάμῃσι, κεκάμωσιν, Refs 8th c.BC+: perfect κέκμηκα Refs 8th c.BC+: pluperfect ἐκεκμήκεσαν Refs 5th c.BC+; Epic dialect participle κεκμηώς, κεκμηῶτι, κεκμηῶτα, Refs 8th c.BC+; κεκμηῶτας is variant for{κεκμηκότας} in Refs 5th c.BC+:— middle, aorist 2 ἐκᾰμόμην Refs 8th c.BC+, Epic dialect καμ- Refs 8th c.BC+
I transitive, work, μίτρη, τὴν Χαλκῆες κάμον ἄνδρες wrought it, Refs; ἐπεὶ πάνθ᾽ ὅπλα κάμε Refs 8th c.BC+; ἄστυ build, Refs 3rd c.BC+: also in aorist middle, ἱρόν Refs
I.2 aorist middle, win by toil, τὰς (i.e. γυναῖκας) αὐτοὶ καμόμεσθα βίηφί τε δουρί τε μακρῷ Refs 8th c.BC+
I.3 aorist middle, labour, till, οἵ κέ σφιν καὶ νῆσον.. ἐκάμοντο Refs 8th c.BC+
II intransitive, toil, labour, τινι for one, Refs 8th c.BC+: then, from the effect of continued work, to be weary, ἀνδρὶ δὲ κεκμηῶτι μένος μέγα οἶνος ἀέξει Refs 8th c.BC+ nor is he weary in limb, Refs, etc.; περὶ δ᾽ ἔγχεϊ Χεῖρα καμεῖται Refsparticiple, κ. πολεμίζων, ἐλαύνοντες, ἐρεθίζων, is weary of fighting, rowing, etc., Refs, etc.; οὐ μέν θην κάμετον.. ὀλλῦσαι Τρῶας Refs 8th c.BC+; but οὐδέ τι τόξον δὴν ἔκαμον τανύων I did not long strain over stringing the bow, i.e. did it without effort,Refs 8th c.BC+ I shall never be tired of saying, Refs 5th c.BC+; κ. εὐεργετῶν, ἐπαινῶν, Refs 5th c.BC+ to grow tired in spending, spare expense, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 to be hard-pressed, worsted, in battle or contest, Refs; τὸ κάμνον στρατοῦ Refs 5th c.BC+
II.3 to be sick or suffering, τί πάσχει; τί κάμνει; Refs 5th c.BC+; οἱ κάμνοντες the sick, NT+5th c.BC+; of a doctor's patients, Refs 5th c.BC+; καμοῦσα ἀπέθανε having fallen sick, Refs 5th c.BC+; [τὴν ποδάγραν] variant in Refs 5th c.BC+; τὰ σώματα to be ill or distempered in body, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.4 generally, to be distressed, meet with disaster, στρατοῦ καμόντος Refs 5th c.BC+; οὐ καμῇ τοὐμὸν μέρος wilt not have to complain.., Refs 5th c.BC+; of a ship, νεὼς καμούσης ποντίῳ πρὸς κύματι Refs 4th c.BC+ not having borne an equal share of grief, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.5 in aorist participle, of the dead, i. e. either outworn, or those whose work is done, or those who have met with disaster, οἳ ὑπένερθε καμόντας ἀνθρώπους τίνυσθον Refs 8th c.BC+; εἴδωλα κRefs 8th c.BC+: also in perfect participle in Trag. and Prose, κεκμηκότες Refs 5th c.BC+; ἱερὰ τῶν κ. Refs 5th c.BC+; also in the finite Verb, ὅπη ἄνθρωπος ἔκαμε Refs.--The perfect is always intransitive (Cf. Sanskrit śamnīte 'work hard', 'serve zealously', śamitár- 'sacrificing priest', Gr. εἰρο-κόμος, κομέω, κομίζω.)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| kamnaveiaκάμητε | happened · yeaorist active subjunctive 2nd person plural | grow weary | 1× |
| kamnarōntonκάμνοντα | happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative singular masculine | sick | 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 | kamnamō | kamname | kamnami | kamnama | kamnamē | kamnamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | kamnasō | kamnase | kamnasi | kamnasa | kamnasē | kamnaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kamnatō | kamnate | kamnati | kamnata | kamnatē | kamnatelē |
| we 1st person plural | kamnanō | kamnane | kamnani | kamnana | kamnanē | kamnanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kamnavō | kamnave | kamnavi | kamnava | kamnavē | kamnavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | kamnalō | kamnale | kamnali | kamnala | kamnalē | kamnalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kamnameiō | kamnameia | kamnameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | kamnaseiō | kamnaseia | kamnaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kamnateiō | kamnateia | kamnateiē |
| we 1st person plural | kamnaneiō | kamnaneia | kamnaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kamnaveiō | kamnaveia1×κάμητε | kamnaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | kamnaleiō | kamnaleia | kamnaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | kamnasōr | kamnasar | kamnasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kamnatōr | kamnatar | kamnatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | kamnavōr | kamnavar | kamnavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | kamnalōr | kamnalar | kamnalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kamnamoiō | kamnamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | kamnasoiō | kamnasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kamnatoiō | kamnatoia |
| we 1st person plural | kamnanoiō | kamnanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | kamnavoiō | kamnavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | kamnaloiō | kamnaloia |
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 | kamnarō | kamnari | kamnara | kamnarē |
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 | kamnarōntos1× | kamnarintos | kamnarantos | kamnarēntos |
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
kamn 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.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
kamnaveia“grow weary”happened · yeaorist active subjunctive 2nd person plural1×
Hebrews 12:3… hamartōloiu eis heautoin antilogian, hina mē kamnaveia tai psuchai vu ekluorōntois.… sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
kamnarōnton“sick”happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative singular masculine1×
James 5:15… tas euchas tau pistiau sōzati ton kamnarōnton, kai egerati auton tos kurios; kan …… will restore the one who is sick. The Lord will raise him up …