verb
katachamō
Greekκαταχέω (katacheō)
Strong’sG2708
I pour over
stem katach-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
κατα-χέω,
[in LXX for יצק, נטה, עטה hi.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2708 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkat-akh-eh'-o
to pour down (out)
Fromfrom G2596 and cheo (to pour);
King Jamespour.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| katachataκατέχεεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | poured | 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 | katachamō | katachame | katachami | katachama | katachamē | katachamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | katachasō | katachase | katachasi | katachasa | katachasē | katachaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katachatō | katachate | katachati | katachata2×κατέχεεν | katachatē | katachatelē |
| we 1st person plural | katachanō | katachane | katachani | katachana | katachanē | katachanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katachavō | katachave | katachavi | katachava | katachavē | katachavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | katachalō | katachale | katachali | katachala | katachalē | katachalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katachameiō | katachameia | katachameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | katachaseiō | katachaseia | katachaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katachateiō | katachateia | katachateiē |
| we 1st person plural | katachaneiō | katachaneia | katachaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katachaveiō | katachaveia | katachaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | katachaleiō | katachaleia | katachaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | katachasōr | katachasar | katachasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katachatōr | katachatar | katachatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | katachavōr | katachavar | katachavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | katachalōr | katachalar | katachalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katachamoiō | katachamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | katachasoiō | katachasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katachatoiō | katachatoia |
| we 1st person plural | katachanoiō | katachanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | katachavoiō | katachavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | katachaloiō | katachaloia |
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 | katacharō | katachari | katachara | katacharē |
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 | katacharōtos | katacharitos | katacharatos | katacharētos |
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
katach 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
katachata“poured”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular2×
Matthew 26:7“poured”proserchata auto gunaikas echarōtas alabastrem mureu barutimeu kai katachata epi tau kefalau autou anakeierōtou.a woman came to Him with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, which she poured on His head as He reclined at the table.
Mark 14:3“poured … on”Kai arōtou autou en Bēthania en ta oikia Simōnou tou leprou katakeierōtou autou erchata gunaikas echarōtas alabastran mureu nardau pistikau polutelau; suntribaratas tan alabastran katachata autou tau kefalau.While Jesus was in Bethany reclining at the table in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke open the jar and poured it on Jesus’ head.