verb
katadunasteuomō
Strong’sG2616
I overpower, quell, treat harshly
stem katadunasteu-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.
κατα-δυναστεύω,
[in LXX for ינה, עשׁק, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2616 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
oppress, τινα LXX; τοὺς πτωχοὺς ἀπὸ τῆς γῆςLXX+5th c.BC+; τινος NT+1st c.BC+:—passive, to be oppressed, NT+3rd c.BC+; ταῦτα -εύετο ἕκαστα these districts were under their several rulers, Refs 1st c.BC+
2 get control, absolutely, of mutineers, Ps.-Refs 1st 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| katadunasteualōκαταδυναστεύουσιν | happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural | oppress | 1× |
| katadunasteuorōntoinκαταδυναστευομένους | happening now · objectpresent middle or passive participle accusative plural masculine | oppressed | 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 140, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katadunasteuamō | katadunasteuame | katadunasteuami | katadunasteuama | katadunasteuamē | katadunasteuamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | katadunasteuasō | katadunasteuase | katadunasteuasi | katadunasteuasa | katadunasteuasē | katadunasteuaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katadunasteuatō | katadunasteuate | katadunasteuati | katadunasteuata | katadunasteuatē | katadunasteuatelē |
| we 1st person plural | katadunasteuanō | katadunasteuane | katadunasteuani | katadunasteuana | katadunasteuanē | katadunasteuanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katadunasteuavō | katadunasteuave | katadunasteuavi | katadunasteuava | katadunasteuavē | katadunasteuavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | katadunasteualō1×καταδυναστεύουσιν | katadunasteuale | katadunasteuali | katadunasteuala | katadunasteualē | katadunasteualelē |
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 | katadunasteuomō | katadunasteuome | katadunasteuomē | katadunasteuomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | katadunasteuosō | katadunasteuose | katadunasteuosē | katadunasteuoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katadunasteuotō | katadunasteuote | katadunasteuotē | katadunasteuotelē |
| we 1st person plural | katadunasteuonō | katadunasteuone | katadunasteuonē | katadunasteuonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katadunasteuovō | katadunasteuove | katadunasteuovē | katadunasteuovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | katadunasteuolō | katadunasteuole | katadunasteuolē | katadunasteuolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katadunasteuameiō | katadunasteuameia | katadunasteuameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | katadunasteuaseiō | katadunasteuaseia | katadunasteuaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katadunasteuateiō | katadunasteuateia | katadunasteuateiē |
| we 1st person plural | katadunasteuaneiō | katadunasteuaneia | katadunasteuaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katadunasteuaveiō | katadunasteuaveia | katadunasteuaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | katadunasteualeiō | katadunasteualeia | katadunasteualeiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katadunasteuomeiō | katadunasteuomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | katadunasteuoseiō | katadunasteuoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katadunasteuoteiō | katadunasteuoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | katadunasteuoneiō | katadunasteuoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katadunasteuoveiō | katadunasteuoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | katadunasteuoleiō | katadunasteuoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | katadunasteuasōr | katadunasteuasar | katadunasteuasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katadunasteuatōr | katadunasteuatar | katadunasteuatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | katadunasteuavōr | katadunasteuavar | katadunasteuavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | katadunasteualōr | katadunasteualar | katadunasteualēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | katadunasteuosōr | katadunasteuosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katadunasteuotōr | katadunasteuotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | katadunasteuovōr | katadunasteuovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | katadunasteuolōr | katadunasteuolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katadunasteuamoiō | katadunasteuamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | katadunasteuasoiō | katadunasteuasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katadunasteuatoiō | katadunasteuatoia |
| we 1st person plural | katadunasteuanoiō | katadunasteuanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | katadunasteuavoiō | katadunasteuavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | katadunasteualoiō | katadunasteualoia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katadunasteuomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | katadunasteuosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katadunasteuotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | katadunasteuonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | katadunasteuovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | katadunasteuoloiō |
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 | katadunasteuarō | katadunasteuari | katadunasteuara | katadunasteuarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | katadunasteuorō | katadunasteuorē |
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 | katadunasteuarōntos | katadunasteuarintos | katadunasteuarantos | katadunasteuarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | katadunasteuorōntos1× | katadunasteuorēntos |
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
katadunasteu 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
katadunasteualō“oppress”happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural1×
James 2:6… atimazava ton ptōchon. ouk tois plousiois katadunasteualō vu, kai autois helkalō vin eis …… Is it not the rich who oppress you and drag you into court?
katadunasteuorōntoin“oppressed”happening now · objectpresent middle or passive participle accusative plural masculine1×
Acts 10:38… dierchata euergetarōntos kai iorōntos pantoin toin katadunasteuorōntoin hupo tou diabolou, hoti tos theos …… good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was …