verb
katafeugamō
Greekκαταφεύγω (katafeugō)
Strong’sG2703
I flee for refuge
stem katafeug-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
κατα-φεύγω,
[in LXX for נוּס, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2703 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| katafeugalaκατέφυγον | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | fled | 1× |
| katafeugaratoisκαταφυγόντες | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine | fled for refuge | 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, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katafeugamō | katafeugame | katafeugami | katafeugama | katafeugamē | katafeugamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | katafeugasō | katafeugase | katafeugasi | katafeugasa | katafeugasē | katafeugaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katafeugatō | katafeugate | katafeugati | katafeugata | katafeugatē | katafeugatelē |
| we 1st person plural | katafeuganō | katafeugane | katafeugani | katafeugana | katafeuganē | katafeuganelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katafeugavō | katafeugave | katafeugavi | katafeugava | katafeugavē | katafeugavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | katafeugalō | katafeugale | katafeugali | katafeugala1×κατέφυγον | katafeugalē | katafeugalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katafeugameiō | katafeugameia | katafeugameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | katafeugaseiō | katafeugaseia | katafeugaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katafeugateiō | katafeugateia | katafeugateiē |
| we 1st person plural | katafeuganeiō | katafeuganeia | katafeuganeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katafeugaveiō | katafeugaveia | katafeugaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | katafeugaleiō | katafeugaleia | katafeugaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | katafeugasōr | katafeugasar | katafeugasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katafeugatōr | katafeugatar | katafeugatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | katafeugavōr | katafeugavar | katafeugavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | katafeugalōr | katafeugalar | katafeugalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katafeugamoiō | katafeugamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | katafeugasoiō | katafeugasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katafeugatoiō | katafeugatoia |
| we 1st person plural | katafeuganoiō | katafeuganoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | katafeugavoiō | katafeugavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | katafeugaloiō | katafeugaloia |
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 | katafeugarō | katafeugari | katafeugara | katafeugarē |
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 | katafeugarōtos | katafeugaritos | katafeugaratos1× | katafeugarētos |
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
katafeug 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
katafeugala“fled”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Acts 14:6“fled”sunoraratois katafeugala eis tain politain tau Lukaoniau Lustran kai Derban kai tan perichōran,they found out about it and fled to the Lycaonian cities of Lystra and Derbe and to the surrounding region,
katafeugaratois“fled for refuge”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Hebrews 6:18“fled for refuge”hina dia duo pragmeiu ametatheteiu, en hei adunatem pseudera theon, ischuran paraklēsian echaneiō tois katafeugaratois kratara tau prokeierōtau elpiau;Thus by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be strongly encouraged.