verb
katallaxomō
Strong’sG2644
I reconcile
stem katallax-6 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books6 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.
κατ-αλλάσσω
(Att. -ττω; cf. ἀλλάσσω), [in LXX: Je 31 (48):39 (חתת), II Mac 1:5 7:33 8:29*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2644 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Attic dialect καταλλάττω, change money, Refs 1st c.AD+ (also in middle, Refs 4th c.BC+:—passive, Matreas cited in Refs 2nd c.AD+, with a play on signification Refs; change or give away, τὴν Χάριν τῶν νόμων for the laws, Refs 4th c.BC+; καταλλάσσειν τὸν βίον to leave life, Refs 2nd c.AD+
b absolutely, transgress, contravene regulations, Refs
2 middle, exchange one thing for another, ἡδονὰς πρὸς ἡδονάς Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀντί τινος πάντα Refs 4th c.BC+: absolutely, exchange prisoners, Refs 2nd c.AD+
II change a person from enmity to friendship, reconcile, σφέας NT+5th c.BC+middle, καταλλάσσεσθαι τὴν ἔχθρην τινί to make up one's enmity with any one, Refs 5th c.BC+ —passive, especially in aorist κατηλλάχθην or κατηλλάγην (former preferred by Trag., latter in Prose), to become reconciled, τινι Refs 5th c.BC+; θεοῖσιν ὡς καταλλαχθῇ Χόλου that he may be reconciled to them after his anger, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 passive, of an offence, to be atoned for, φόνον ἐπιγαμίαις μὴ καταλλάσσεσθαι μηδὲ Χρήμασιν Refs 3rd 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.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| katallaxinaκατηλλάγημεν | happened · weaorist passive indicative 1st person plural | reconciled | 1× |
| katallaxitarκαταλλαγήτω | happened · he/she/itaorist passive imperative 3rd person singular | reconciled | 1× |
| katallaxivarκαταλλάγητε | happened · yeaorist passive imperative 2nd person plural | reconciled | 1× |
| katallaxarōntosκαταλλάσσων | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | reconciling | 1× |
| katallaxarantouκαταλλάξαντος | happened · of, belonging toaorist active participle genitive singular masculine | reconciled | 1× |
| katallaxirantoisκαταλλαγέντες | happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative plural masculine | reconciled | 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 172, 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 | katallaxamō | katallaxame | katallaxami | katallaxama | katallaxamē | katallaxamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | katallaxasō | katallaxase | katallaxasi | katallaxasa | katallaxasē | katallaxaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katallaxatō | katallaxate | katallaxati | katallaxata | katallaxatē | katallaxatelē |
| we 1st person plural | katallaxanō | katallaxane | katallaxani | katallaxana | katallaxanē | katallaxanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katallaxavō | katallaxave | katallaxavi | katallaxava | katallaxavē | katallaxavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | katallaxalō | katallaxale | katallaxali | katallaxala | katallaxalē | katallaxalelē |
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 | katallaxomō | katallaxome | katallaxomē | katallaxomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | katallaxosō | katallaxose | katallaxosē | katallaxoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katallaxotō | katallaxote | katallaxotē | katallaxotelē |
| we 1st person plural | katallaxonō | katallaxone | katallaxonē | katallaxonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katallaxovō | katallaxove | katallaxovē | katallaxovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | katallaxolō | katallaxole | katallaxolē | katallaxolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katallaximi | katallaxima |
| you 2nd person singular | katallaxisi | katallaxisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katallaxiti | katallaxita |
| we 1st person plural | katallaxini | katallaxina1×κατηλλάγημεν |
| ye 2nd person plural | katallaxivi | katallaxiva |
| they 3rd person plural | katallaxili | katallaxila |
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 | katallaxameiō | katallaxameia | katallaxameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | katallaxaseiō | katallaxaseia | katallaxaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katallaxateiō | katallaxateia | katallaxateiē |
| we 1st person plural | katallaxaneiō | katallaxaneia | katallaxaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katallaxaveiō | katallaxaveia | katallaxaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | katallaxaleiō | katallaxaleia | katallaxaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katallaxomeiō | katallaxomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | katallaxoseiō | katallaxoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katallaxoteiō | katallaxoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | katallaxoneiō | katallaxoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katallaxoveiō | katallaxoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | katallaxoleiō | katallaxoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katallaximeia |
| you 2nd person singular | katallaxiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katallaxiteia |
| we 1st person plural | katallaxineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | katallaxiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | katallaxileia |
Commands — imperative mood, 2 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | katallaxasōr | katallaxasar | katallaxasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katallaxatōr | katallaxatar | katallaxatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | katallaxavōr | katallaxavar | katallaxavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | katallaxalōr | katallaxalar | katallaxalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | katallaxosōr | katallaxosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katallaxotōr | katallaxotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | katallaxovōr | katallaxovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | katallaxolōr | katallaxolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | katallaxisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katallaxitar1×καταλλαγήτω |
| ye 2nd person plural | katallaxivar1×καταλλάγητε |
| they 3rd person plural | katallaxilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katallaxamoiō | katallaxamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | katallaxasoiō | katallaxasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katallaxatoiō | katallaxatoia |
| we 1st person plural | katallaxanoiō | katallaxanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | katallaxavoiō | katallaxavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | katallaxaloiō | katallaxaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katallaxomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | katallaxosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katallaxotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | katallaxonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | katallaxovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | katallaxoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katallaximoia |
| you 2nd person singular | katallaxisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katallaxitoia |
| we 1st person plural | katallaxinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | katallaxivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | katallaxiloia |
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 | katallaxarō | katallaxari | katallaxara | katallaxarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | katallaxorō | katallaxorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | katallaxiri | katallaxira |
Used as an adjective — participle, 3 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | katallaxarōntos1×καταλλάσσων | katallaxarintos | katallaxarantos1× | katallaxarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | katallaxorōntos | katallaxorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | katallaxirintos | katallaxirantos1× |
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
katallax 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.
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
katallaxina“reconciled”happened · weaorist passive indicative 1st person plural1×
Romans 5:10ei gar echthrois arōntois katallaxina to theo dia tou thanatou tou …… were enemies of God, we were reconciled to Him through the death of …
katallaxitar“reconciled”happened · he/she/itaorist passive imperative 3rd person singular1×
1 Corinthians 7:11… chōriziteia, menatōr agamas ē to andro katallaxitar kai andron gunaikan mē afiēkarō.… must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband …
katallaxivar“reconciled”happened · yeaorist passive imperative 2nd person plural1×
2 Corinthians 5:20… parakalarōntou dia nu; donō huper Christou, katallaxivar to theo.… you on behalf of Christ: Be reconciled to God.
katallaxarōntos“reconciling”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine1×
2 Corinthians 5:19… hoti theos ate en Christo kosmon katallaxarōntos heauto, mē logizorōntos autoi teim paraptōmeim …that God was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ …
katallaxarantou“reconciled”happened · of, belonging toaorist active participle genitive singular masculine1×
2 Corinthians 5:18… de panteim ek tou theou tou katallaxarantou nin heauto dia Christou kai dōarantou …All this is from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and …
katallaxirantois“reconciled”happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative plural masculine1×
Romans 5:10… thanatou tou huiou autou, polle mallon katallaxirantois sōzini en ta zōa autou;… Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through His …