verb
katanarkamō
Greekκαταναρκάω (katanarkaō)
Strong’sG2655
I burden, encumber
stem katanark-3 times in the New Testament2 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
* κατα-ναρκάω, -ῶ
(< ναρκάω, to grow numb, in LXX, in causal sense, for יקע, Ge 32:25(26); without Heb. equiv., Ge 32:32(33), Jb 33:19, Da LXX 11:6*);
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2655 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkat-an-ar-kah'-o
to grow utterly torpid, i.e. (by implication) slothful (figuratively, expensive)
Fromfrom G2596 and ναρκάω (to be numb);
King Jamesbe burdensome (chargeable).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| katanarkamiκαταναρκήσω | will happen · Ifuture active indicative 1st person singular | be a burden | 1× |
| katanarkamaκατενάρκησα | happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular | burden | 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, 3 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katanarkamō | katanarkame | katanarkami1×καταναρκήσω | katanarkama2×κατενάρκησα | katanarkamē | katanarkamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | katanarkasō | katanarkase | katanarkasi | katanarkasa | katanarkasē | katanarkaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katanarkatō | katanarkate | katanarkati | katanarkata | katanarkatē | katanarkatelē |
| we 1st person plural | katanarkanō | katanarkane | katanarkani | katanarkana | katanarkanē | katanarkanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katanarkavō | katanarkave | katanarkavi | katanarkava | katanarkavē | katanarkavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | katanarkalō | katanarkale | katanarkali | katanarkala | katanarkalē | katanarkalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katanarkameiō | katanarkameia | katanarkameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | katanarkaseiō | katanarkaseia | katanarkaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katanarkateiō | katanarkateia | katanarkateiē |
| we 1st person plural | katanarkaneiō | katanarkaneia | katanarkaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katanarkaveiō | katanarkaveia | katanarkaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | katanarkaleiō | katanarkaleia | katanarkaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | katanarkasōr | katanarkasar | katanarkasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katanarkatōr | katanarkatar | katanarkatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | katanarkavōr | katanarkavar | katanarkavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | katanarkalōr | katanarkalar | katanarkalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katanarkamoiō | katanarkamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | katanarkasoiō | katanarkasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katanarkatoiō | katanarkatoia |
| we 1st person plural | katanarkanoiō | katanarkanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | katanarkavoiō | katanarkavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | katanarkaloiō | katanarkaloia |
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 | katanarkarō | katanarkari | katanarkara | katanarkarē |
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 | katanarkarōtos | katanarkaritos | katanarkaratos | katanarkarētos |
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
katanark 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
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
katanarkami“be a burden”will happen · Ifuture active indicative 1st person singular1×
2 Corinthians 12:14“be a burden”Idou tritem houtem hetoimōs echamō erchara pros vin, kai ouk katanarkami; ouk gar zētamō teim vu alla vin, ouk gar ofeilatō teim tekneim toi gonevoi thēsaurizarō, alla tois gonevois tei teknei.See, I am ready to come to you a third time, and I will not be a burden, because I am not seeking your possessions, but you. For children should not have to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.
katanarkama“burden”happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular2×
2 Corinthians 11:9“burden”kai pareiarōtos pros vin kai husteriratos ouk katanarkama oudenou; tem gar husterēmem mu prosanaplērala tois adelfois ercharatois apo Makedoniau; kai en pante abaron miauton vi tērama kai tērami.And when I was with you and in need, I was not a burden to anyone; for the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied my needs. I have refrained from being a burden to you in any way, and I will continue to do so.
2 Corinthians 12:13“burden”tinem gar atō hem hēttiva huper tain loipain ekklēsain, ei mē hoti autos mis ouk katanarkama vu? charizevar mi tan adikian houtan.In what way were you inferior to the other churches, except that I was not a burden to you? Forgive me this wrong!