verb
katapatamō
Strong’sG2662
I trample under foot
stem katapat-5 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books5 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-πατέω, -ῶ,
[in LXX for דּרךְ, רמס, שׁאף, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2662 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
trample under foot, Refs 5th c.BC+. trample down the seed (i.e. have it trampled down) by swine, Refs 5th c.BC+ —passive, Refs 5th c.BC+.
2 metaphorically, NT+8th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| katapataliκαταπατήσουσιν | will happen · theyfuture active indicative 3rd person plural | trample | 1× |
| katapatitaκατεπατήθη | happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular | trampled on | 1× |
| katapatarōκαταπατεῖν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | trampling on | 1× |
| katapatorōκαταπατεῖσθαι | happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive | trampled under foot | 1× |
| katapatarantosκαταπατήσας | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine | trampled | 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, 2 occurrences
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 | katapatamō | katapatame | katapatami | katapatama | katapatamē | katapatamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | katapatasō | katapatase | katapatasi | katapatasa | katapatasē | katapataselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katapatatō | katapatate | katapatati | katapatata | katapatatē | katapatatelē |
| we 1st person plural | katapatanō | katapatane | katapatani | katapatana | katapatanē | katapatanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katapatavō | katapatave | katapatavi | katapatava | katapatavē | katapatavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | katapatalō | katapatale | katapatali1×καταπατήσουσιν | katapatala | katapatalē | katapatalelē |
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 | katapatomō | katapatome | katapatomē | katapatomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | katapatosō | katapatose | katapatosē | katapatoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katapatotō | katapatote | katapatotē | katapatotelē |
| we 1st person plural | katapatonō | katapatone | katapatonē | katapatonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katapatovō | katapatove | katapatovē | katapatovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | katapatolō | katapatole | katapatolē | katapatolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katapatimi | katapatima |
| you 2nd person singular | katapatisi | katapatisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katapatiti | katapatita1×κατεπατήθη |
| we 1st person plural | katapatini | katapatina |
| ye 2nd person plural | katapativi | katapativa |
| they 3rd person plural | katapatili | katapatila |
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 | katapatameiō | katapatameia | katapatameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | katapataseiō | katapataseia | katapataseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katapatateiō | katapatateia | katapatateiē |
| we 1st person plural | katapataneiō | katapataneia | katapataneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katapataveiō | katapataveia | katapataveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | katapataleiō | katapataleia | katapataleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katapatomeiō | katapatomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | katapatoseiō | katapatoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katapatoteiō | katapatoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | katapatoneiō | katapatoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katapatoveiō | katapatoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | katapatoleiō | katapatoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katapatimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | katapatiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katapatiteia |
| we 1st person plural | katapatineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | katapativeia |
| they 3rd person plural | katapatileia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | katapatasōr | katapatasar | katapatasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katapatatōr | katapatatar | katapatatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | katapatavōr | katapatavar | katapatavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | katapatalōr | katapatalar | katapatalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | katapatosōr | katapatosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katapatotōr | katapatotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | katapatovōr | katapatovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | katapatolōr | katapatolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | katapatisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katapatitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | katapativar |
| they 3rd person plural | katapatilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katapatamoiō | katapatamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | katapatasoiō | katapatasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katapatatoiō | katapatatoia |
| we 1st person plural | katapatanoiō | katapatanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | katapatavoiō | katapatavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | katapataloiō | katapataloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katapatomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | katapatosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katapatotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | katapatonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | katapatovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | katapatoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katapatimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | katapatisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katapatitoia |
| we 1st person plural | katapatinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | katapativoia |
| they 3rd person plural | katapatiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | katapatarō1×καταπατεῖν | katapatari | katapatara | katapatarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | katapatorō1×καταπατεῖσθαι | katapatorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | katapatiri | katapatira |
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 | katapatarōntos | katapatarintos | katapatarantos1×καταπατήσας | katapatarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | katapatorōntos | katapatorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | katapatirintos | katapatirantos |
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
katapat 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.
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
katapatali“trample”will happen · theyfuture active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Matthew 7:6… margaritoin vu emprosthen toiu choiroiu, mēpote katapatali autoin en toi podoi autoiu kai …… swine. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then …
katapatita“trampled on”happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 8:5“trampled on”… men piptata para tan hodan, kai katapatita kai teim peteineim tou ouranou katesthiata …… some seed fell along the path, where it was trampled, and the birds of the air devoured it.
katapatarō“trampling on”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
Luke 12:1“trampling on”… episunagirantaiu taiu muriadaiu tou ochlou, hōste katapatarō allēloin, archeta legarō pros toin mathētoin …In the meantime, a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling one another. Jesus began to speak first to His disciples: “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which …
katapatorō“trampled under foot”happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive1×
Matthew 5:13“trampled under foot”… ischuatō ēti ei mē balirantem exō katapatorō hupo toiu anthrōpoiu.… is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.
katapatarantos“trampled”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine1×
Hebrews 10:29… timōriau tos ton huion tou theou katapatarantos, kai tem haimem tau diathēkau koinem …… deserves to be punished who has trampled on the Son of God, profaned …