verb
kataremō
Greekκαταράομαι (kataraomai)
Strong’sG2672
I curse
stem katar-5 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books5 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
κατ-αράομαι, -ώμαι, depon.
(< κατάρα), [in LXX chiefly for קלל pi.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2672 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkat-ar-ah'-om-ahee
to execrate; by analogy, to doom
Frommiddle voice from G2671;
King Jamescurse.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| katarenōκαταρώμεθα | happening now · wepresent middle indicative 1st person plural | curse | 1× |
| kataresaκατηράσω | happened · youaorist middle indicative 2nd person singular | cursed | 1× |
| katarevōrκαταρᾶσθε | happening now · yepresent middle imperative 2nd person plural | curse | 1× |
| katarerōtoinκαταρωμένους | happening now · objectpresent middle participle accusative plural masculine | curse | 1× |
| katarirētoirκατηραμένοι | has happened · direct addressperfect passive participle vocative plural masculine | cursed | 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
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kataremō | katareme | kataremi | katarema | kataremē | kataremelē |
| you 2nd person singular | kataresō | katarese | kataresi | kataresa1×κατηράσω | kataresē | katareselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kataretō | katarete | katareti | katareta | kataretē | kataretelē |
| we 1st person plural | katarenō1×καταρώμεθα | katarene | katareni | katarena | katarenē | katarenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katarevō | katareve | katarevi | katareva | katarevē | katarevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | katarelō | katarele | katareli | katarela | katarelē | katarelelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katarimō | katarime | katarimi | katarima | katarimē | katarimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | katarisō | katarise | katarisi | katarisa | katarisē | katariselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kataritō | katarite | katariti | katarita | kataritē | kataritelē |
| we 1st person plural | katarinō | katarine | katarini | katarina | katarinē | katarinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katarivō | katarive | katarivi | katariva | katarivē | katarivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | katarilō | katarile | katarili | katarila | katarilē | katarilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kataremeiō | kataremeia | kataremeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | katareseiō | katareseia | katareseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katareteiō | katareteia | katareteiē |
| we 1st person plural | katareneiō | katareneia | katareneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katareveiō | katareveia | katareveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | katareleiō | katareleia | katareleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katarimeiō | katarimeia | katarimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | katariseiō | katariseia | katariseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katariteiō | katariteia | katariteiē |
| we 1st person plural | katarineiō | katarineia | katarineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katariveiō | katariveia | katariveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | katarileiō | katarileia | katarileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | kataresōr | kataresar | kataresēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kataretōr | kataretar | kataretēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | katarevōr1×καταρᾶσθε | katarevar | katarevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | katarelōr | katarelar | katarelēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | katarisōr | katarisar | katarisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kataritōr | kataritar | kataritēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | katarivōr | katarivar | katarivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | katarilōr | katarilar | katarilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kataremoiō | kataremoia |
| you 2nd person singular | kataresoiō | kataresoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kataretoiō | kataretoia |
| we 1st person plural | katarenoiō | katarenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | katarevoiō | katarevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | katareloiō | katareloia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katarimoiō | katarimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | katarisoiō | katarisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kataritoiō | kataritoia |
| we 1st person plural | katarinoiō | katarinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | katarivoiō | katarivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | katariloiō | katariloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | katarerō | katareri | katarera | katarerē |
| acted on passive voice | katarirō | katariri | katarira | katarirē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | katarerōtos1× | katareritos | katareratos | katarerētos |
| acted on passive voice | katarirōtos | katariritos | katariratos | katarirētos1× |
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
katar 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
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
katarenō“curse”happening now · wepresent middle indicative 1st person plural1×
James 3:9“curse”en auta euloganō ton kurion kai patēron, kai en auta katarenō toin anthrōpoin toin kata homoiōsian theou ginarētoin;With the tongue we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God’s likeness.
kataresa“cursed”happened · youaorist middle indicative 2nd person singular1×
Mark 11:21“cursed”kai anamimnēskiratos tos Petros legatō auto; Rabbi, ide tas sukas han kataresa xērainitē.Peter remembered it and said, “Look, Rabbi! The fig tree You cursed has withered.”
katarevōr“curse”happening now · yepresent middle imperative 2nd person plural1×
Romans 12:14“curse”eulogavōr toin diōkarōtoin, eulogavōr kai mē katarevōr.Bless those who persecute you. Bless and do not curse.
katarerōtoin“curse”happening now · objectpresent middle participle accusative plural masculine1×
Luke 6:28“curse”eulogavōr toin katarerōtoin vin, proseuchevōr peri toiu epēreazarōtoiu vin.bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.
katarirētoir“cursed”has happened · direct addressperfect passive participle vocative plural masculine1×
Matthew 25:41“cursed”tote legati kai toi ek euōnumeiu; Poreuevōr apo mu toir katarirētoir eis tem purem tem aiōniem tem hetoimazirētem to diabolo kai toi angeloi autou.Then He will say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.