verb
kataromō
Strong’sG2672
I curse
stem katar-5 times in the New Testamentin 5 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.
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.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Epic dialect, ᾰρ Attic dialect], call down curses upon, Refs 8th c.BC+; πολλὰ κατηρᾶτο he called down many curses, Refs 8th c.BC+: with infinitive, καταρῶνται δ᾽ ἀπολέσθαι they pray that he may perish, Refs 6th c.BC+, curse, execrate, NT+5th c.BC+passive, aorist κατηράθην [ᾱ] LXX: perfect participle κατηραμένος accursed, NT+1st c.AD+: also perfect κεκατήραμαι with double reduplicate, LXX; participle κεκατηραμένος LXX
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| kataronōκαταρώμεθα | happening now · wepresent middle or passive indicative 1st person plural | curse | 1× |
| kataresaκατηράσω | happened · youaorist middle indicative 2nd person singular | cursed | 1× |
| katarovōrκαταρᾶσθε | happening now · yepresent middle or passive imperative 2nd person plural | curse | 1× |
| katarorōntoinκαταρωμένους | happening now · objectpresent middle or passive participle accusative plural masculine | curse | 1× |
| katarorēntoirκατηραμένοι | has happened · direct addressperfect middle or 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 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 2 occurrences
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 | kataromō | katarome | kataromē | kataromelē |
| you 2nd person singular | katarosō | katarose | katarosē | kataroselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katarotō | katarote | katarotē | katarotelē |
| we 1st person plural | kataronō1×καταρώμεθα | katarone | kataronē | kataronelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katarovō | katarove | katarovē | katarovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | katarolō | katarole | katarolē | katarolelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kataremi | katarema |
| you 2nd person singular | kataresi | kataresa1×κατηράσω |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katareti | katareta |
| we 1st person plural | katareni | katarena |
| ye 2nd person plural | katarevi | katareva |
| they 3rd person plural | katareli | katarela |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kataromeiō | kataromeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | kataroseiō | kataroseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kataroteiō | kataroteiē |
| we 1st person plural | kataroneiō | kataroneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kataroveiō | kataroveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | kataroleiō | kataroleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kataremeia |
| you 2nd person singular | katareseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katareteia |
| we 1st person plural | katareneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | katareveia |
| they 3rd person plural | katareleia |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | katarosōr | katarosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katarotōr | katarotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | katarovōr1×καταρᾶσθε | katarovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | katarolōr | katarolēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | kataresar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kataretar |
| ye 2nd person plural | katarevar |
| they 3rd person plural | katarelar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kataromoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | katarosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katarotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | kataronoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | katarovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | kataroloiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kataremoia |
| you 2nd person singular | kataresoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kataretoia |
| we 1st person plural | katarenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | katarevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | katareloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | katarorō | katarorē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | katareri | katarera |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | katarorōntos1× | katarorēntos1× | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | katarerintos | katarerantos |
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
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
kataronō“curse”happening now · wepresent middle or passive indicative 1st person plural1×
James 3:9… kurion kai patron, kai en auta kataronō toin anthrōpoin toin kata homoiōsian theou …… and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in …
kataresa“cursed”happened · youaorist middle indicative 2nd person singular1×
Mark 11:21… auto; Rabbi, ide tas sukas han kataresa xēranotē.… Look, Rabbi! The fig tree You cursed has withered.”
katarovōr“curse”happening now · yepresent middle or passive imperative 2nd person plural1×
Romans 12:14eulogavōr toin diōkarōntoin, eulogavōr kai mē katarovōr.… persecute you. Bless and do not curse.
katarorōntoin“curse”happening now · objectpresent middle or passive participle accusative plural masculine1×
Luke 6:28eulogavōr toin katarorōntoin vin, proseuchovōr peri toiu epēreazarōntoiu vin.bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat …
katarorēntoir“cursed”has happened · direct addressperfect middle or passive participle vocative plural masculine1×
Matthew 25:41… ek euōnumeiu; Poreuovōr apo mu tois katarorēntoir eis tem purem tem aiōniem tem …… Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for …