verb
katasofizomō
Strong’sG2686
I circumvent by trickery
stem katasofiz-once in the New Testament1 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-σοφίζομαι,
[in LXX: Ex 1:10 (חכם hith.), Jth 5:11 10:19*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2686 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
outwit by sophisms or fallacies, with accusative person, LXX+1st c.BC+: with genitive, Ael.in Refs 3rd c.BC+ —also as passive, to be outwitted, Refs 1st c.AD+
2 κ. τι περί τινων evade by quibbling, Refs
3 falsify, Refs 1st c.AD+
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| katasofizerantosκατασοφισάμενος | happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative singular masculine | dealt treacherously with | 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, no 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 | katasofizomō | katasofizome | katasofizomē | katasofizomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | katasofizosō | katasofizose | katasofizosē | katasofizoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katasofizotō | katasofizote | katasofizotē | katasofizotelē |
| we 1st person plural | katasofizonō | katasofizone | katasofizonē | katasofizonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katasofizovō | katasofizove | katasofizovē | katasofizovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | katasofizolō | katasofizole | katasofizolē | katasofizolelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katasofizemi | katasofizema |
| you 2nd person singular | katasofizesi | katasofizesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katasofizeti | katasofizeta |
| we 1st person plural | katasofizeni | katasofizena |
| ye 2nd person plural | katasofizevi | katasofizeva |
| they 3rd person plural | katasofizeli | katasofizela |
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 | katasofizomeiō | katasofizomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | katasofizoseiō | katasofizoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katasofizoteiō | katasofizoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | katasofizoneiō | katasofizoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katasofizoveiō | katasofizoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | katasofizoleiō | katasofizoleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katasofizemeia |
| you 2nd person singular | katasofizeseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katasofizeteia |
| we 1st person plural | katasofizeneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | katasofizeveia |
| they 3rd person plural | katasofizeleia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | katasofizosōr | katasofizosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katasofizotōr | katasofizotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | katasofizovōr | katasofizovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | katasofizolōr | katasofizolēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | katasofizesar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katasofizetar |
| ye 2nd person plural | katasofizevar |
| they 3rd person plural | katasofizelar |
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 | katasofizomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | katasofizosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katasofizotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | katasofizonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | katasofizovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | katasofizoloiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katasofizemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | katasofizesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katasofizetoia |
| we 1st person plural | katasofizenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | katasofizevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | katasofizeloia |
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 | katasofizorō | katasofizorē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | katasofizeri | katasofizera |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| 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 | katasofizorōntos | katasofizorēntos | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | katasofizerintos | katasofizerantos1×κατασοφισάμενος |
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
katasofiz 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.
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
katasofizerantos“dealt treacherously with”happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative singular masculine1×
Acts 7:19“dealt treacherously with”houtos katasofizerantos tem genem nu kakata toin patroin …He exploited our people and oppressed our fathers …