verb
katastelamō
Strong’sG2687
I appease, restrain
stem katastel-2 times in the New Testament2 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-στέλλω,
[in LXX: II Mac 4:31, III Mac 6:1*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2687 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future - Refs 5th c.BC+ (for Aeolic dialect forms see at {κασπολέω}): —put in order, arrange, [πλόκαμον] Refs 5th c.BC+ [same place]; equip, clothe, dress, Refs 6th c.BC+
II let down, lower, Refs 1st c.BC+; κ. τὰ βράγχια shut them, Refs 1st c.AD+ 2.979c; press down, Refs 2nd c.AD+.
II.2 repress, restrain, Refs 5th c.BC+, compare 547b, etc.:—passive, Refs; of persons, to be placed under restraint, reduced to order, Refs 2nd c.BC+ of calm, sedate character, opposed to τολμηρός, Refs 1st c.BC+
II.3 in Medicine texts, reduce, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| katastelarantosκαταστείλας | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine | quieted | 1× |
| katastelorēntoinκατεσταλμένους | has happened · objectperfect middle or passive participle accusative plural masculine | quiet | 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 140, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no 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 | katastelamō | katastelame | katastelami | katastelama | katastelamē | katastelamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | katastelasō | katastelase | katastelasi | katastelasa | katastelasē | katastelaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katastelatō | katastelate | katastelati | katastelata | katastelatē | katastelatelē |
| we 1st person plural | katastelanō | katastelane | katastelani | katastelana | katastelanē | katastelanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katastelavō | katastelave | katastelavi | katastelava | katastelavē | katastelavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | katastelalō | katastelale | katastelali | katastelala | katastelalē | katastelalelē |
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 | katastelomō | katastelome | katastelomē | katastelomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | katastelosō | katastelose | katastelosē | katasteloselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katastelotō | katastelote | katastelotē | katastelotelē |
| we 1st person plural | katastelonō | katastelone | katastelonē | katastelonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katastelovō | katastelove | katastelovē | katastelovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | katastelolō | katastelole | katastelolē | katastelolelē |
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 | katastelameiō | katastelameia | katastelameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | katastelaseiō | katastelaseia | katastelaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katastelateiō | katastelateia | katastelateiē |
| we 1st person plural | katastelaneiō | katastelaneia | katastelaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katastelaveiō | katastelaveia | katastelaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | katastelaleiō | katastelaleia | katastelaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katastelomeiō | katastelomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | katasteloseiō | katasteloseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katasteloteiō | katasteloteiē |
| we 1st person plural | katasteloneiō | katasteloneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katasteloveiō | katasteloveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | katasteloleiō | katasteloleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | katastelasōr | katastelasar | katastelasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katastelatōr | katastelatar | katastelatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | katastelavōr | katastelavar | katastelavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | katastelalōr | katastelalar | katastelalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | katastelosōr | katastelosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katastelotōr | katastelotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | katastelovōr | katastelovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | katastelolōr | katastelolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katastelamoiō | katastelamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | katastelasoiō | katastelasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katastelatoiō | katastelatoia |
| we 1st person plural | katastelanoiō | katastelanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | katastelavoiō | katastelavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | katastelaloiō | katastelaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katastelomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | katastelosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katastelotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | katastelonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | katastelovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | katasteloloiō |
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 | katastelarō | katastelari | katastelara | katastelarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | katastelorō | katastelorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | katastelarōntos | katastelarintos | katastelarantos1×καταστείλας | katastelarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | katastelorōntos | katastelorēntos1× |
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
katastel 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.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
katastelarantos“quieted”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine1×
Acts 19:35katastelarantos de tos grammatevos ton ochlon fēatō; …Finally the city clerk quieted the crowd and declared, “Men of …
katastelorēntoin“quiet”has happened · objectperfect middle or passive participle accusative plural masculine1×
Acts 19:36“quiet”… oun arōnteiu houteiu darōntem atō vin katastelorēntoin huparcharō kai mēdenem propetem prassarō.Since these things are undeniable, you ought to be calm and not do anything rash.