verb
katēchomō
Strong’sG2727
I instruct orally
stem katēch-8 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books7 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-ηχέω, -ῶ,
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2727 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkat-ay-kheh'-o
to sound down into the ears, i.e. (by implication) to indoctrinate ("catechize") or (genitive case) to apprise of
King Jamesinform, instruct, teach.
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
sound over or through, ἁρμονία κ. τῆς θαλάττης Refs 2nd c.AD+
2 sound amiss, opposed to συνηχέω, Refs 1st c.BC+
II teach by word of mouth: hence generally, instruct, κ. τινὰ πολλὰ τῶν ἀγνοουμένων Agrippa 11 cited in Refs 1st c.AD+:—passive, to be informed or instructed, περί τινος NT; κ. ὅτι.. Refs 1st c.AD+
II.2 in NT, instruct in the elements of religion, NT:—passive, περὶ ὧν κατηχήθης λόγων NT+3rd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| katēchisaκατηχήθης | happened · youaorist passive indicative 2nd person singular | taught | 1× |
| katēchilaκατηχήθησαν | happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural | informed | 1× |
| katēcholēκατήχηνται | has happened · theyperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person plural | told | 1× |
| katēchameiaκατηχήσω | happened · Iaorist active subjunctive 1st person singular | instruct | 1× |
| katēcharōntoκατηχοῦντι | happening now · to, forpresent active participle dative singular masculine | teaches | 1× |
| katēchorōntosκατηχούμενος | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine | taught | 2× |
| katēchorēntosκατηχημένος | has happened · subjectperfect middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine | instructed | 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, 3 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 | katēchamō | katēchame | katēchami | katēchama | katēchamē | katēchamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | katēchasō | katēchase | katēchasi | katēchasa | katēchasē | katēchaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katēchatō | katēchate | katēchati | katēchata | katēchatē | katēchatelē |
| we 1st person plural | katēchanō | katēchane | katēchani | katēchana | katēchanē | katēchanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katēchavō | katēchave | katēchavi | katēchava | katēchavē | katēchavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | katēchalō | katēchale | katēchali | katēchala | katēchalē | katēchalelē |
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 | katēchomō | katēchome | katēchomē | katēchomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | katēchosō | katēchose | katēchosē | katēchoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katēchotō | katēchote | katēchotē | katēchotelē |
| we 1st person plural | katēchonō | katēchone | katēchonē | katēchonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katēchovō | katēchove | katēchovē | katēchovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | katēcholō | katēchole | katēcholē1×κατήχηνται | katēcholelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katēchimi | katēchima |
| you 2nd person singular | katēchisi | katēchisa1×κατηχήθης |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katēchiti | katēchita |
| we 1st person plural | katēchini | katēchina |
| ye 2nd person plural | katēchivi | katēchiva |
| they 3rd person plural | katēchili | katēchila1×κατηχήθησαν |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katēchameiō | katēchameia1×κατηχήσω | katēchameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | katēchaseiō | katēchaseia | katēchaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katēchateiō | katēchateia | katēchateiē |
| we 1st person plural | katēchaneiō | katēchaneia | katēchaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katēchaveiō | katēchaveia | katēchaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | katēchaleiō | katēchaleia | katēchaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katēchomeiō | katēchomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | katēchoseiō | katēchoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katēchoteiō | katēchoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | katēchoneiō | katēchoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katēchoveiō | katēchoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | katēcholeiō | katēcholeiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katēchimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | katēchiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katēchiteia |
| we 1st person plural | katēchineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | katēchiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | katēchileia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | katēchasōr | katēchasar | katēchasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katēchatōr | katēchatar | katēchatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | katēchavōr | katēchavar | katēchavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | katēchalōr | katēchalar | katēchalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | katēchosōr | katēchosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katēchotōr | katēchotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | katēchovōr | katēchovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | katēcholōr | katēcholēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | katēchisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katēchitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | katēchivar |
| they 3rd person plural | katēchilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katēchamoiō | katēchamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | katēchasoiō | katēchasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katēchatoiō | katēchatoia |
| we 1st person plural | katēchanoiō | katēchanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | katēchavoiō | katēchavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | katēchaloiō | katēchaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katēchomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | katēchosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katēchotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | katēchonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | katēchovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | katēcholoiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katēchimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | katēchisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katēchitoia |
| we 1st person plural | katēchinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | katēchivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | katēchiloia |
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 | katēcharō | katēchari | katēchara | katēcharē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | katēchorō | katēchorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | katēchiri | katēchira |
Used as an adjective — participle, 4 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | katēcharōntos1× | katēcharintos | katēcharantos | katēcharēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | katēchorōntos2×κατηχούμενος | katēchorēntos1×κατηχημένος | ||
| acted on passive voice | katēchirintos | katēchirantos |
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
katēch 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.
8 occurrences, every one of them listed
katēchisa“taught”happened · youaorist passive indicative 2nd person singular1×
Luke 1:4hina epignōskaseia peri hoiu katēchisa logoiu tan asfaleian.… of the things you have been taught.
katēchila“informed”happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural1×
Acts 21:21“informed”katēchila de peri su hoti apostasian didaskasō …… the impression that you teach all the Jews who live among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling …
katēcholē“told”has happened · theyperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person plural1×
Acts 21:24“told”… kefalan, kai gnōskeli pantois hoti heiu katēcholē peri su oudenem atō, alla stoichasō …… have their heads shaved. Then everyone will know that there is no truth to these rumors about you, but that you …
katēchameia“instruct”happened · Iaorist active subjunctive 1st person singular1×
1 Corinthians 14:19… nouo mu lalara, hina kai allosoin katēchameia, ē murioi logoin en glōssa.… rather speak five coherent words to instruct others than ten thousand words in …
katēcharōnto“teaches”happening now · to, forpresent active participle dative singular masculine1×
Galatians 6:6“teaches”… de tos katēchorōntos ton logon to katēcharōnto en pantei agathei.Nevertheless, the one who receives instruction in the word must share in all good things with …
katēchorōntos“taught”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine2×
Romans 2:18… tem thelēmem kai dokimazasō teim diaferarōnteim katēchorōntos ek tou nomou,… what is superior because you are instructed by the law;
Galatians 6:6“taught”Koinōnatōr de tos katēchorōntos ton logon to katēcharōnto en pantei …Nevertheless, the one who receives instruction in the word must share in all good things …
katēchorēntos“instructed”has happened · subjectperfect middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine1×
Acts 18:25houtos ate katēchorēntos tan hodan tou kuriou, kai zesarōntos …He had been instructed in the way of the Lord …