verb
kateulogamō
Strong’sG2127
I bless
stem kateulog-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.
**† κατ-ευλογέω, -ῶ,
[in LXX: To 11:1, 17*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2127 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
imperfect εὐλόγουν or ηὐλ- Refs 5th c.BC+: future -ήσω Refs 5th c.BC+aorist εὐλόγησα or ηὐλLXX: infinitive εὐλογῆσαι Refs 5th c.BC+: perfect εὐλόγηκα LXXpassive, with future middle εὐλογήσομαι (variant -ηθήσομαι, as always in LXX+5th c.BC+: aorist εὐλογήθην Refs 3rd c.BC+: perfect εὐλόγημαι LXX:—speak well of, praise, πόλιν Refs 5th c.BC+, Isoc.[same places]; deliver a panegyric upon, Refs 4th c.BC+: with neuter adjective, εὐ. καὶ δίκαια κἄδικα Refs 5th c.BC+; θεοὶ εὐλογοῦσί τινα honour him, Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, ἐπαίνοις εὐλογούμενον πέδον Refs 5th c.BC+
II of God or men, LXX+NTperfect participle passive εὐλογημένοςLXX+NT
II.2 bless, praise a god, Refs; σου τὰς δυνάμειςRefs; so in LXX+NT
II.3 also, apparently by a Hebrew euphemism, curse, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| kateulogateκατευλόγει | was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular | blessed | 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, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kateulogamō | kateulogame | kateulogami | kateulogama | kateulogamē | kateulogamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | kateulogasō | kateulogase | kateulogasi | kateulogasa | kateulogasē | kateulogaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kateulogatō | kateulogate1×κατευλόγει | kateulogati | kateulogata | kateulogatē | kateulogatelē |
| we 1st person plural | kateuloganō | kateulogane | kateulogani | kateulogana | kateuloganē | kateuloganelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kateulogavō | kateulogave | kateulogavi | kateulogava | kateulogavē | kateulogavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | kateulogalō | kateulogale | kateulogali | kateulogala | kateulogalē | kateulogalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kateulogameiō | kateulogameia | kateulogameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | kateulogaseiō | kateulogaseia | kateulogaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kateulogateiō | kateulogateia | kateulogateiē |
| we 1st person plural | kateuloganeiō | kateuloganeia | kateuloganeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kateulogaveiō | kateulogaveia | kateulogaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | kateulogaleiō | kateulogaleia | kateulogaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | kateulogasōr | kateulogasar | kateulogasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kateulogatōr | kateulogatar | kateulogatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | kateulogavōr | kateulogavar | kateulogavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | kateulogalōr | kateulogalar | kateulogalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kateulogamoiō | kateulogamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | kateulogasoiō | kateulogasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kateulogatoiō | kateulogatoia |
| we 1st person plural | kateuloganoiō | kateuloganoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | kateulogavoiō | kateulogavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | kateulogaloiō | kateulogaloia |
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 | kateulogarō | kateulogari | kateulogara | kateulogarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | kateulogarōntos | kateulogarintos | kateulogarantos | kateulogarēntos |
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
kateulog 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
kateulogate“blessed”was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Mark 10:16kai enankalizerantos auteim kateulogate titharōntos tain cheirain epi auteim.… placed His hands on them, and blessed them.