verb

kathēkamō

Greekκαθήκω (kathēkō)

Strong’sG2520

it is fitting

stem kathēk-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur

Translated as

allowed1×proper1×

What it means

καθ-ήκω,

[in LXX: impers., Le 5:10, Ez 21:27 (32), al. (מִשְׁפָּט); τὰ κ., Ex 5:13, al. (דָּבָר), etc.;]

1. to come down, come to.

2. to be fit, proper: impers., c. acc. et inf., Ac 22:22 (on the tense, v. Bl., § 63, 4); τὰ μὴ καθήκοντα, Ro 1:28.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G2520 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidkath-ay'-ko

to reach to, i.e. (neuter of present active participle, figuratively as adjective) becoming

Fromfrom G2596 and G2240;

King Jamesconvenient, fit.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind it	What it is	Usually	Times
kathēkateκαθῆκεν	was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular	allowed	1×
kathēkarōteimκαθήκοντα	happening now · objectpresent active participle direct plural neuter	proper	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	kathēkamō	kathēkame	kathēkami	kathēkama	kathēkamē	kathēkamelē
you 2nd person singular	kathēkasō	kathēkase	kathēkasi	kathēkasa	kathēkasē	kathēkaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	kathēkatō	kathēkate1×καθῆκεν	kathēkati	kathēkata	kathēkatē	kathēkatelē
we 1st person plural	kathēkanō	kathēkane	kathēkani	kathēkana	kathēkanē	kathēkanelē
ye 2nd person plural	kathēkavō	kathēkave	kathēkavi	kathēkava	kathēkavē	kathēkavelē
they 3rd person plural	kathēkalō	kathēkale	kathēkali	kathēkala	kathēkalē	kathēkalelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	kathēkameiō	kathēkameia	kathēkameiē
you 2nd person singular	kathēkaseiō	kathēkaseia	kathēkaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	kathēkateiō	kathēkateia	kathēkateiē
we 1st person plural	kathēkaneiō	kathēkaneia	kathēkaneiē
ye 2nd person plural	kathēkaveiō	kathēkaveia	kathēkaveiē
they 3rd person plural	kathēkaleiō	kathēkaleia	kathēkaleiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	kathēkasōr	kathēkasar	kathēkasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	kathēkatōr	kathēkatar	kathēkatēr
ye 2nd person plural	kathēkavōr	kathēkavar	kathēkavēr
they 3rd person plural	kathēkalōr	kathēkalar	kathēkalēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	kathēkamoiō	kathēkamoia
you 2nd person singular	kathēkasoiō	kathēkasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	kathēkatoiō	kathēkatoia
we 1st person plural	kathēkanoiō	kathēkanoia
ye 2nd person plural	kathēkavoiō	kathēkavoia
they 3rd person plural	kathēkaloiō	kathēkaloia

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	kathēkarō	kathēkari	kathēkara	kathēkarē

Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	kathēkarōtos1×	kathēkaritos	kathēkaratos	kathēkarētos

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

kathēkstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

kathēk 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

2 occurrences, every one of them listed

kathēkate“allowed”was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular1×

Acts 22:22“allowed”Akouale de autou achri houtou tou logou kai epairala tan fōnan autoiu legarōtois; Airasōr apo tau gēau ton toiouton, ouk gar kathēkate auton zōarō.The crowd listened to Paul until he made this statement. Then they lifted up their voices and shouted, “Rid the earth of him! He is not fit to live!”

kathēkarōteim“proper”happening now · objectpresent active participle direct plural neuter1×

Romans 1:28“proper”Kai kathōs ouk dokimazala ton theon echarō en epignōsia, paradōata autoin tos theos eis adokimon nouon, poiarō teim mē kathēkarōteim,Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done.