verb
kathoromō
Strong’sG2529
I see clearly
stem kathor-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.
καθ-οράω, -ῶ,
[in LXX: Nu 24:2 (ראה), Jb 10:4 39:26, III Mac 3:11*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2529 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Ionic dialect κατ-, imperfect καθεώρων Refs 5th c.BC+, Ionic dialect 3rd.pers. singular κατώρα Refs 5th c.BC+: perfect καθεώρακα Refs 5th c.BC+: future κατόψομαι Refs 5th c.BC+: 3rd.pers. singular perfect κατῶπται Refs 5th c.BC+: aorist 1 κατώφθην Refs: for aorist active, see at {κατεῖδον}:— look down, ἐξ Ἴδης καθορῶν Refs 8th c.BC+:— middle, ἐπὶ Θρῃκῶν καθορώμενος αἶαν Refs 8th c.BC+
II transitive, look down upon, ὅσους θνητοὺς ἠέλιος καθορᾷ Refs 6th c.BC+:—middle, Τροίην κατὰ πᾶσαν ὁρᾶται Refs 8th c.BC+
II.2 have within view, see distinctly, descry, Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.3 behold, observe, perceive, Refs 5th c.BC+; καθορᾶν τι ἔν τινι to observe something therein, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἵν᾽ ἃ πανουργεῖς μὴ καθορᾷ σου that he may not observe thy knavish tricks, Refs 5th c.BC+; also κ. τὰς τρίχας εἰ.. to look and see whether.., Refs 5th c.BC+
II.4 explore, τὰ ἄλλα Refs
II.5 regard, reverence, τὸ τοῦ θεοῦ κράτος 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| kathorotōκαθορᾶται | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | clearly seen | 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 54, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kathoromō | kathorome | kathoromē | kathoromelē |
| you 2nd person singular | kathorosō | kathorose | kathorosē | kathoroselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kathorotō1×καθορᾶται | kathorote | kathorotē | kathorotelē |
| we 1st person plural | kathoronō | kathorone | kathoronē | kathoronelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kathorovō | kathorove | kathorovē | kathorovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | kathorolō | kathorole | kathorolē | kathorolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kathoromeiō | kathoromeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | kathoroseiō | kathoroseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kathoroteiō | kathoroteiē |
| we 1st person plural | kathoroneiō | kathoroneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kathoroveiō | kathoroveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | kathoroleiō | kathoroleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | kathorosōr | kathorosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kathorotōr | kathorotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | kathorovōr | kathorovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | kathorolōr | kathorolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kathoromoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | kathorosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kathorotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | kathoronoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | kathorovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | kathoroloiō |
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 | kathororō | kathororē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 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 | kathororōntos | kathororēntos |
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
kathor 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
kathorotō“clearly seen”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Romans 1:20… apo ktisiau kosmou tei poiēmei noorōnteim kathorotō, tas tē aidias autou dunamias kai …… power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from His workmanship, so …