verb
katischuamō
Greekκατισχύω (katischuō)
Strong’sG2729
I prevail against, overpower, am able
stem katischu-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books3 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
κατ-ισχύω
[in LXX chiefly for חזק;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2729 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| katischualeκατίσχυον | was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural | prevailed | 1× |
| katischualiκατισχύσουσιν | will happen · theyfuture active indicative 3rd person plural | prevail against | 1× |
| katischuaveiaκατισχύσητε | happened · yeaorist active subjunctive 2nd person plural | have strength | 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, 2 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katischuamō | katischuame | katischuami | katischuama | katischuamē | katischuamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | katischuasō | katischuase | katischuasi | katischuasa | katischuasē | katischuaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katischuatō | katischuate | katischuati | katischuata | katischuatē | katischuatelē |
| we 1st person plural | katischuanō | katischuane | katischuani | katischuana | katischuanē | katischuanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katischuavō | katischuave | katischuavi | katischuava | katischuavē | katischuavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | katischualō | katischuale1×κατίσχυον | katischuali1×κατισχύσουσιν | katischuala | katischualē | katischualelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katischuameiō | katischuameia | katischuameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | katischuaseiō | katischuaseia | katischuaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katischuateiō | katischuateia | katischuateiē |
| we 1st person plural | katischuaneiō | katischuaneia | katischuaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katischuaveiō | katischuaveia1×κατισχύσητε | katischuaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | katischualeiō | katischualeia | katischualeiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | katischuasōr | katischuasar | katischuasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katischuatōr | katischuatar | katischuatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | katischuavōr | katischuavar | katischuavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | katischualōr | katischualar | katischualēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katischuamoiō | katischuamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | katischuasoiō | katischuasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katischuatoiō | katischuatoia |
| we 1st person plural | katischuanoiō | katischuanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | katischuavoiō | katischuavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | katischualoiō | katischualoia |
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 | katischuarō | katischuari | katischuara | katischuarē |
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 | katischuarōtos | katischuaritos | katischuaratos | katischuarētos |
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
katischu 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
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
katischuale“prevailed”was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Luke 23:23“prevailed”tois de epikeiele fōnai megai aiterōtois auton staurira, kai katischuale tais fōnais autoiu.But they were insistent, demanding with loud voices for Jesus to be crucified. And their clamor prevailed.
katischuali“prevail against”will happen · theyfuture active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Matthew 16:18“prevail against”kamis de si legamō hoti sis asō Petros, kai epi houta ta petra oikodomami mu tan ekklēsan, kai pulais hadou ouk katischuali autau;And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.
katischuaveia“have strength”happened · yeaorist active subjunctive 2nd person plural1×
Luke 21:36“have strength”agrupnavōr de en panto kairo derōtois hina katischuaveia ekfeugara houteim panteim teim mellarōteim ginerō, kai histanira emprosthen tou huiou tou anthrōpou.So keep watch at all times, and pray that you may have the strength to escape all that is about to happen and to stand before the Son of Man.”