verb
kēmamō
Greekκημόω (kēmoō)
Strong’sG5392
I muzzle, silence
stem kēm-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
* κημόω, -ῶ
(< κημός, a muzzle),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5392 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidfee-mo'-o
to muzzle
Fromfrom φιμός (a muzzle);
King Jamesmuzzle.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| kēmasiκημώσεις | will happen · youfuture active indicative 2nd person singular | muzzle | 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 | kēmamō | kēmame | kēmami | kēmama | kēmamē | kēmamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | kēmasō | kēmase | kēmasi1×κημώσεις | kēmasa | kēmasē | kēmaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kēmatō | kēmate | kēmati | kēmata | kēmatē | kēmatelē |
| we 1st person plural | kēmanō | kēmane | kēmani | kēmana | kēmanē | kēmanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kēmavō | kēmave | kēmavi | kēmava | kēmavē | kēmavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | kēmalō | kēmale | kēmali | kēmala | kēmalē | kēmalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kēmameiō | kēmameia | kēmameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | kēmaseiō | kēmaseia | kēmaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kēmateiō | kēmateia | kēmateiē |
| we 1st person plural | kēmaneiō | kēmaneia | kēmaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kēmaveiō | kēmaveia | kēmaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | kēmaleiō | kēmaleia | kēmaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | kēmasōr | kēmasar | kēmasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kēmatōr | kēmatar | kēmatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | kēmavōr | kēmavar | kēmavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | kēmalōr | kēmalar | kēmalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kēmamoiō | kēmamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | kēmasoiō | kēmasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kēmatoiō | kēmatoia |
| we 1st person plural | kēmanoiō | kēmanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | kēmavoiō | kēmavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | kēmaloiō | kēmaloia |
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 | kēmarō | kēmari | kēmara | kēmarē |
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 | kēmarōtos | kēmaritos | kēmaratos | kēmarētos |
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
kēm 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
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
kēmasi“muzzle”will happen · youfuture active indicative 2nd person singular1×
1 Corinthians 9:9“muzzle”en gar to Mōusou nomo grafitē; Ouk kēmasi bouon aloarōton. mē toiu bouoiu meleiatō to theo,For it is written in the Law of Moses: “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.” Is it about oxen that God is concerned?