verb
kinduneuamō
Strong’sG2793
I am in danger
stem kinduneu-4 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 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.
κινδυνεύω
(< κίνδυνος), [in LXX for יקשׁ ni., etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2793 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkin-doon-yoo'-o
to undergo peril
Fromfrom G2794;
King Jamesbe in danger, be (stand) in jeopardy.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future -σω Refs 5th c.BC+.α᾽, etc.: perfect κεκινδύνευκα Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, mostly in present: future κινδυνευθήσομαι Refs 5th c.BC+: aorist and perfect, see below 3: (κίνδυνος):—to be daring, run risk, κ. πρὸς πολλούς, πρὸς τοὺς πολεμίους, Refs 5th c.BC+; κ. εἰς τὴν Αῐγυπτον venture thither, Refs 5th c.BC+
b absolutely, make a venture, take a risk, Refs 5th c.BC+; to be in dire peril, Refs 5th c.BC+; to be in danger, Refs 4th c.BC+; of a sick person, Refs 5th c.BC+; especially engage in war, Refs 5th c.BC+; τοῦ χωρίου κινδυνεύοντος the post being in peril, Refs 5th c.BC+; ὁ κινδυνεύων τόπος the place of danger, Refs 2nd c.BC+
2 with dative, κ. τῷ σώματι, τῇ ψυχῇ, Refs 5th c.BC+; κ. ἁπάσῃ τῇ Ἑλλάδι run a risk with all Greece, i.e. endanger it all, Refs; τίσιν οὖν ὑμεῖς κινδυνεύσαιτ᾽ ἄν..; in what points.. ? Refs 4th c.BC+; κ. τοῖς ὅλοις πράγμασι, τῷ βίῳ, Refs 2nd c.BC+: frequently with Preps., κ. ἐν τοῖς σώμασι Refs 5th c.BC+; κ. περὶ [τῆς Πελοποννήσου] Refs 5th c.BC+; but κ. περὶ δισχιλίους go into battle with a force of Refs 5th c.BC+
3 with accusative cognate, venture, hazard, τοὺς ἐσχάτους κινδύνους Refs 5th c.BC+; τὴν ψευδομαρτυρίαν hazard a prosecution for perjury, Refs 4th c.BC+:—passive, to be ventured or hazarded, μεταβολὴ κινδυνεύεται there is risk of change, Refs 5th c.BC+; ὁποτέρως ἔσται, ἐν ἀδήλῳ κινδυνεύεται remains in hazardous uncertainty, Refs 4th c.BC+; κεκινδυνευμένον a venturous enterprise, Refs 5th c.BC+; τὰ κινδυνευθέντα, ={τὰ κινδυνεύματα}, Refs 5th c.BC+
4 with infinitive, run the risk of doing or being.., τὸν στρατὸν κινδυνεύσει ἀποβαλεῖν LXX+5th c.BC+; then,
4.b to express chance, i.e. what may possibly or probably happen: with present, perfect, or aorist infinitive, κινδυνεύουσι οἱ ἄνθρωποι οὗτοι γόητες εἶναι they run a risk of being reputed conjurers, Refs 5th c.BC+; κινδυνεύσομεν βοηθεῖν we shall probably have to assist, Refs 5th c.BC+; κ. ἡ ἀληθὴς δόξα ἐπιστήμη εἶναι seems likely to be.., Refs; κινδυνεύσεις ἐπιδεῖξαι χρηστὸς εἶναι you will have the chance of showing your worth, Refs 5th c.BC+; κ. ἀναμφιλογώτατον ἀγαθὸν εἶναιRefs 5th c.BC+; τὰ συσσίτια κινδυνεύει συναγαγεῖν he probably organized the σ., Refs; κινδυνεύω πεπονθέναι ὅπερ.. Refs: with future infinitive, uncertain in Refs 5th c.BC+; κινδυνεύει impersonal, it may be, possibly, as an affirmatative answer, Refs 5th c.BC+; out of courtesy, when no real doubt is implied, κινδυνεύεις ἀληθῆ λέγειν you may very likely be right, Refs
5 passive, to be endangered or imperilled, ἐν ἑνὶ ἀνδρὶ πολλῶν ἀρετὰς κ. Refs 5th c.BC+:— but passive in sense of active uncertain in Refs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| kinduneuatōκινδυνεύει | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | danger | 1× |
| kinduneuanōκινδυνεύομεν | happening now · wepresent active indicative 1st person plural | in danger | 2× |
| kinduneualeἐκινδύνευον | was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural | in danger | 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, 4 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kinduneuamō | kinduneuame | kinduneuami | kinduneuama | kinduneuamē | kinduneuamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | kinduneuasō | kinduneuase | kinduneuasi | kinduneuasa | kinduneuasē | kinduneuaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kinduneuatō1×κινδυνεύει | kinduneuate | kinduneuati | kinduneuata | kinduneuatē | kinduneuatelē |
| we 1st person plural | kinduneuanō2×κινδυνεύομεν | kinduneuane | kinduneuani | kinduneuana | kinduneuanē | kinduneuanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kinduneuavō | kinduneuave | kinduneuavi | kinduneuava | kinduneuavē | kinduneuavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | kinduneualō | kinduneuale1×ἐκινδύνευον | kinduneuali | kinduneuala | kinduneualē | kinduneualelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kinduneuameiō | kinduneuameia | kinduneuameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | kinduneuaseiō | kinduneuaseia | kinduneuaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kinduneuateiō | kinduneuateia | kinduneuateiē |
| we 1st person plural | kinduneuaneiō | kinduneuaneia | kinduneuaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kinduneuaveiō | kinduneuaveia | kinduneuaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | kinduneualeiō | kinduneualeia | kinduneualeiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | kinduneuasōr | kinduneuasar | kinduneuasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kinduneuatōr | kinduneuatar | kinduneuatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | kinduneuavōr | kinduneuavar | kinduneuavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | kinduneualōr | kinduneualar | kinduneualēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kinduneuamoiō | kinduneuamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | kinduneuasoiō | kinduneuasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kinduneuatoiō | kinduneuatoia |
| we 1st person plural | kinduneuanoiō | kinduneuanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | kinduneuavoiō | kinduneuavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | kinduneualoiō | kinduneualoia |
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 | kinduneuarō | kinduneuari | kinduneuara | kinduneuarē |
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 | kinduneuarōntos | kinduneuarintos | kinduneuarantos | kinduneuarēntos |
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
kinduneu 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.
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
kinduneuatō“danger”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Acts 19:27ouk monem de houtem kinduneuatō ni tem merem eis apelegmon erchara, …There is danger not only that our business will …
kinduneuanō“in danger”happening now · wepresent active indicative 1st person plural2×
Acts 19:40“in danger”kai gar kinduneuanō enkalorō stasiau peri tau sēmeron mēdeneu …For we are in jeopardy of being charged with rioting for today’s events, and we have no justification to …
1 Corinthians 15:30“in danger”tinem kai nis kinduneuanō pantan hōran?And why do we endanger ourselves every hour?
kinduneuale“in danger”was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Luke 8:23“in danger”… eis tan limnan, kai sumplērole kai kinduneuale.… came down on the lake, so that the boat was being swamped, and they …