verb
kludōnizomō
Strong’sG2831
I am tossed by waves
stem kludōniz-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.
† κλυδωνίζομαι
(< κλύδων), [in LXX: Is 57:20 (גּרשׁ)*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2831 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkloo-do-nid'-zom-ahee
to surge, i.e. (figuratively) to fluctuate
Frommiddle voice from G2830;
King Jamestoss to and fro.
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
Refs:—elsewhere in passive, to be buffeted, swept by heavy seas, τὸν κυβερνήτην -ίζεσθαι καὶ ἀστοχεῖν θαλασσομαχοῦντα Vett.Refs 6th c.AD+: usually metaphorically, to be disturbed, thrown into confusion, οἱ ἄδικοι κλυδωνισθήσονται LXX+1st c.AD+; to be tossed about, παντὶ ἀνέμῳ τῆς διδασκαλίας NT
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| kludōnizorōntoisκλυδωνιζόμενοι | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine | tossed to and fro | 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, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kludōnizomō | kludōnizome | kludōnizomē | kludōnizomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | kludōnizosō | kludōnizose | kludōnizosē | kludōnizoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kludōnizotō | kludōnizote | kludōnizotē | kludōnizotelē |
| we 1st person plural | kludōnizonō | kludōnizone | kludōnizonē | kludōnizonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kludōnizovō | kludōnizove | kludōnizovē | kludōnizovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | kludōnizolō | kludōnizole | kludōnizolē | kludōnizolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kludōnizomeiō | kludōnizomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | kludōnizoseiō | kludōnizoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kludōnizoteiō | kludōnizoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | kludōnizoneiō | kludōnizoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kludōnizoveiō | kludōnizoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | kludōnizoleiō | kludōnizoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | kludōnizosōr | kludōnizosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kludōnizotōr | kludōnizotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | kludōnizovōr | kludōnizovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | kludōnizolōr | kludōnizolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kludōnizomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | kludōnizosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kludōnizotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | kludōnizonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | kludōnizovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | kludōnizoloiō |
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 | kludōnizorō | kludōnizorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| 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 | kludōnizorōntos1× | kludōnizorēntos |
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
kludōniz 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
kludōnizorōntois“tossed to and fro”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine1×
Ephesians 4:14“tossed to and fro”hina mēketi aneiō nēpiois, kludōnizorōntois kai periferorōntois panto anemo tau didaskaliau …Then we will no longer be infants, tossed about by the waves and carried around by every wind of teaching …