verb
knēthimō
Greekκνήθομαι (knēthomai)
Strong’sG2833
I rub, tickle
stem knēth-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
* κνήθω
(late form of κνάω),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2833 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidknay'-tho
to scratch, i.e. (by implication) to tickle
Fromfrom a primary κνάω (to scrape);
King JamesX itching.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| knēthirōtoisκνηθόμενοι | happening now · subjectpresent passive participle nominative plural masculine | itching | 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, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | knēthimō | knēthime | knēthimi | knēthima | knēthimē | knēthimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | knēthisō | knēthise | knēthisi | knēthisa | knēthisē | knēthiselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | knēthitō | knēthite | knēthiti | knēthita | knēthitē | knēthitelē |
| we 1st person plural | knēthinō | knēthine | knēthini | knēthina | knēthinē | knēthinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | knēthivō | knēthive | knēthivi | knēthiva | knēthivē | knēthivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | knēthilō | knēthile | knēthili | knēthila | knēthilē | knēthilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | knēthimeiō | knēthimeia | knēthimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | knēthiseiō | knēthiseia | knēthiseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | knēthiteiō | knēthiteia | knēthiteiē |
| we 1st person plural | knēthineiō | knēthineia | knēthineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | knēthiveiō | knēthiveia | knēthiveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | knēthileiō | knēthileia | knēthileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | knēthisōr | knēthisar | knēthisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | knēthitōr | knēthitar | knēthitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | knēthivōr | knēthivar | knēthivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | knēthilōr | knēthilar | knēthilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | knēthimoiō | knēthimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | knēthisoiō | knēthisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | knēthitoiō | knēthitoia |
| we 1st person plural | knēthinoiō | knēthinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | knēthivoiō | knēthivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | knēthiloiō | knēthiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acted on passive voice | knēthirō | knēthiri | knēthira | knēthirē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acted on passive voice | knēthirōtos1× | knēthiritos | knēthiratos | knēthirētos |
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
knēth 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
knēthirōtois“itching”happening now · subjectpresent passive participle nominative plural masculine1×
2 Timothy 4:3“itching”eti gar kairos hote tau hugiainarōtau didaskaliau ouk anecheli, alla kata tain idiain epithumiain heautoi episōreuali didaskaloin knēthirōtois tan akoan,For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires.