verb
kolazemō
Greekκολάζω (kolazō)
Strong’sG2849
I chastise, punish
stem kolaz-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
κολάζω
(< κόλος, docked), [in LXX: Da 6:12 (13) (no Heb.), I Es 8:24, Wi 3:4 (and freq.), I Mac 7:7, al.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2849 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkol-ad'-zo
properly, to curtail, i.e. (figuratively) to chastise (or reserve for infliction)
Fromfrom κόλος (dwarf);
King Jamespunish.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| kolazeleiaκολάσωνται | happened · theyaorist middle subjunctive 3rd person plural | punish | 1× |
| kolazirōtoinκολαζομένους | happening now · objectpresent passive participle accusative plural masculine | punishment | 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 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kolazemō | kolazeme | kolazemi | kolazema | kolazemē | kolazemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | kolazesō | kolazese | kolazesi | kolazesa | kolazesē | kolazeselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kolazetō | kolazete | kolazeti | kolazeta | kolazetē | kolazetelē |
| we 1st person plural | kolazenō | kolazene | kolazeni | kolazena | kolazenē | kolazenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kolazevō | kolazeve | kolazevi | kolazeva | kolazevē | kolazevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | kolazelō | kolazele | kolazeli | kolazela | kolazelē | kolazelelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kolazimō | kolazime | kolazimi | kolazima | kolazimē | kolazimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | kolazisō | kolazise | kolazisi | kolazisa | kolazisē | kolaziselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kolazitō | kolazite | kolaziti | kolazita | kolazitē | kolazitelē |
| we 1st person plural | kolazinō | kolazine | kolazini | kolazina | kolazinē | kolazinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kolazivō | kolazive | kolazivi | kolaziva | kolazivē | kolazivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | kolazilō | kolazile | kolazili | kolazila | kolazilē | kolazilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kolazemeiō | kolazemeia | kolazemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | kolazeseiō | kolazeseia | kolazeseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kolazeteiō | kolazeteia | kolazeteiē |
| we 1st person plural | kolazeneiō | kolazeneia | kolazeneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kolazeveiō | kolazeveia | kolazeveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | kolazeleiō | kolazeleia1×κολάσωνται | kolazeleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kolazimeiō | kolazimeia | kolazimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | kolaziseiō | kolaziseia | kolaziseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kolaziteiō | kolaziteia | kolaziteiē |
| we 1st person plural | kolazineiō | kolazineia | kolazineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kolaziveiō | kolaziveia | kolaziveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | kolazileiō | kolazileia | kolazileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | kolazesōr | kolazesar | kolazesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kolazetōr | kolazetar | kolazetēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | kolazevōr | kolazevar | kolazevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | kolazelōr | kolazelar | kolazelēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | kolazisōr | kolazisar | kolazisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kolazitōr | kolazitar | kolazitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | kolazivōr | kolazivar | kolazivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | kolazilōr | kolazilar | kolazilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kolazemoiō | kolazemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | kolazesoiō | kolazesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kolazetoiō | kolazetoia |
| we 1st person plural | kolazenoiō | kolazenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | kolazevoiō | kolazevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | kolazeloiō | kolazeloia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kolazimoiō | kolazimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | kolazisoiō | kolazisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kolazitoiō | kolazitoia |
| we 1st person plural | kolazinoiō | kolazinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | kolazivoiō | kolazivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | kolaziloiō | kolaziloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | kolazerō | kolazeri | kolazera | kolazerē |
| acted on passive voice | kolazirō | kolaziri | kolazira | kolazirē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | kolazerōtos | kolazeritos | kolazeratos | kolazerētos |
| acted on passive voice | kolazirōtos1× | kolaziritos | kolaziratos | kolazirētos |
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
kolaz 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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
kolazeleia“punish”happened · theyaorist middle subjunctive 3rd person plural1×
Acts 4:21“punish”tois de prosapeileratois apoluala autoin, mēdenem heuriskarōtois tem pōs kolazeleia autoin, dia ton laon, hoti pantois doxazale ton theon epi te ginarēte;After further threats they let them go. They could not find a way to punish them, because all the people were glorifying God for what had happened.
kolazirōtoin“punishment”happening now · objectpresent passive participle accusative plural masculine1×
2 Peter 2:9“punishment”oidatē kurios euseboin ek peirasmou ruerō, adikoin de eis hēmeran krisiau kolazirōtoin tērarō,if all this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.