verb
kollimō
Greekκολλάομαι (kollaomai)
Strong’sG2853
I glue, cleave, keep company with
stem koll-12 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books9 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
κολλάω, -ῶ
(< κόλλα, glue), [in LXX chiefly for דּבק;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2853 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkol-lah'-o
to glue, i.e. (passively or reflexively) to stick (figuratively)
Fromfrom κόλλα ("glue");
King Jamescleave, join (self), keep company.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| kollitiκολληθήσεται | will happen · he/she/itfuture passive indicative 3rd person singular | joined | 1× |
| kollitaἐκολλήθη | happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular | hired … out | 1× |
| kollilaἐκολλήθησαν | happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural | piled up | 1× |
| kollisarκολλήθητι | happened · youaorist passive imperative 2nd person singular | join | 1× |
| kollirōκολλᾶσθαι | happening now · the “to …” formpresent passive infinitive | join | 3× |
| kollirōtosκολλώμενος | happening now · subjectpresent passive participle nominative singular masculine | joined | 2× |
| kollirōtoisκολλώμενοι | happening now · subjectpresent passive participle nominative plural masculine | cling | 1× |
| kolliratonκολληθέντα | happened · objectaorist passive participle accusative singular masculine | clings | 1× |
| kolliratoisκολληθέντες | happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative plural masculine | joined | 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, 3 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kollimō | kollime | kollimi | kollima | kollimē | kollimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | kollisō | kollise | kollisi | kollisa | kollisē | kolliselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kollitō | kollite | kolliti1×κολληθήσεται | kollita1×ἐκολλήθη | kollitē | kollitelē |
| we 1st person plural | kollinō | kolline | kollini | kollina | kollinē | kollinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kollivō | kollive | kollivi | kolliva | kollivē | kollivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | kollilō | kollile | kollili | kollila1×ἐκολλήθησαν | kollilē | kollilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kollimeiō | kollimeia | kollimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | kolliseiō | kolliseia | kolliseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kolliteiō | kolliteia | kolliteiē |
| we 1st person plural | kollineiō | kollineia | kollineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kolliveiō | kolliveia | kolliveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | kollileiō | kollileia | kollileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | kollisōr | kollisar1×κολλήθητι | kollisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kollitōr | kollitar | kollitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | kollivōr | kollivar | kollivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | kollilōr | kollilar | kollilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kollimoiō | kollimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | kollisoiō | kollisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kollitoiō | kollitoia |
| we 1st person plural | kollinoiō | kollinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | kollivoiō | kollivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | kolliloiō | kolliloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 3 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acted on passive voice | kollirō3×κολλᾶσθαι | kolliri | kollira | kollirē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 5 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acted on passive voice | kollirōtos3×κολλώμενος | kolliritos | kolliratos2× | kollirētos |
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
koll 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
12 occurrences, every one of them listed
kolliti“joined”will happen · he/she/itfuture passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Matthew 19:5“joined”kai legata; Heneka houteu kataleipati anthrōpos ton patēron kai tan mētēran kai kolliti ta gunaika autou, kai eli tois duo eis sarxan henan?and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’?
kollita“hired … out”happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 15:15“hired … out”kai poreuiratos kollita heno toiu politoiu tau chōrau ekeinau, kai pempata auton eis toin agroin autou boskarō choiroin;So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed the pigs.
kollila“piled up”happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural1×
Revelation 18:5“piled up”hoti kollila autau tais hamartais achri tou ouranou, kai mnēmoneuata tos theos teim adikēmeim autau.For her sins are piled up to heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities.
kollisar“join”happened · youaorist passive imperative 2nd person singular1×
Acts 8:29“join”legata de tem pneumem to Filippo; Proserchasar kai kollisar te harme houte.The Spirit said to Philip, “Go over to that chariot and stay by it.”
kollirō“join”happening now · the “to …” formpresent passive infinitive3×
Acts 5:13“join”toiu de loipoiu oudenos tolmate kollirō autoi, alla megalunate autoin tos laos,Although the people regarded them highly, no one else dared to join them.
Acts 9:26“join”Paragineratos de eis Ierousalēm peirazate kollirō toi mathētoi; kai pantois fobele auton, mē pisteuarōtois hoti atō mathētos.When Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.
Acts 10:28“associate with”fēate tē pros autoin; Vis epistevō hōs athemitem atō anēro Ioudaio kollirō ē prosercherō allofulo; kami tos theos deiknuata mēdenon koinon ē akatharton legarō anthrōpon;He said to them, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with a foreigner or visit him. But God has shown me that I should not call any man impure or unclean.
kollirōtos“joined”happening now · subjectpresent passive participle nominative singular masculine2×
1 Corinthians 6:16“joined”ē ouk oidavē hoti tos kollirōtos ta porna henem sōmem atō? Eli gar, fēatō, tois duo eis sarxan henan.Or don’t you know that he who unites himself with a prostitute is one with her in body? For it is said, “The two will become one flesh.”
1 Corinthians 6:17“joined”tos de kollirōtos to kurio henem pneumem atō.But he who unites himself with the Lord is one with Him in spirit.
kollirōtois“cling”happening now · subjectpresent passive participle nominative plural masculine1×
Romans 12:9“cling”Tas agapas anupokritas. apostugarōtois tem ponērem, kollirōtois te agathe;Love must be sincere. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good.
kolliraton“clings”happened · objectaorist passive participle accusative singular masculine1×
Luke 10:11“clings”Kai ton koniorton ton kolliraton ni ek tau politau vu eis toin podoin apomassenō vi; plēn houtem gnōskavōr hoti engizatē tas basileias tou theou.‘Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet, we wipe off as a testimony against you. Yet be sure of this: The kingdom of God is near.’
kolliratois“joined”happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative plural masculine1×
Acts 17:34“joined”tinois de anērois kolliratois auto pisteuala, en hoi kai Dionusios tos Areopagitos kai gunaikas onome Damarias kai heterois sun autoi.But some joined him and believed, including Dionysius the Areopagite, a woman named Damaris, and others who were with them.