verb
kōluamō
Greekκωλύω (kōluō)
Strong’sG2967
I prevent, hinder
stem kōlu-23 times in the New Testamentin 11 of 27 books13 forms occur
Translated as
2 rarer renderings are not shown; every occurrence below carries the English it was given there.
What it means
κωλύω
(< κόλος), [in LXX for כּלא, מנע, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2967 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidko-loo'-o
to estop, i.e. prevent (by word or act)
Fromfrom the base of G2849;
King Jamesforbid, hinder, keep from, let, not suffer, withstand.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| kōluatōκωλύει | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | stops | 2× |
| kōluaneἐκωλύομεν | was happening · weimperfect active indicative 1st person plural | stop | 2× |
| kōluataἐκώλυσεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | kept | 2× |
| kōluavaἐκωλύσατε | happened · yeaorist active indicative 2nd person plural | hindered | 1× |
| kōluimaἐκωλύθην | happened · Iaorist passive indicative 1st person singular | prevented | 1× |
| kōluaseiaκωλύσῃς | happened · youaorist active subjunctive 2nd person singular | withhold | 1× |
| kōluavōrκωλύετε | happening now · yepresent active imperative 2nd person plural | hinder | 6× |
| kōluarōκωλύειν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | prevent | 1× |
| kōluirōκωλύεσθαι | happening now · the “to …” formpresent passive infinitive | prevented | 1× |
| kōluaraκωλῦσαί | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | hinder | 2× |
| kōluarōtonκωλύοντα | happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative singular masculine | forbidding | 1× |
| kōluarōtoiuκωλυόντων | happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural masculine | forbid | 2× |
| kōluiratoisκωλυθέντες | happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative plural masculine | forbidden | 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, 8 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kōluamō | kōluame | kōluami | kōluama | kōluamē | kōluamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | kōluasō | kōluase | kōluasi | kōluasa | kōluasē | kōluaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kōluatō2×κωλύει | kōluate | kōluati | kōluata2×ἐκώλυσεν | kōluatē | kōluatelē |
| we 1st person plural | kōluanō | kōluane2×ἐκωλύομεν | kōluani | kōluana | kōluanē | kōluanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kōluavō | kōluave | kōluavi | kōluava1×ἐκωλύσατε | kōluavē | kōluavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | kōlualō | kōluale | kōluali | kōluala | kōlualē | kōlualelē |
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 | kōluimō | kōluime | kōluimi | kōluima1×ἐκωλύθην | kōluimē | kōluimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | kōluisō | kōluise | kōluisi | kōluisa | kōluisē | kōluiselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kōluitō | kōluite | kōluiti | kōluita | kōluitē | kōluitelē |
| we 1st person plural | kōluinō | kōluine | kōluini | kōluina | kōluinē | kōluinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kōluivō | kōluive | kōluivi | kōluiva | kōluivē | kōluivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | kōluilō | kōluile | kōluili | kōluila | kōluilē | kōluilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kōluameiō | kōluameia | kōluameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | kōluaseiō | kōluaseia1×κωλύσῃς | kōluaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kōluateiō | kōluateia | kōluateiē |
| we 1st person plural | kōluaneiō | kōluaneia | kōluaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kōluaveiō | kōluaveia | kōluaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | kōlualeiō | kōlualeia | kōlualeiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kōluimeiō | kōluimeia | kōluimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | kōluiseiō | kōluiseia | kōluiseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kōluiteiō | kōluiteia | kōluiteiē |
| we 1st person plural | kōluineiō | kōluineia | kōluineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kōluiveiō | kōluiveia | kōluiveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | kōluileiō | kōluileia | kōluileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 6 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | kōluasōr | kōluasar | kōluasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kōluatōr | kōluatar | kōluatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | kōluavōr6×κωλύετε | kōluavar | kōluavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | kōlualōr | kōlualar | kōlualēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | kōluisōr | kōluisar | kōluisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kōluitōr | kōluitar | kōluitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | kōluivōr | kōluivar | kōluivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | kōluilōr | kōluilar | kōluilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kōluamoiō | kōluamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | kōluasoiō | kōluasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kōluatoiō | kōluatoia |
| we 1st person plural | kōluanoiō | kōluanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | kōluavoiō | kōluavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | kōlualoiō | kōlualoia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kōluimoiō | kōluimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | kōluisoiō | kōluisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kōluitoiō | kōluitoia |
| we 1st person plural | kōluinoiō | kōluinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | kōluivoiō | kōluivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | kōluiloiō | kōluiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 4 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | kōluarō1×κωλύειν | kōluari | kōluara2×κωλῦσαί | kōluarē |
| acted on passive voice | kōluirō1×κωλύεσθαι | kōluiri | kōluira | kōluirē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 4 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | kōluarōtos3× | kōluaritos | kōluaratos | kōluarētos |
| acted on passive voice | kōluirōtos | kōluiritos | kōluiratos1× | kōluirētos |
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
kōlu 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
23 occurrences, every one of them listed
kōluatō“stops”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular2×
Acts 8:36“prevents”hōs de poreuele kata tan hodan, erchala epi tinem hudōrem, kai fēatō tos eunouchos; Idou hudōrem, tinem kōluatō min baptizira?As they traveled along the road and came to some water, the eunuch said, “Look, here is water! What is there to prevent me from being baptized?”
3 John 1:10“stops”dia houtem, ean erchameia, hupomimnēskami autou teim ergeim heim poiatō, logoi ponēroi fluararōtos nin, kai mē arkirōtos epi houtei oute autos epidechetō toin adelfoin kai toin boulerōtoin kōluatō kai ek tau ekklēsau ekballatō.So if I come, I will call attention to his malicious slander against us. And unsatisfied with that, he refuses to welcome the brothers and forbids those who want to do so, even putting them out of the church.
kōluane“stop”was happening · weimperfect active indicative 1st person plural2×
Mark 9:38“stop”Fēate auto tos Iōannos; Didaskalor, horana tinon en te onome su ekballarōton daimoneim, kai kōluane auton, hoti ouk akolouthate ni.John said to Him, “Teacher, we saw someone else driving out demons in Your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not accompany us.”
Luke 9:49“stop”Apokriniratos de Iōannos legata; Epistator, horana tinon en te onome su ekballarōton daimoneim, kai kōluane auton hoti ouk akolouthatō meta nu.“Master,” said John, “we saw someone driving out demons in Your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not accompany us.”
kōluata“kept”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular2×
Acts 27:43“kept”tos de hekatontarchēos boulerōtos diasōzara ton Paulon kōluata autoin teu boulēmeu, keleuata tē toin dunerōtoin kolumbarō aporiptaratoin prōtoin epi tan gēan exeiarō,But the centurion, wanting to spare Paul’s life, thwarted their plan. He commanded those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land.
2 Peter 2:16“restrained”elenxian de echata idiau paranomiau; hupozugiem afōnem en anthrōpou fōna fthengeratem kōluata tan tou profētou parafronian.But he was rebuked for his transgression by a donkey, otherwise without speech, that spoke with a man’s voice and restrained the prophet’s madness.
kōluava“hindered”happened · yeaorist active indicative 2nd person plural1×
Luke 11:52“hindered”ouai vi toi nomikoi, hoti airava tan kleidan tau gnōsiau; autois ouk eiserchava kai toin eisercherōtoin kōluava.Woe to you experts in the law! For you have taken away the key to knowledge. You yourselves have not entered, and you have hindered those who were entering.”
kōluima“prevented”happened · Iaorist passive indicative 1st person singular1×
Romans 1:13“prevented”ouk thelamō de vin agnoarō, adelfoir, hoti pollakis protithema erchara pros vin, kai kōluima achri tou deuro, hina tinon karpon echameia kai en vi kathōs kai en tei loipei ethnei.I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, how often I planned to come to you (but have been prevented from visiting until now), in order that I might have a harvest among you, just as I have had among the other Gentiles.
kōluaseia“withhold”happened · youaorist active subjunctive 2nd person singular1×
Luke 6:29“withhold”to tuptarōto sin epi tan siagōnan parechasōr kai tan allan, kai apo tou airarōtou su tem himatiem kai ton chitōnon mē kōluaseia.If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. And if someone takes your cloak, do not withhold your tunic as well.
kōluavōr“hinder”happening now · yepresent active imperative 2nd person plural6×
Matthew 19:14“hinder”tos de Iēsus legata; Afiēkavar teim paidieim kai mē kōluavōr auteim erchara pros min, teiu gar toiouteiu atō tas basileias toiu ouranoiu.But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”
Mark 9:39“stop”tos de Iēsus legata; Mē kōluavōr auton, oudenos gar atō hos poiati dunamian epi te onome mu kai duneti tachu kakologara min;“Do not stop him,” Jesus replied. “For no one who performs a miracle in My name can turn around and speak evil of Me.
Mark 10:14“hinder”horaratos de tos Iēsus aganaktata kai legata autoi; Afiēkavar teim paidieim ercherō pros min, mē kōluavōr auteim, teiu gar toiouteiu atō tas basileias tou theou.But when Jesus saw this, He was indignant and told them, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
Luke 9:50“stop”legata de pros auton tos Iēsus; Mē kōluavōr, hos gar ouk atō kata vu huper vu atō.“Do not stop him,” Jesus replied, “for whoever is not against you is for you.”
Luke 18:16“hinder”tos de Iēsus proskaleta auteim legarōtos; Afiēkavar teim paidieim ercherō pros min kai mē kōluavōr auteim, teiu gar toiouteiu atō tas basileias tou theou.But Jesus called the children to Him and said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
1 Corinthians 14:39“forbid”hōste, adelfoir mu, zēlavōr tem profēteuarō, kai tem lalarō mē kōluavōr glōssai;So, my brothers, be eager to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues.
kōluarō“prevent”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
Acts 24:23“prevent”diatasseratos to hekatontarchēo tērirō auton echarō tē anesian kai mēdenon kōluarō toiu idioiu autou hupēretarō auto.He ordered the centurion to keep Paul under guard, but to allow him some freedom and permit his friends to minister to his needs.
kōluirō“prevented”happening now · the “to …” formpresent passive infinitive1×
Hebrews 7:23“prevented”Kai tois men polloterois alō ginarētois hierevois dia tem thanato kōluirō paramenarō;Now there have been many other priests, since death prevented them from continuing in office.
kōluara“hinder”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive2×
Acts 10:47“withhold”Mēti tem hudōrem dunetō kōluara tinos teu mē baptizira houtoin hotinois tem pneumem tem hagiem lambala hōs kai nis?“Can anyone withhold the water to baptize these people? They have received the Holy Spirit just as we have!”
Acts 11:17“hinder”ei oun tan isan dōrean dōata autoi tos theos hōs kai ni pisteuaratoi epi ton kurion Iēsun Christon, mis tinos eme dunatos kōluara ton theon?So if God gave them the same gift He gave us who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to hinder the work of God?”
kōluarōton“forbidding”happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative singular masculine1×
Luke 23:2“forbidding”archela de katēgorarō autou legarōtois; Houton heuriskana diastrefarōton tem ethnem nu kai kōluarōton foroin Kaisaro dōarō kai legarōton heauton christon basilevon arō.And they began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this man subverting our nation, forbidding payment of taxes to Caesar, and proclaiming Himself to be Christ, a King.”
kōluarōtoiu“forbid”happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural masculine2×
1 Thessalonians 2:16“hindering”kōluarōtoiu nin tei ethnei lalara hina sōzileia, eis tem anaplērara autoiu tain hamartain pantote. fthanata de epi autoin tas orgas eis telem.hindering us from telling the Gentiles how they may be saved. As a result, they continue to heap up their sins to full capacity; the utmost wrath has come upon them.
1 Timothy 4:3“forbid”kōluarōtoiu gamarō, apecherō brōmeiu heim tos theos ktizata eis metalēmpsian meta eucharistiau toi pistoi kai epignōskarētoi tan alētheian.They will prohibit marriage and require abstinence from certain foods that God has created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.
kōluiratois“forbidden”happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative plural masculine1×
Acts 16:6“forbidden”Dierchala de tan Frugian kai Galatikan chōran, kōluiratois hupo teu hagieu pneumeu lalara ton logon en ta Asia,After the Holy Spirit had prevented them from speaking the word in the province of Asia, they traveled through the region of Phrygia and Galatia.