verb
komamō
Greekκομάω (komaō)
Strong’sG2863
I wear the hair long
stem kom-2 times in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
* κομάω, -ῶ
(< κόμη),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2863 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkom-ah'-o
to wear tresses of hair
Fromfrom G2864;
King Jameshave long hair.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| komateiōκομᾷ | happening now · he/she/itpresent active subjunctive 3rd person singular | has long hair | 2× |
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 | komamō | komame | komami | komama | komamē | komamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | komasō | komase | komasi | komasa | komasē | komaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | komatō | komate | komati | komata | komatē | komatelē |
| we 1st person plural | komanō | komane | komani | komana | komanē | komanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | komavō | komave | komavi | komava | komavē | komavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | komalō | komale | komali | komala | komalē | komalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 2 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | komameiō | komameia | komameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | komaseiō | komaseia | komaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | komateiō2×κομᾷ | komateia | komateiē |
| we 1st person plural | komaneiō | komaneia | komaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | komaveiō | komaveia | komaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | komaleiō | komaleia | komaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | komasōr | komasar | komasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | komatōr | komatar | komatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | komavōr | komavar | komavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | komalōr | komalar | komalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | komamoiō | komamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | komasoiō | komasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | komatoiō | komatoia |
| we 1st person plural | komanoiō | komanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | komavoiō | komavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | komaloiō | komaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | komarō | komari | komara | komarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | komarōtos | komaritos | komaratos | komarētos |
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
kom 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
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
komateiō“has long hair”happening now · he/she/itpresent active subjunctive 3rd person singular2×
1 Corinthians 11:14“has long hair”oude tas fusias autas didaskatō vin hoti anēros men ean komateiō, atimias auto atō,Doesn’t nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace to him,
1 Corinthians 11:15“has long hair”gunaikas de ean komateiō, doxas auta atō? hoti tas komas anti peribolaieu dōitē.but that if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For long hair is given to her as a covering.