verb
koniimō
Greekκονιάω (koniaō)
Strong’sG2867
I whitewash
stem koni-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
κονιάω, -ῶ
(< κονία, dust, lime), [in LXX: De 27:2, 4 (שִׂיד), Pr 21:9*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2867 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkon-ee-ah'-o
by analogy, lime); to whitewash
Fromfrom κονία (dust;
King Jameswhiten.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| koniirētorκεκονιαμένε | has happened · direct addressperfect passive participle vocative singular masculine | whitewashed | 1× |
| koniirētoiκεκονιαμένοις | has happened · to, forperfect passive participle dative plural masculine | whitewashed | 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 | koniimō | koniime | koniimi | koniima | koniimē | koniimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | koniisō | koniise | koniisi | koniisa | koniisē | koniiselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | koniitō | koniite | koniiti | koniita | koniitē | koniitelē |
| we 1st person plural | koniinō | koniine | koniini | koniina | koniinē | koniinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | koniivō | koniive | koniivi | koniiva | koniivē | koniivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | koniilō | koniile | koniili | koniila | koniilē | koniilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | koniimeiō | koniimeia | koniimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | koniiseiō | koniiseia | koniiseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | koniiteiō | koniiteia | koniiteiē |
| we 1st person plural | koniineiō | koniineia | koniineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | koniiveiō | koniiveia | koniiveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | koniileiō | koniileia | koniileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | koniisōr | koniisar | koniisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | koniitōr | koniitar | koniitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | koniivōr | koniivar | koniivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | koniilōr | koniilar | koniilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | koniimoiō | koniimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | koniisoiō | koniisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | koniitoiō | koniitoia |
| we 1st person plural | koniinoiō | koniinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | koniivoiō | koniivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | koniiloiō | koniiloia |
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 | koniirō | koniiri | koniira | koniirē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acted on passive voice | koniirōtos | koniiritos | koniiratos | koniirētos2× |
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
koni 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
koniirētor“whitewashed”has happened · direct addressperfect passive participle vocative singular masculine1×
Acts 23:3“whitewashed”tote tos Paulos pros auton legata; Tuptarō sin mellatō tos theos, toichor koniirētor; kai sis kathesō krinarōtos min kata ton nomon, kai paranomarōtos keleuasō min tuptirō?Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! You sit here to judge me according to the law, yet you yourself violate the law by commanding that I be struck.”
koniirētoi“whitewashed”has happened · to, forperfect passive participle dative plural masculine1×
Matthew 23:27“whitewashed”Ouai vi, grammatevoir kai Farisaioir hupokritoir, hoti paromoiazavō tafoi koniirētoi, hotinois exōthen men fainilō hōraiois esōthen de gemalō osteiu nekroiu kai pantau akatharsiau;Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity.