verb
krouamō
Greekκρούω (krouō)
Strong’sG2925
I knock
stem krou-9 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
κρούω,
[in LXX: seq. ἐπί, Jg 19:22, Ca 5:2 (דִפק);] c, acc., τ. αὐλαίαν, Jth 14:14*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2925 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkroo'-o
to rap
Fromapparently a primary verb;
King Jamesknock.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| krouamōκρούω | happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular | knock | 1× |
| krouavōrκρούετε | happening now · yepresent active imperative 2nd person plural | knock | 2× |
| krouarōκρούειν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | knock | 1× |
| krouarōtosκρούων | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | knocking | 1× |
| krouarōtoκρούοντι | happening now · to, forpresent active participle dative singular masculine | knocks | 2× |
| krouaratouκρούσαντος | happened · of, belonging toaorist active participle genitive singular masculine | knocks | 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, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | krouamō1×κρούω | krouame | krouami | krouama | krouamē | krouamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | krouasō | krouase | krouasi | krouasa | krouasē | krouaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | krouatō | krouate | krouati | krouata | krouatē | krouatelē |
| we 1st person plural | krouanō | krouane | krouani | krouana | krouanē | krouanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | krouavō | krouave | krouavi | krouava | krouavē | krouavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | kroualō | krouale | krouali | krouala | kroualē | kroualelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | krouameiō | krouameia | krouameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | krouaseiō | krouaseia | krouaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | krouateiō | krouateia | krouateiē |
| we 1st person plural | krouaneiō | krouaneia | krouaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | krouaveiō | krouaveia | krouaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | kroualeiō | kroualeia | kroualeiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 2 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | krouasōr | krouasar | krouasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | krouatōr | krouatar | krouatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | krouavōr2×κρούετε | krouavar | krouavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | kroualōr | kroualar | kroualēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | krouamoiō | krouamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | krouasoiō | krouasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | krouatoiō | krouatoia |
| we 1st person plural | krouanoiō | krouanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | krouavoiō | krouavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | kroualoiō | kroualoia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | krouarō1×κρούειν | krouari | krouara | krouarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 5 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | krouarōtos3×κρούων | krouaritos | krouaratos2× | krouarētos |
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
krou 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
9 occurrences, every one of them listed
krouamō“knock”happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular1×
Revelation 3:20“knock”idou histanamē epi tan thuran kai krouamō; ean tinos akouateia tau fōnau mu kai anoigateia tan thuran, kai eiserchemi pros auton kai deipnami meta autou kai autos meta mu.Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with Me.
krouavōr“knock”happening now · yepresent active imperative 2nd person plural2×
Matthew 7:7“knock”Aitavōr, kai dōiti vi; zētavōr, kai heuriskavi; krouavōr, kai anoigiti vi.Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
Luke 11:9“knock”Kamis vi legamō, aitavōr, kai dōiti vi; zētavōr, kai heuriskavi; krouavōr, kai anoigiti vi;So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
krouarō“knock”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
Luke 13:25“knock”apo hou an egeiriteia tos oikodespotos kai apokleiateia tan thuran, kai archeveia exō histanarē kai krouarō tan thuran legarōtois; Kurior, anoigasar ni; kai apokriniratos legati vi; Ouk oidamē vin pothen avō.After the master of the house gets up and shuts the door, you will stand outside knocking and saying, ‘Lord, open the door for us.’ But he will reply, ‘I do not know where you are from.’
krouarōtos“knocking”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine1×
Acts 12:16“knocking”tos de Petros epimenate krouarōtos; anoigaratois de horala auton kai existanala.But Peter kept on knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astounded.
krouarōto“knocks”happening now · to, forpresent active participle dative singular masculine2×
Matthew 7:8“knocks”pantos gar tos aitarōtos lambatō kai tos zētarōtos heuriskatō kai to krouarōto anoigiti.For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.
Luke 11:10“knocks”pantos gar tos aitarōtos lambatō, kai tos zētarōtos heuriskatō, kai to krouarōto anoigiti.For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.
krouaratou“knocks”happened · of, belonging toaorist active participle genitive singular masculine2×
Luke 12:36“knocks”kai vis homoiois anthrōpoi prosdecherōtoi ton kurion heautoiu pote analuateia ek toiu gamoiu, hina ercharatou kai krouaratou eutheōs anoigaleia auto.Then you will be like servants waiting for their master to return from the wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks, they can open the door for him at once.
Acts 12:13“knocked”krouaratou de autou tan thuran tou pulōnou proserchata paidiskas hupakouara onome Rodas,He knocked at the outer gate, and a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer it.