verb
krouamō
Strong’sG2925
I knock
stem krou-9 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books6 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
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.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future -σω Refs 5th c.BC+: aorist Refs 6th c.BC+: perfect Refs 5th c.BC+ —middle, aorist Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, aorist Refs 3rd c.BC+: perfect κέκρουμαι (ἀπο-) Refs 5th c.BC+:—strike, smite, Refs 5th c.BC+; κρούσας δὲ πλευρὰ [τῶν ἵππων] Refs 5th c.BC+; also εἰς τὴν χεῖρα τοῖς δακτύλοις κ. with the fingers, Refs 2nd c.AD+ tickles, Refs 4th c.BC+
2 strike one against another, strike together, κ. χεῖρας clap the hands, Refs 6th c.BC+ [same place]: metaphorically, ἀλλήλων τοὺς λόγους τοῖς λόγοις ἐκρούομεν ἄν would have knocked their heads together, Refs 5th c.BC+
3 κ. πόδα (i.e. κ. τὴν γῆν τῷ ποδί), in dancing, Refs 5th c.BC+ (Lyric poetry).
4 metaphorically from tapping an earthen vessel, to try whether it rings sound (compare Refs: examine, try, prove, Refs 6th c.BC+; κἂν διαπειρώμενος κρούσῃς [τὸν κόλακα] Refs 1st c.AD+
5 strike a stringed instrument with a plectron, Refs 5th c.BC+: generally, play any instrument (see. κροῦμα, κρουματικός) Refs: with dative, κ. κρεμβάλοις, ={κρεμβαλίζειν}, Refs 2nd c.AD+
6 κ. τὴν θύραν knock at the door on the outside, LXX+5th c.BC+.
7 κ. σταθμὸν ἑτερόζυγον, ={κρουσιμετρέω}, Refs 5th c.BC+.
8 obscene meaning, Refs 5th c.BC+.
9 middle, κρούεσθαι πρύμναν back water, Refs 5th c.BC+ (also in active, Refs 2nd c.BC+: hence κρούεσθαι τὸ πτερόν fly backwards, Refs 2nd c.AD+ —also in active, Refs 3rd c.AD+
10 κρούειν ἀκράτῳ, see at {πατάσσω} Refs
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| 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× |
| krouarōntosκρούων | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | knocking | 1× |
| krouarōntoκρούοντι | happening now · to, forpresent active participle dative singular masculine | knocks | 2× |
| krouarantouκρούσαντος | 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 | krouarōntos3×κρούων | krouarintos | krouarantos2× | krouarēntos |
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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
9 occurrences, every one of them listed
krouamō“knock”happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular1×
Revelation 3:20idou stēamē epi tan thuran kai krouamō; ean tinos akouateia tau fōnau mu …… I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and …
krouavōr“knock”happening now · yepresent active imperative 2nd person plural2×
Matthew 7:7… kai dōiti vi; zētavōr, kai heuriskavi; krouavōr, kai anoigiti vi.… you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened …
Luke 11:9… kai dōiti vi; zētavōr, kai heuriskavi; krouavōr, kai anoigiti vi;… you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened …
krouarō“knock”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
Luke 13:25“knock”… thuran, kai archeveia exō stēarē kai krouarō tan thuran legarōntois; Kurior, anoigasar ni; …… shuts the door, you will stand outside knocking and saying, ‘Lord, open the door for us.’ But he …
krouarōntos“knocking”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine1×
Acts 12:16tos de Petros epimenate krouarōntos; anoigarantois de horala auton kai ekstēala.But Peter kept on knocking, and when they opened the door …
krouarōnto“knocks”happening now · to, forpresent active participle dative singular masculine2×
Matthew 7:8… kai tos zētarōntos heuriskatō kai to krouarōnto anoigiti.… seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.
Luke 11:10… kai tos zētarōntos heuriskatō, kai to krouarōnto anoigiti.… seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.
krouarantou“knocks”happened · of, belonging toaorist active participle genitive singular masculine2×
Luke 12:36… ek toiu gamoiu, hina ercharantou kai krouarantou eutheōs anoigaleia auto.… so that when he comes and knocks, they can open the door for …
Acts 12:13krouarantou de autou tan thuran tou pulōnou …He knocked at the outer gate, and a …