verb
kuramō
Greekκυρόω (kuroō)
Strong’sG2964
I ratify, confirm
stem kur-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
κυρόω, -ῶ
(< κῦρος, 1. authority. 2. validity), [in LXX for קום;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2964 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkoo-ro'-o
to make authoritative, i.e. ratify
Fromfrom the same as G2962;
King Jamesconfirm.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| kuraraκυρῶσαι | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | reaffirm | 1× |
| kurirētanκεκυρωμένην | has happened · objectperfect passive participle accusative singular feminine | ratified | 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, no 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 | kuramō | kurame | kurami | kurama | kuramē | kuramelē |
| you 2nd person singular | kurasō | kurase | kurasi | kurasa | kurasē | kuraselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kuratō | kurate | kurati | kurata | kuratē | kuratelē |
| we 1st person plural | kuranō | kurane | kurani | kurana | kuranē | kuranelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kuravō | kurave | kuravi | kurava | kuravē | kuravelē |
| they 3rd person plural | kuralō | kurale | kurali | kurala | kuralē | kuralelē |
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 | kurimō | kurime | kurimi | kurima | kurimē | kurimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | kurisō | kurise | kurisi | kurisa | kurisē | kuriselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kuritō | kurite | kuriti | kurita | kuritē | kuritelē |
| we 1st person plural | kurinō | kurine | kurini | kurina | kurinē | kurinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kurivō | kurive | kurivi | kuriva | kurivē | kurivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | kurilō | kurile | kurili | kurila | kurilē | kurilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kurameiō | kurameia | kurameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | kuraseiō | kuraseia | kuraseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kurateiō | kurateia | kurateiē |
| we 1st person plural | kuraneiō | kuraneia | kuraneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kuraveiō | kuraveia | kuraveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | kuraleiō | kuraleia | kuraleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kurimeiō | kurimeia | kurimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | kuriseiō | kuriseia | kuriseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kuriteiō | kuriteia | kuriteiē |
| we 1st person plural | kurineiō | kurineia | kurineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kuriveiō | kuriveia | kuriveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | kurileiō | kurileia | kurileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | kurasōr | kurasar | kurasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kuratōr | kuratar | kuratēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | kuravōr | kuravar | kuravēr |
| they 3rd person plural | kuralōr | kuralar | kuralēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | kurisōr | kurisar | kurisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kuritōr | kuritar | kuritēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | kurivōr | kurivar | kurivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | kurilōr | kurilar | kurilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kuramoiō | kuramoia |
| you 2nd person singular | kurasoiō | kurasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kuratoiō | kuratoia |
| we 1st person plural | kuranoiō | kuranoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | kuravoiō | kuravoia |
| they 3rd person plural | kuraloiō | kuraloia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kurimoiō | kurimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | kurisoiō | kurisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kuritoiō | kuritoia |
| we 1st person plural | kurinoiō | kurinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | kurivoiō | kurivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | kuriloiō | kuriloia |
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 | kurarō | kurari | kurara1×κυρῶσαι | kurarē |
| acted on passive voice | kurirō | kuriri | kurira | kurirē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | kurarōtos | kuraritos | kuraratos | kurarētos |
| acted on passive voice | kurirōtos | kuriritos | kuriratos | kurirētos1× |
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
kur 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
kurara“reaffirm”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×
2 Corinthians 2:8“reaffirm”dio parakalamō vin kurara eis auton agapan;Therefore I urge you to reaffirm your love for him.
kurirētan“ratified”has happened · objectperfect passive participle accusative singular feminine1×
Galatians 3:15“ratified”Adelfoir, kata anthrōpon legamō; homōs anthrōpou kurirētan diathēkan oudenos athetatō ē epidiatassetō.Brothers, let me put this in human terms. Even a human covenant, once it is ratified, cannot be canceled or amended.