verb
kuramō
Strong’sG2964
I ratify, confirm
stem kur-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 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.
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.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future -ώσω Refs 5th c.BC+: (κῦρος):— confirm, ratify, δόμοις.. τήνδ᾽ ἐκύρωσας φάτιν Refs 4th c.BC+; ταῦτα Hdt.[same place]; τὸν γάμον Refs 5th c.BC+:—middle, accomplish one's end, λόγῳ κυροῦται τὰ πάντα Refs 5th c.BC+, compare d:—passive, to be ratified, determined, ἐκεκύρωτο ὁ γάμος Κλεισθένεϊ Refs 5th c.BC+; τοὺς κυρωθέντας [τῶν νόμων] Refs 5th c.BC+; of a contract, to be sanctioned, Refs 3rd c.BC+; in auctions, to be knocked down, Refs 2nd c.BC+; ὁ κυρωθείς the highest bidder, to whom an object is knocked down, Refs 3rd c.BC+; at what point hath the end been fixed or determined? Refs 5th c.BC+; πρὶν κεκυρῶσθαι σφαγάς before it has been accomplished, Refsinfinitive, ἐκεκύρωτο συμβάλλειν it had been decided to fight, Refs 5th c.BC+
2 κ. δίκην decide it, Refs 4th c.BC+
3 with accusative et infinitive, decree or ordain that.., τηρηθῆναι τὸν νόμον Refs 4th c.BC+
4 of arguments or doctrines, confirm, establish, Refs 1st c.BC+; κ. ὅτι.. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| kuraraκυρῶσαι | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | reaffirm | 1× |
| kurorēntanκεκυρωμένην | has happened · objectperfect middle or 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 140, 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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kuromō | kurome | kuromē | kuromelē |
| you 2nd person singular | kurosō | kurose | kurosē | kuroselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kurotō | kurote | kurotē | kurotelē |
| we 1st person plural | kuronō | kurone | kuronē | kuronelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kurovō | kurove | kurovē | kurovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | kurolō | kurole | kurolē | kurolelē |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kuromeiō | kuromeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | kuroseiō | kuroseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kuroteiō | kuroteiē |
| we 1st person plural | kuroneiō | kuroneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kuroveiō | kuroveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | kuroleiō | kuroleiē |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | kurosōr | kurosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kurotōr | kurotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | kurovōr | kurovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | kurolōr | kurolēr |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kuromoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | kurosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kurotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | kuronoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | kurovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | kuroloiō |
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 |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | kurorō | kurorē |
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 | kurarōntos | kurarintos | kurarantos | kurarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | kurorōntos | kurorēntos1× |
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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
kurara“reaffirm”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×
2 Corinthians 2:8dio parakalamō vin kurara eis auton agapan;Therefore I urge you to reaffirm your love for him.
kurorēntan“ratified”has happened · objectperfect middle or passive participle accusative singular feminine1×
Galatians 3:15Adelfoir, kata anthrōpon legamō; homōs anthrōpou kurorēntan diathēkan oudenos athetatō ē epidiatassotō.… a human covenant, once it is ratified, cannot be canceled or amended.