verb
laktizamō
Strong’sG2979
I kick
stem laktiz-once in the New Testament1 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.
* λακτίζω
(< λάξ, with the foot),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2979 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidlak-tid'-zo
to recalcitrate
Fromfrom adverb λάξ (heelwise);
King Jameskick.
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
perfect λελάκτῐκα Refs 5th c.BC+:—kick with the heel or foot, λ. ποσὶ γαῖαν, of a defeated boxer, Refs 8th c.BC+; φλὸξ αἰθέρα λακτίζοισα καπνῷ flames lashing heaven with smoke, Refs 5th c.BC+; κραδία δὲ φόβῳ φρένα λακτίζει my heart 'knocks at my ribs' for fear, Refs 4th c.BC+; τὸν πεσόντα λακτίσαι trample on the fallen, Refs 4th c.BC+; λ. βωμὸν εἰς ἀφάνειαν trample on the altar so as utterly to destroy it, Refs; τὴν θύραν λ. kick at the door, Ar.[same place]; λ. ἀλλήλους Refs 5th c.BC+; of horses, λ. τὸ λυποῦν Refs 5th c.BC+; βοῦς ὁ λακτίσας ὑμᾶς, of a clumsy-footed person, Refs 3rd c.BC+:—middle in active sense, Refs
2 absolutely, kick, struggle, Refs; of horses, Refs 5th c.BC+, kick against the pricks, NT+5th c.BC+
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| laktizarōλακτίζειν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | kick | 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 | laktizamō | laktizame | laktizami | laktizama | laktizamē | laktizamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | laktizasō | laktizase | laktizasi | laktizasa | laktizasē | laktizaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | laktizatō | laktizate | laktizati | laktizata | laktizatē | laktizatelē |
| we 1st person plural | laktizanō | laktizane | laktizani | laktizana | laktizanē | laktizanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | laktizavō | laktizave | laktizavi | laktizava | laktizavē | laktizavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | laktizalō | laktizale | laktizali | laktizala | laktizalē | laktizalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | laktizameiō | laktizameia | laktizameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | laktizaseiō | laktizaseia | laktizaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | laktizateiō | laktizateia | laktizateiē |
| we 1st person plural | laktizaneiō | laktizaneia | laktizaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | laktizaveiō | laktizaveia | laktizaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | laktizaleiō | laktizaleia | laktizaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | laktizasōr | laktizasar | laktizasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | laktizatōr | laktizatar | laktizatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | laktizavōr | laktizavar | laktizavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | laktizalōr | laktizalar | laktizalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | laktizamoiō | laktizamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | laktizasoiō | laktizasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | laktizatoiō | laktizatoia |
| we 1st person plural | laktizanoiō | laktizanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | laktizavoiō | laktizavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | laktizaloiō | laktizaloia |
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 | laktizarō1×λακτίζειν | laktizari | laktizara | laktizarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | laktizarōntos | laktizarintos | laktizarantos | laktizarēntos |
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
laktiz 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.
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
laktizarō“kick”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
Acts 26:14… min diōkasō? sklērem si pros kentreim laktizarō.… It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’