verb
latomamō
Strong’sG2998
I hew stones
stem latom-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.
† λατομέω, -ῶ
(< λατόμος, a stonecutter, IV Ki 12:12, al.; < λᾶς, τέμνω; cf. λαξευτός), [in LXX: I Ch 22:2, al. (חצב); Ex 21:33, Num_21:18 (כּרה);]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2998 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
quarry, γῆν Refs 3rd c.BC+:—passive, λελατόμηται Refs 3rd c.BC+; τὰ -ούμενα θραύματα Refs 1st c.BC+
II λ. λάκκον hew it out, LXX
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| latomataἐλατόμησεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | cut | 1× |
| latomorēntemλελατομημένον | has happened · subjectperfect middle or passive participle direct singular neuter | cut out | 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, 1 occurrence
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 | latomamō | latomame | latomami | latomama | latomamē | latomamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | latomasō | latomase | latomasi | latomasa | latomasē | latomaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | latomatō | latomate | latomati | latomata1×ἐλατόμησεν | latomatē | latomatelē |
| we 1st person plural | latomanō | latomane | latomani | latomana | latomanē | latomanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | latomavō | latomave | latomavi | latomava | latomavē | latomavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | latomalō | latomale | latomali | latomala | latomalē | latomalelē |
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 | latomomō | latomome | latomomē | latomomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | latomosō | latomose | latomosē | latomoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | latomotō | latomote | latomotē | latomotelē |
| we 1st person plural | latomonō | latomone | latomonē | latomonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | latomovō | latomove | latomovē | latomovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | latomolō | latomole | latomolē | latomolelē |
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 | latomameiō | latomameia | latomameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | latomaseiō | latomaseia | latomaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | latomateiō | latomateia | latomateiē |
| we 1st person plural | latomaneiō | latomaneia | latomaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | latomaveiō | latomaveia | latomaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | latomaleiō | latomaleia | latomaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | latomomeiō | latomomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | latomoseiō | latomoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | latomoteiō | latomoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | latomoneiō | latomoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | latomoveiō | latomoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | latomoleiō | latomoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | latomasōr | latomasar | latomasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | latomatōr | latomatar | latomatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | latomavōr | latomavar | latomavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | latomalōr | latomalar | latomalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | latomosōr | latomosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | latomotōr | latomotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | latomovōr | latomovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | latomolōr | latomolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | latomamoiō | latomamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | latomasoiō | latomasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | latomatoiō | latomatoia |
| we 1st person plural | latomanoiō | latomanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | latomavoiō | latomavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | latomaloiō | latomaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | latomomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | latomosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | latomotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | latomonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | latomovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | latomoloiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | latomarō | latomari | latomara | latomarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | latomorō | latomorē |
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 | latomarōntos | latomarintos | latomarantos | latomarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | latomorōntos | latomorēntos1× |
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
latom 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
latomata“cut”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Matthew 27:60… en te kaine autou mnēmeie hem latomata en ta petra, kai proskuliarantos lithon …… own new tomb that he had cut into the rock. Then he rolled …
latomorēntem“cut out”has happened · subjectperfect middle or passive participle direct singular neuter1×
Mark 15:46… tithata auton en mnēmeie hem ate latomorēntem ek petrau, kai proskuliata lithon epi …… in a tomb that had been cut out of the rock. Then he rolled …