verb
leukainamō
Greekλευκαίνω (leukainō)
Strong’sG3021
I whiten
stem leukain-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
λευκαίνω
(< λευκός), [in LXX: Ps 50 (51):7, Is 1:18 (לבן hi.), etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3021 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidlyoo-kah'-ee-no
to whiten
Fromfrom G3022;
King Jamesmake white, whiten.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| leukainalaἐλεύκαναν | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | made … white | 1× |
| leukainaraλευκᾶναι | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | bleach | 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, 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 | leukainamō | leukainame | leukainami | leukainama | leukainamē | leukainamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | leukainasō | leukainase | leukainasi | leukainasa | leukainasē | leukainaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | leukainatō | leukainate | leukainati | leukainata | leukainatē | leukainatelē |
| we 1st person plural | leukainanō | leukainane | leukainani | leukainana | leukainanē | leukainanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | leukainavō | leukainave | leukainavi | leukainava | leukainavē | leukainavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | leukainalō | leukainale | leukainali | leukainala1×ἐλεύκαναν | leukainalē | leukainalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | leukainameiō | leukainameia | leukainameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | leukainaseiō | leukainaseia | leukainaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | leukainateiō | leukainateia | leukainateiē |
| we 1st person plural | leukainaneiō | leukainaneia | leukainaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | leukainaveiō | leukainaveia | leukainaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | leukainaleiō | leukainaleia | leukainaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | leukainasōr | leukainasar | leukainasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | leukainatōr | leukainatar | leukainatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | leukainavōr | leukainavar | leukainavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | leukainalōr | leukainalar | leukainalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | leukainamoiō | leukainamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | leukainasoiō | leukainasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | leukainatoiō | leukainatoia |
| we 1st person plural | leukainanoiō | leukainanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | leukainavoiō | leukainavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | leukainaloiō | leukainaloia |
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 | leukainarō | leukainari | leukainara1×λευκᾶναι | leukainarē |
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 | leukainarōtos | leukainaritos | leukainaratos | leukainarētos |
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
leukain 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
leukainala“made … white”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Revelation 7:14“made … white”kai legamē auto; Kurior mu, sis oidasē. kai legata mi; Houtois alō tois ercherōtois ek tau thlipsiau tau megau, kai plunala tain stolain autoiu kai leukainala autain en te haime teu arnieu.“Sir,” I answered, “you know.” So he replied, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
leukainara“bleach”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×
Mark 9:3“bleach”kai teim himatieim autou gineta stilbarōteim leukeim liōs hoieim gnafevos epi tau gēau ouk dunetō houtōs leukainara.His clothes became radiantly white, brighter than any launderer on earth could bleach them.