verb
makarizamō
Strong’sG3106
I deem happy
stem makariz-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.
μακαρίζω
(< μακάριος), [in LXX for אשׁר pi., pu.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3106 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidmak-ar-id'-zo
to beatify, i.e. pronounce (or esteem) fortunate
Fromfrom G3107;
King Jamescall blessed, count happy.
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
Attic dialect future -ιῶ Refs 5th c.BC+:— bless, deem or pronounce happy, congratulate, τινα Refs 8th c.BC+; τινά τινος for a thing, Refs 5th c.BC+; also μ. τὴν ῥώμην τινός, ={μ. τινὰ τῆς ῥώμης}, Refs 5th c.BC+; ironically, μακαρίσαντες ὑμῶν τὸ ἀπειρόκακον blessing your happy ignorance, Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, Refs 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| makarizanōμακαρίζομεν | happening now · wepresent active indicative 1st person plural | consider blessed | 1× |
| makarizaliμακαριοῦσίν | will happen · theyfuture active indicative 3rd person plural | call … blessed | 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, 2 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | makarizamō | makarizame | makarizami | makarizama | makarizamē | makarizamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | makarizasō | makarizase | makarizasi | makarizasa | makarizasē | makarizaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | makarizatō | makarizate | makarizati | makarizata | makarizatē | makarizatelē |
| we 1st person plural | makarizanō1×μακαρίζομεν | makarizane | makarizani | makarizana | makarizanē | makarizanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | makarizavō | makarizave | makarizavi | makarizava | makarizavē | makarizavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | makarizalō | makarizale | makarizali1×μακαριοῦσίν | makarizala | makarizalē | makarizalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | makarizameiō | makarizameia | makarizameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | makarizaseiō | makarizaseia | makarizaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | makarizateiō | makarizateia | makarizateiē |
| we 1st person plural | makarizaneiō | makarizaneia | makarizaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | makarizaveiō | makarizaveia | makarizaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | makarizaleiō | makarizaleia | makarizaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | makarizasōr | makarizasar | makarizasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | makarizatōr | makarizatar | makarizatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | makarizavōr | makarizavar | makarizavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | makarizalōr | makarizalar | makarizalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | makarizamoiō | makarizamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | makarizasoiō | makarizasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | makarizatoiō | makarizatoia |
| we 1st person plural | makarizanoiō | makarizanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | makarizavoiō | makarizavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | makarizaloiō | makarizaloia |
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 | makarizarō | makarizari | makarizara | makarizarē |
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 | makarizarōntos | makarizarintos | makarizarantos | makarizarēntos |
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
makariz 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
makarizanō“consider blessed”happening now · wepresent active indicative 1st person plural1×
James 5:11“consider blessed”idou makarizanō toin hupomenarantoin; tan hupomonan Iōb akouava, …… we consider those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen the outcome from …
makarizali“call … blessed”will happen · theyfuture active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Luke 1:48… autou, idou gar apo tou nun makarizali min pantais tais geneais;… From now on all generations will call me blessed.