verb
mēkunemō
Greekμηκύνομαι (mēkunomai)
Strong’sG3373
I lengthen
stem mēkun-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
μηκύνω
(< μῆκος), [in LXX: Is 44:14 (גּדל pi.), Ez 12:25, 28 (משׁךְ ni.)*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3373 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidmay-koo'-no
to lengthen, i.e. (middle voice) to enlarge
Fromfrom G3372;
King Jamesgrow up.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| mēkuneteiōμηκύνηται | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle subjunctive 3rd person singular | grows | 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 | mēkunemō | mēkuneme | mēkunemi | mēkunema | mēkunemē | mēkunemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | mēkunesō | mēkunese | mēkunesi | mēkunesa | mēkunesē | mēkuneselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mēkunetō | mēkunete | mēkuneti | mēkuneta | mēkunetē | mēkunetelē |
| we 1st person plural | mēkunenō | mēkunene | mēkuneni | mēkunena | mēkunenē | mēkunenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | mēkunevō | mēkuneve | mēkunevi | mēkuneva | mēkunevē | mēkunevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | mēkunelō | mēkunele | mēkuneli | mēkunela | mēkunelē | mēkunelelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | mēkunemeiō | mēkunemeia | mēkunemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | mēkuneseiō | mēkuneseia | mēkuneseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mēkuneteiō1×μηκύνηται | mēkuneteia | mēkuneteiē |
| we 1st person plural | mēkuneneiō | mēkuneneia | mēkuneneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | mēkuneveiō | mēkuneveia | mēkuneveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | mēkuneleiō | mēkuneleia | mēkuneleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | mēkunesōr | mēkunesar | mēkunesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mēkunetōr | mēkunetar | mēkunetēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | mēkunevōr | mēkunevar | mēkunevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | mēkunelōr | mēkunelar | mēkunelēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | mēkunemoiō | mēkunemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | mēkunesoiō | mēkunesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mēkunetoiō | mēkunetoia |
| we 1st person plural | mēkunenoiō | mēkunenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | mēkunevoiō | mēkunevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | mēkuneloiō | mēkuneloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | mēkunerō | mēkuneri | mēkunera | mēkunerē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | mēkunerōtos | mēkuneritos | mēkuneratos | mēkunerētos |
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
mēkun 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
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
mēkuneteiō“grows”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle subjunctive 3rd person singular1×
Mark 4:27“grows”kai katheudateiō kai egeiriteiō nuxan kai hēmeran, kai tos sporos blastanateiō kai mēkuneteiō hōs ouk oidatē autos.Night and day he sleeps and wakes, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he knows not how.