verb
nekrimō
Greekνεκρόω (nekroō)
Strong’sG3499
I put to death, render weak
stem nekr-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
*† νεκρόω, ῶ
(< νεκρός),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3499 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidnek-ro'-o
to deaden, i.e. (figuratively) to subdue
Fromfrom G3498;
King Jamesbe dead, mortify.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| nekravarΝεκρώσατε | happened · yeaorist active imperative 2nd person plural | put to death | 1× |
| nekrirētemνενεκρωμένον | has happened · objectperfect passive participle direct singular neuter | dead | 1× |
| nekrirētouνενεκρωμένου | has happened · of, belonging toperfect passive participle genitive singular masculine | dead | 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 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
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 | nekramō | nekrame | nekrami | nekrama | nekramē | nekramelē |
| you 2nd person singular | nekrasō | nekrase | nekrasi | nekrasa | nekrasē | nekraselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | nekratō | nekrate | nekrati | nekrata | nekratē | nekratelē |
| we 1st person plural | nekranō | nekrane | nekrani | nekrana | nekranē | nekranelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | nekravō | nekrave | nekravi | nekrava | nekravē | nekravelē |
| they 3rd person plural | nekralō | nekrale | nekrali | nekrala | nekralē | nekralelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | nekrimō | nekrime | nekrimi | nekrima | nekrimē | nekrimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | nekrisō | nekrise | nekrisi | nekrisa | nekrisē | nekriselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | nekritō | nekrite | nekriti | nekrita | nekritē | nekritelē |
| we 1st person plural | nekrinō | nekrine | nekrini | nekrina | nekrinē | nekrinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | nekrivō | nekrive | nekrivi | nekriva | nekrivē | nekrivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | nekrilō | nekrile | nekrili | nekrila | nekrilē | nekrilelē |
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 | nekrameiō | nekrameia | nekrameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | nekraseiō | nekraseia | nekraseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | nekrateiō | nekrateia | nekrateiē |
| we 1st person plural | nekraneiō | nekraneia | nekraneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | nekraveiō | nekraveia | nekraveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | nekraleiō | nekraleia | nekraleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | nekrimeiō | nekrimeia | nekrimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | nekriseiō | nekriseia | nekriseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | nekriteiō | nekriteia | nekriteiē |
| we 1st person plural | nekrineiō | nekrineia | nekrineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | nekriveiō | nekriveia | nekriveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | nekrileiō | nekrileia | nekrileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | nekrasōr | nekrasar | nekrasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | nekratōr | nekratar | nekratēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | nekravōr | nekravar1×Νεκρώσατε | nekravēr |
| they 3rd person plural | nekralōr | nekralar | nekralēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | nekrisōr | nekrisar | nekrisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | nekritōr | nekritar | nekritēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | nekrivōr | nekrivar | nekrivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | nekrilōr | nekrilar | nekrilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | nekramoiō | nekramoia |
| you 2nd person singular | nekrasoiō | nekrasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | nekratoiō | nekratoia |
| we 1st person plural | nekranoiō | nekranoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | nekravoiō | nekravoia |
| they 3rd person plural | nekraloiō | nekraloia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | nekrimoiō | nekrimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | nekrisoiō | nekrisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | nekritoiō | nekritoia |
| we 1st person plural | nekrinoiō | nekrinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | nekrivoiō | nekrivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | nekriloiō | nekriloia |
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 | nekrarō | nekrari | nekrara | nekrarē |
| acted on passive voice | nekrirō | nekriri | nekrira | nekrirē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | nekrarōtos | nekraritos | nekraratos | nekrarētos |
| acted on passive voice | nekrirōtos | nekriritos | nekriratos | nekrirētos2× |
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
nekr 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
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
nekravar“put to death”happened · yeaorist active imperative 2nd person plural1×
Colossians 3:5“put to death”Nekravar oun teim meleim teim epi tau gēau, porneian, akatharsian, pathem, epithumian kakan, kai tan pleonexian hotinas atō eidōlolatrias,Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry.
nekrirētem“dead”has happened · objectperfect passive participle direct singular neuter1×
Romans 4:19“dead”kai mē asthenaratos ta pistia katanoata tem heautou sōmem nekrirētem, hekatontaetos pou huparcharōtos, kai tan nekrōsian tau mētrau Sarrau,Without weakening in his faith, he acknowledged the decrepitness of his body (since he was about a hundred years old) and the lifelessness of Sarah’s womb.
nekrirētou“dead”has happened · of, belonging toperfect passive participle genitive singular masculine1×
Hebrews 11:12“dead”dio kai apo henou gennila, kai houteim nekrirētou, kathōs teim astreim tou ouranou te plēthe kai hōs tas ammas tas para tem cheilem tau thalassau tas anarithmētas.And so from one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.