verb
nēpiazamō
Greekνηπιάζω (nēpiazō)
Strong’sG3515
I am childish, infantile
stem nēpiaz-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
* νηπιάζω
(< νήπιος), (Hippocr., = νηπιαχεύω, Hom.),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3515 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidnay-pee-ad'-zo
to act as a babe, i.e. (figuratively) innocently
Fromfrom G3516;
King Jamesbe a child.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| nēpiazavōrνηπιάζετε | happening now · yepresent active imperative 2nd person plural | infants | 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 | nēpiazamō | nēpiazame | nēpiazami | nēpiazama | nēpiazamē | nēpiazamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | nēpiazasō | nēpiazase | nēpiazasi | nēpiazasa | nēpiazasē | nēpiazaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | nēpiazatō | nēpiazate | nēpiazati | nēpiazata | nēpiazatē | nēpiazatelē |
| we 1st person plural | nēpiazanō | nēpiazane | nēpiazani | nēpiazana | nēpiazanē | nēpiazanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | nēpiazavō | nēpiazave | nēpiazavi | nēpiazava | nēpiazavē | nēpiazavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | nēpiazalō | nēpiazale | nēpiazali | nēpiazala | nēpiazalē | nēpiazalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | nēpiazameiō | nēpiazameia | nēpiazameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | nēpiazaseiō | nēpiazaseia | nēpiazaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | nēpiazateiō | nēpiazateia | nēpiazateiē |
| we 1st person plural | nēpiazaneiō | nēpiazaneia | nēpiazaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | nēpiazaveiō | nēpiazaveia | nēpiazaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | nēpiazaleiō | nēpiazaleia | nēpiazaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | nēpiazasōr | nēpiazasar | nēpiazasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | nēpiazatōr | nēpiazatar | nēpiazatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | nēpiazavōr1×νηπιάζετε | nēpiazavar | nēpiazavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | nēpiazalōr | nēpiazalar | nēpiazalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | nēpiazamoiō | nēpiazamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | nēpiazasoiō | nēpiazasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | nēpiazatoiō | nēpiazatoia |
| we 1st person plural | nēpiazanoiō | nēpiazanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | nēpiazavoiō | nēpiazavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | nēpiazaloiō | nēpiazaloia |
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 | nēpiazarō | nēpiazari | nēpiazara | nēpiazarē |
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 | nēpiazarōtos | nēpiazaritos | nēpiazaratos | nēpiazarētos |
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
nēpiaz 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
nēpiazavōr“infants”happening now · yepresent active imperative 2nd person plural1×
1 Corinthians 14:20“infants”Adelfoir, mē paidieim ginevōr tai frēnai, alla ta kakia nēpiazavōr, tai de frēnai teleiois ginevōr.Brothers, stop thinking like children. In regard to evil be infants, but in your thinking be mature.