verb
nouthetamō
Strong’sG3560
I admonish, warn, counsel
stem nouthet-8 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books5 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.
νουθετέω, -ῶ
(< νοῦς, τίθημι, hence, put in mind), [in LXX: I Ki 3:13 (כּהה pi.), Jb8 (יסר pi., בִּין), Wi 11:10 12:2, 26*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3560 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidnoo-thet-eh'-o
to put in mind, i.e. (by implication) to caution or reprove gently
Fromfrom the same as G3559;
King Jamesadmonish, warn.
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
(τίθημι) put in mind: hence, admonish, warn, re- buke, with accusative person, Refs 5th c.BC+; κᾆτα νουθετεῖς ἐμέ Refs (a): with accusative of things, ν. τάδε Refs 5th c.BC+; advise concerning, μηχανήματα Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, Refs 5th c.BC+
2 metaphorically, chastise, ν. τινὰ κονδύλοις, πληγαῖς, Refs 5th c.BC+ —passive, coupled with κολάζεσθαι, Refs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| nouthetavōrνουθετεῖτε | happening now · yepresent active imperative 2nd person plural | warn | 2× |
| nouthetarōνουθετεῖν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | instruct | 1× |
| nouthetarōntosνουθετῶν | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | warning | 2× |
| nouthetarōntoisνουθετοῦντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | warning | 2× |
| nouthetarōntoinνουθετοῦντας | happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative plural masculine | admonish | 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 | nouthetamō | nouthetame | nouthetami | nouthetama | nouthetamē | nouthetamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | nouthetasō | nouthetase | nouthetasi | nouthetasa | nouthetasē | nouthetaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | nouthetatō | nouthetate | nouthetati | nouthetata | nouthetatē | nouthetatelē |
| we 1st person plural | nouthetanō | nouthetane | nouthetani | nouthetana | nouthetanē | nouthetanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | nouthetavō | nouthetave | nouthetavi | nouthetava | nouthetavē | nouthetavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | nouthetalō | nouthetale | nouthetali | nouthetala | nouthetalē | nouthetalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | nouthetameiō | nouthetameia | nouthetameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | nouthetaseiō | nouthetaseia | nouthetaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | nouthetateiō | nouthetateia | nouthetateiē |
| we 1st person plural | nouthetaneiō | nouthetaneia | nouthetaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | nouthetaveiō | nouthetaveia | nouthetaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | nouthetaleiō | nouthetaleia | nouthetaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 2 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | nouthetasōr | nouthetasar | nouthetasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | nouthetatōr | nouthetatar | nouthetatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | nouthetavōr2×νουθετεῖτε | nouthetavar | nouthetavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | nouthetalōr | nouthetalar | nouthetalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | nouthetamoiō | nouthetamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | nouthetasoiō | nouthetasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | nouthetatoiō | nouthetatoia |
| we 1st person plural | nouthetanoiō | nouthetanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | nouthetavoiō | nouthetavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | nouthetaloiō | nouthetaloia |
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 | nouthetarō1×νουθετεῖν | nouthetari | nouthetara | nouthetarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 5 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | nouthetarōntos5×νουθετῶν | nouthetarintos | nouthetarantos | nouthetarēntos |
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
nouthet 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.
8 occurrences, every one of them listed
nouthetavōr“warn”happening now · yepresent active imperative 2nd person plural2×
1 Thessalonians 5:14parakalanō de vin, adelfoir, nouthetavōr toin ataktoin, paramuthovōr toin oligopsuchoin, antechovōr …And we urge you, brothers, to admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help …
2 Thessalonians 3:15“warn”kai mē hōs echthron hēgovōr, alla nouthetavōr hōs adelfon.Yet do not regard him as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.
nouthetarō“instruct”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
Romans 15:14… plērorēntois pantau gnōsiau, dunorōntois kai allēloin nouthetarō.… brimming with knowledge, and able to instruct one another.
nouthetarōntos“warning”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine2×
Acts 20:31… kai hēmeran ouk pauema meta dakrueiu nouthetarōntos henon hekaston.… for three years I never stopped warning each of you night and day …
1 Corinthians 4:14“admonish”… houteim, alla hōs tekneim mu agapēteim nouthetarōntos;… shame you, but to warn you as my beloved children.
nouthetarōntois“warning”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine2×
Colossians 1:28“warning”hon nis katangelanō nouthetarōntois panton anthrōpon kai didaskarōntois panton anthrōpon …We proclaim Him, admonishing and teaching everyone with …
Colossians 3:16“admonishing”… plousiōs en panta sofia; didaskarōntois kai nouthetarōntois heautoin psalmoi, humnoi, ōdai pneumatikai en …… of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in …
nouthetarōntoin“admonish”happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative plural masculine1×
1 Thessalonians 5:12… kai prostēorōntoin vu en kurio kai nouthetarōntoin vin,… you in the Lord and who admonish you.