verb
ōnemō
Greekὠνέομαι (ōneomai)
Strong’sG5608
I buy, purchase
stem ōn-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
* ὠνέομαι, -οῦμαι
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5608 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saido-neh'-om-ahee
to purchase (synonymous with the earlier G4092)
Frommiddle voice from an apparently primary ὦνος (a sum or price);
King Jamesbuy.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ōnetaὠνήσατο | happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular | bought | 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, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ōnemō | ōneme | ōnemi | ōnema | ōnemē | ōnemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | ōnesō | ōnese | ōnesi | ōnesa | ōnesē | ōneselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ōnetō | ōnete | ōneti | ōneta1×ὠνήσατο | ōnetē | ōnetelē |
| we 1st person plural | ōnenō | ōnene | ōneni | ōnena | ōnenē | ōnenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | ōnevō | ōneve | ōnevi | ōneva | ōnevē | ōnevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | ōnelō | ōnele | ōneli | ōnela | ōnelē | ōnelelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ōnemeiō | ōnemeia | ōnemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | ōneseiō | ōneseia | ōneseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ōneteiō | ōneteia | ōneteiē |
| we 1st person plural | ōneneiō | ōneneia | ōneneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | ōneveiō | ōneveia | ōneveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | ōneleiō | ōneleia | ōneleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | ōnesōr | ōnesar | ōnesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ōnetōr | ōnetar | ōnetēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | ōnevōr | ōnevar | ōnevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | ōnelōr | ōnelar | ōnelēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ōnemoiō | ōnemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | ōnesoiō | ōnesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ōnetoiō | ōnetoia |
| we 1st person plural | ōnenoiō | ōnenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | ōnevoiō | ōnevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | ōneloiō | ōneloia |
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 | ōnerō | ōneri | ōnera | ōnerē |
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 | ōnerōtos | ōneritos | ōneratos | ōnerētos |
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
ōn 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
ōneta“bought”happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular1×
Acts 7:16“bought”kai metatithila eis Suchem kai tithila en te mnēme he ōneta Abraam timau argurieu para toiu huioiu Hemmōr en Suchem.Their bones were carried back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor at Shechem for a price he paid in silver.