verb
ōnomō
Strong’sG5608
I buy, purchase
stem ōn-once in the New Testament1 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.
* 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.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Refs: future -ήσομαι Refs 5th c.BC+:—in Attic dialect usually with the syllabic augment, ἐωνούμην Refs 5th c.BC+: aorist 1 ἐωνησάμην Refs 5th c.BC+; participle ὠνησάμενος Refs 2nd c.BC+ not in Attic inscriptions earlier than Refs 1st c.BC+ being used in Attic dialect; ὠνησάμην in the proverbial Χῖος δεσπότην ὠνήσατο Refs 5th c.BC+perfect ἐώνημαι in active sense, Refs 5th c.BC+ (so pluperfect ἐώνητο Refs 4th c.BC+; also as passive (see. below 11): aorist in passive sense (see. below 11) ἐωνήθη; future in passive sense ἀπ-ωνηθήσεται Refs 5th c.BC+:—buy, purchase, opposed to πωλέω, πιπράσκ; πῶ τις ὦν ὄνον ὠνασεῖτα; Refs 5th c.BC+; but in present and imperfect (which are the tenses most in use), offer to buy, bargain or bid for a thing, ὄφρ᾽ ἄλλων ὠνῇ κλῆρον Refs 8th c.BC+; ὠνέεσθαι τῶν φορτίων wished to buy some of their wares, began to bargain for them, Refs 5th c.BC+; Κροῖσός σφι ὠνεομένοισι ἔδωκε gave it them when they offered to buy, Refs; ὀκτὼ λάβοις ἄν (i.e. ὀβολούς); Answ. εἴπερ ὠνεῖ τὸν ἕτερον if you are willing to buy the other fish, Refs 5th c.BC+: with dative person, buy from.., Refs 5th c.BC+; also ὠ. ἐκ Κορίνθου buy goods from Corinth, Refs 5th c.BC+; metaphorically, καιρόν, σπονδάς ὠ., Refs 4th c.BC+; with genitive pretii, buy for so much, Refs 5th c.BC+; ψυχῆς at the price of life, Refs 1st c.AD+: also with dative, buy with.., τἄχθιστα τοῖσι φιλτάτοις ὠνούμεθα Refs 5th c.BC+by purchase, Refs; also ὁ ὠνούμενος the buyer, purchaser, ὁρῶντος τοῦ ὠνουμένου Refs 1st c.AD+; ὁ ἐωνημένος the owner by purchase (of a slave), Refs 5th c.BC+; ὁ ὠνησόμενος the intending purchaser, Refs 5th c.BC+
2 bid for, purchase the farming of public taxes or properties, λ ταλάντων Refs 5th c.BC+; τέλη παρὰ τῆς πόλεως Refs 5th c.BC+
3 buy off, avert by giving hush-money, ὠ. τὸν κίνδυνον Refs 4th c.BC+; τὰ ἐγκλήματα Refs; ταλάντου τὸ πλημμέλημα (i.e. its penalty) παρά τινος Refs 2nd c.AD+
4 ὠ. τινα to buy a person, of one who bribes, Refs 4th c.BC+
II sometimes used as passive, uncertain in present since [ὠνούμενά τε καὶ πιπρασκόμενα] is interpolated in Refs 5th c.BC+; occasionally in perfect, participle ἐωνημένος Refs 4th c.BC+ (but indicative ἐώνηνται Refs 4th c.BC+: pluperfect ἐώνητο Refs 5th c.BC+; also in aorist ἐωνήθην Refs 5th c.BC+; participle ὠνηθείς Refs 5th c.BC+
III active perfect participle ἐωνηκώς, ={ἐωνημένος}, Refs 5th c.BC+aorist ὠνῆσαι· ἀγοράσαι, Refspresent ὠνεῖν· πωλεῖν, ἀπολαύειν, Refs 5th c.AD+ they shall sell the property, Refs; αἰ δέ τις.. τὸ νόμισμα μὴ λείοι δέκετθαι ἢ καρπῶ ὠνίοι if any one refuses the currency or sells for produce, Refs 3rd c.BC+
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.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ōnomō | ōnome | ōnomē | ōnomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | ōnosō | ōnose | ōnosē | ōnoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ōnotō | ōnote | ōnotē | ōnotelē |
| we 1st person plural | ōnonō | ōnone | ōnonē | ōnonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | ōnovō | ōnove | ōnovē | ōnovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | ōnolō | ōnole | ōnolē | ōnolelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ōnemi | ōnema |
| you 2nd person singular | ōnesi | ōnesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ōneti | ōneta1×ὠνήσατο |
| we 1st person plural | ōneni | ōnena |
| ye 2nd person plural | ōnevi | ōneva |
| they 3rd person plural | ōneli | ōnela |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ōnomeiō | ōnomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | ōnoseiō | ōnoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ōnoteiō | ōnoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | ōnoneiō | ōnoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | ōnoveiō | ōnoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | ōnoleiō | ōnoleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ōnemeia |
| you 2nd person singular | ōneseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ōneteia |
| we 1st person plural | ōneneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | ōneveia |
| they 3rd person plural | ōneleia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | ōnosōr | ōnosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ōnotōr | ōnotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | ōnovōr | ōnovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | ōnolōr | ōnolēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | ōnesar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ōnetar |
| ye 2nd person plural | ōnevar |
| they 3rd person plural | ōnelar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ōnomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | ōnosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ōnotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | ōnonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | ōnovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | ōnoloiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ōnemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | ōnesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ōnetoia |
| we 1st person plural | ōnenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | ōnevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | ōneloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | ōnorō | ōnorē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | ōneri | ōnera |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | ōnorōntos | ōnorēntos | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | ōnerintos | ōnerantos |
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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
ōneta“bought”happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular1×
Acts 7:16… kai tithila en te mnēme he ōneta Abraam timau argurieu para toiu huioiu …… in the tomb that Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor at …