verb
onomazomō
Strong’sG3687
I give a name to, mention
stem onomaz-9 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books8 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.
ὀνομάζω
(< ὄνομα), [in LXX for זכר, נקב, קרא;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3687 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidon-om-ad'-zo
to name, i.e. assign an appellation; by extension, to utter, mention, profess
Fromfrom G3686;
King Jamescall, name.
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
imperfect ὠνόμαζον Refs 4th c.BC+, etc.; Epic dialect ὀν- Refs 8th c.BC+: future ὀνομάσω Refs 5th c.BC+: aorist ὠνόμασα Refs 8th c.BC+: perfect ὠνόμακα Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, future -ασθήσομαιRefs 2nd c.AD+aorist ὠνομάσθην and perfect ὠνόμασμαι, Refs 5th c.BC+; Epic dialect ὀνόμασται Refs 4th c.BC+; 3rd.pers. plural ὠνομάδαται Refs 2nd c.AD+:—middle, imperfect ὠνομάζετο Refs 5th c.BC+ —Aeolic dialect or _Doric dialect_ future 3rd.pers. singular ὀνυμάξει (or -εῖ) Refs: aorist ὀνύμαξε Refs 5th c.BC+; middle future ὀνυμάξομαιRefs: present ὀνυμάζεταιRefs 5th c.AD+: (ὄνομα):—speak of by name, call or address by name, of persons, πατρόθεν ἐκ γενεῆς ὀνομάζων ἄνδρα ἕκαστον Refs 8th c.BC+; Πυθοδώρου.., ὃν Ἀθηναῖοι οὐκ ὀνομάζουσιν Refs 5th c.BC+; τοῖς προγόνοις -αζομένοις ἀπομνημονεύεται ὁπόστος ἀφ᾽ Ἡρακλέους ἐγένετο his descent.. is traced by naming his ancestors, Refs
2 of things, name, specify, περικλυτὰ δῶρ᾽ ὀνόμαζον Refs 8th c.BC+; but also, name or promise, opposed to giving, εἰ μὲν.. μὴ δῶρα φέροι, τὰ δ᾽ ὄπισθ᾽ ὀνομάζοι Refs; εἶναί τι ὀνομάζειν use the term 'being', Refs 5th c.BC+; dedicate, τράπεζαν τῷ δαίμονι Refs 4th c.BC+:—passive, λόγοισι.. ὠνόμασται βραχέσι have been expressed, Refs 5th c.BC+
II ὀ. τινά τι call one something, Refs 5th c.BC+; ὄνομα τί σε.. ὠνόμαζεν λεώ; Refs —rarely in middle, παῖδά μ᾽ ὠνομάζετο called me his son, Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, ὄνομα δ᾽ ὠνομάζετο Ἕλενος Refs 5th c.BC+
II.b nominate, ὀνομασθεὶς εἰς δεκαπρωτείαν Refs 3rd c.AD+
II.2 εἶναι is frequently added pleonastic, τὰς ὀνομάζουσι εἶναι Ὑπερόχην καὶ.. whose names they say are Hyperoche and.., Refs 5th c.BC+
III name or call with reference to, in accordance with, or after.., τινὰ or τι ἐπί τινι Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, ἐπί τινος Refs 5th c.BC+
IV utter names or words, ἐς τρὶς ὀνομάσαι Σόλων Refs 5th c.BC+ —passive, φύσις ἐπὶ τοῖς ὀνομάζεται ἀνθρώποισι the name φύσις is given by men to those things, Refs 5th c.BC+; παρανομίαν ἐπὶ τοῖς μὴ ἀνάγκῃ κακοῖς ὀνομασθῆναι the name of transgression is applied.., Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀπὸ τούτου τοῦτο ὀνομάζεται (i.e. οὐ φροντὶς Ἱπποκλείδῃ) hence this saying is used, Refs 5th c.BC+
V make famous, in passive, οἱ ὠνομασμένοι persons of renown, variant for{διωνομασμένοι} in Refs 5th c.BC+ —Cf. ὀνομαίνω.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| onomazotōὀνομάζεται | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | named | 1× |
| onomazataὠνόμασεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | named | 2× |
| onomazitaὠνομάσθη | happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular | named | 1× |
| onomazotōrὀνομαζέσθω | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive imperative 3rd person singular | named | 1× |
| onomazarōὀνομάζειν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | pronounce | 1× |
| onomazarōntosὀνομάζων | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | names | 1× |
| onomazorōntosὀνομαζόμενος | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine | so-called | 1× |
| onomazorōnteuὀνομαζομένου | happening now · of, belonging topresent middle or passive participle genitive singular neuter | named | 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, 4 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 | onomazamō | onomazame | onomazami | onomazama | onomazamē | onomazamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | onomazasō | onomazase | onomazasi | onomazasa | onomazasē | onomazaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | onomazatō | onomazate | onomazati | onomazata2×ὠνόμασεν | onomazatē | onomazatelē |
| we 1st person plural | onomazanō | onomazane | onomazani | onomazana | onomazanē | onomazanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | onomazavō | onomazave | onomazavi | onomazava | onomazavē | onomazavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | onomazalō | onomazale | onomazali | onomazala | onomazalē | onomazalelē |
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 | onomazomō | onomazome | onomazomē | onomazomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | onomazosō | onomazose | onomazosē | onomazoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | onomazotō1×ὀνομάζεται | onomazote | onomazotē | onomazotelē |
| we 1st person plural | onomazonō | onomazone | onomazonē | onomazonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | onomazovō | onomazove | onomazovē | onomazovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | onomazolō | onomazole | onomazolē | onomazolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | onomazimi | onomazima |
| you 2nd person singular | onomazisi | onomazisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | onomaziti | onomazita1×ὠνομάσθη |
| we 1st person plural | onomazini | onomazina |
| ye 2nd person plural | onomazivi | onomaziva |
| they 3rd person plural | onomazili | onomazila |
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 | onomazameiō | onomazameia | onomazameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | onomazaseiō | onomazaseia | onomazaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | onomazateiō | onomazateia | onomazateiē |
| we 1st person plural | onomazaneiō | onomazaneia | onomazaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | onomazaveiō | onomazaveia | onomazaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | onomazaleiō | onomazaleia | onomazaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | onomazomeiō | onomazomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | onomazoseiō | onomazoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | onomazoteiō | onomazoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | onomazoneiō | onomazoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | onomazoveiō | onomazoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | onomazoleiō | onomazoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | onomazimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | onomaziseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | onomaziteia |
| we 1st person plural | onomazineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | onomaziveia |
| they 3rd person plural | onomazileia |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | onomazasōr | onomazasar | onomazasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | onomazatōr | onomazatar | onomazatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | onomazavōr | onomazavar | onomazavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | onomazalōr | onomazalar | onomazalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | onomazosōr | onomazosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | onomazotōr1×ὀνομαζέσθω | onomazotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | onomazovōr | onomazovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | onomazolōr | onomazolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | onomazisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | onomazitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | onomazivar |
| they 3rd person plural | onomazilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | onomazamoiō | onomazamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | onomazasoiō | onomazasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | onomazatoiō | onomazatoia |
| we 1st person plural | onomazanoiō | onomazanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | onomazavoiō | onomazavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | onomazaloiō | onomazaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | onomazomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | onomazosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | onomazotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | onomazonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | onomazovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | onomazoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | onomazimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | onomazisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | onomazitoia |
| we 1st person plural | onomazinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | onomazivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | onomaziloia |
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 | onomazarō1×ὀνομάζειν | onomazari | onomazara | onomazarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | onomazorō | onomazorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | onomaziri | onomazira |
Used as an adjective — participle, 3 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | onomazarōntos1×ὀνομάζων | onomazarintos | onomazarantos | onomazarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | onomazorōntos2×ὀνομαζόμενος | onomazorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | onomazirintos | onomazirantos |
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
onomaz 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.
9 occurrences, every one of them listed
onomazotō“named”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Ephesians 3:15“named”… patrias en ouranoi kai epi gēau onomazotō,… whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its …
onomazata“named”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular2×
Luke 6:13“named”… apo autoiu dōdeka, hoin kai apostoloin onomazata,… and chose twelve of them, whom He also designated as apostles:
Luke 6:14Simōnon hon kai onomazata Petron kai Andreon ton adelfon autou …Simon, whom He named Peter, and his brother Andrew; James …
onomazita“named”happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Romans 15:20“named”houtōs de filotimorōnton euangelizorō ouk hopou onomazita Christos, hina mē epi allotrion themelion …… aspired to preach the gospel where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else’s foundation.
onomazotōr“named”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive imperative 3rd person singular1×
Ephesians 5:3“named”… kai akatharsias pantas ē pleonexias mēde onomazotōr en vi, kathōs prepatō hagioi,But among you, as is proper among the saints, there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed.
onomazarō“pronounce”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
Acts 19:13“pronounce”… tinois kai toiu perierchorōntoiu Ioudaioiu exorkistoiu onomazarō epi toin echarōntoin teim pneumeim teim …… there were some itinerant Jewish exorcists who tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those with evil spirits. They would …
onomazarōntos“names”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine1×
2 Timothy 2:19“names”… kai; Apostēatar apo adikiau pantos tos onomazarōntos tem onomem kuriou.… are His,” and, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from iniquity.”
onomazorōntos“so-called”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine1×
1 Corinthians 5:11“so-called”… vi mē sunanamigorō ean tinos adelfos onomazorōntos ateiō pornos ē pleonektos ē eidōlolatros …… am writing you not to associate with anyone who claims to be a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a verbal …
onomazorōnteu“named”happening now · of, belonging topresent middle or passive participle genitive singular neuter1×
Ephesians 1:21… dunamiau kai kuriotau kai panteu onomeu onomazorōnteu ouk monem en to aiōno houto …… dominion, and every name that is named, not only in the present age …