verb
ōruemō
Greekὠρύομαι (ōruomai)
Strong’sG5612
I roar, howl
stem ōru-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ὠρύομαι depon.,
[in LXX for שׁאג;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5612 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saido-roo'-om-ahee
to "roar"
Frommiddle voice of an apparently primary verb;
King Jamesroar.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ōruerōtosὠρυόμενος | happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative singular masculine | roaring | 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 | ōruemō | ōrueme | ōruemi | ōruema | ōruemē | ōruemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | ōruesō | ōruese | ōruesi | ōruesa | ōruesē | ōrueselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ōruetō | ōruete | ōrueti | ōrueta | ōruetē | ōruetelē |
| we 1st person plural | ōruenō | ōruene | ōrueni | ōruena | ōruenē | ōruenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | ōruevō | ōrueve | ōruevi | ōrueva | ōruevē | ōruevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | ōruelō | ōruele | ōrueli | ōruela | ōruelē | ōruelelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ōruemeiō | ōruemeia | ōruemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | ōrueseiō | ōrueseia | ōrueseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ōrueteiō | ōrueteia | ōrueteiē |
| we 1st person plural | ōrueneiō | ōrueneia | ōrueneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | ōrueveiō | ōrueveia | ōrueveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | ōrueleiō | ōrueleia | ōrueleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | ōruesōr | ōruesar | ōruesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ōruetōr | ōruetar | ōruetēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | ōruevōr | ōruevar | ōruevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | ōruelōr | ōruelar | ōruelēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ōruemoiō | ōruemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | ōruesoiō | ōruesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ōruetoiō | ōruetoia |
| we 1st person plural | ōruenoiō | ōruenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | ōruevoiō | ōruevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | ōrueloiō | ōrueloia |
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 | ōruerō | ōrueri | ōruera | ōruerē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | ōruerōtos1×ὠρυόμενος | ōrueritos | ōrueratos | ōruerētos |
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
ōru 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
ōruerōtos“roaring”happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative singular masculine1×
1 Peter 5:8“roaring”nēfavar, grēgoravar. tos antidikos vu diabolos hōs leōnos ōruerōtos peripatatō zētarōtos tinon katapinara;Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.