verb
pachunomō
Strong’sG3975
I fatten
stem pachun-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 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.
παχύνω
(< παχύς, thick), [in LXX: De 32:15, Is 6:10 (שָׁמֵן), al.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3975 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpakh-oo'-no
to thicken, i.e. (by implication) to fatten (figuratively, stupefy or render callous)
Fromfrom a derivative of G4078 (meaning thick);
King Jameswax gross.
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
perfect passive πεπάχυσμαι Refs 4th c.BC+:—fatten, τὰ σώματα Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, grow fat, LXX+5th c.BC+
b thicken, strengthen, δεσμόν Refs 3rd c.AD+
2 metaphorically, cause to wax fat, increase, κότον π. Refs 4th c.BC+:—passive, ὄλβος ἄγαν παχυνθείς Refs
2.b metaphorically, make gross or dull, τὰς ψυχὰς ὑπὸ πλης μονῆς π. Refs 1st c.AD+; βρώσεις τὸν νοῦν π. Refs 2nd c.AD+“V A” 1.8:— passive, LXX+2nd c.AD+; to be coarsened, [ψυχὴ] παρὰ τὴν ἰδίαν φύσιν πεπαχυμμένη Refs 2nd c.AD+in R.1.119 K.
II passive, become thick, π. πρὸς τὸν ἥλιον, of the skull, Refs 5th c.BC+; of humours, Refs 5th c.BC+; of excrements, Refs 4th c.BC+; distinguished from πήγνυσθαι, Refs; of fruit juices, become concentrated, Refs 4th c.BC+; of oil, Refs 2nd c.AD+
II.2 to be dulled, of the sun's light, Refs 2nd c.AD+
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| pachunitaἐπαχύνθη | happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular | grown dull | 2× |
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, 2 occurrences
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 | pachunomō | pachunome | pachunomē | pachunomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | pachunosō | pachunose | pachunosē | pachunoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pachunotō | pachunote | pachunotē | pachunotelē |
| we 1st person plural | pachunonō | pachunone | pachunonē | pachunonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | pachunovō | pachunove | pachunovē | pachunovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | pachunolō | pachunole | pachunolē | pachunolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | pachunimi | pachunima |
| you 2nd person singular | pachunisi | pachunisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pachuniti | pachunita2×ἐπαχύνθη |
| we 1st person plural | pachunini | pachunina |
| ye 2nd person plural | pachunivi | pachuniva |
| they 3rd person plural | pachunili | pachunila |
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 | pachunomeiō | pachunomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | pachunoseiō | pachunoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pachunoteiō | pachunoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | pachunoneiō | pachunoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | pachunoveiō | pachunoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | pachunoleiō | pachunoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | pachunimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | pachuniseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pachuniteia |
| we 1st person plural | pachunineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | pachuniveia |
| they 3rd person plural | pachunileia |
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 | pachunosōr | pachunosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pachunotōr | pachunotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | pachunovōr | pachunovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | pachunolōr | pachunolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | pachunisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pachunitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | pachunivar |
| they 3rd person plural | pachunilar |
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 | pachunomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | pachunosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pachunotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | pachunonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | pachunovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | pachunoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | pachunimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | pachunisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pachunitoia |
| we 1st person plural | pachuninoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | pachunivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | pachuniloia |
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 | pachunorō | pachunorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | pachuniri | pachunira |
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 | pachunorōntos | pachunorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | pachunirintos | pachunirantos |
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
pachun 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.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
pachunita“grown dull”happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular2×
Matthew 13:15“grown dull”pachunita gar tas kardias tou laou houtou, …For this people’s heart has grown …
Acts 28:27“grown dull”pachunita gar tas kardias tou laou houtou, …For this people’s heart has grown …