verb
paizamō
Greekπαίζω (paizō)
Strong’sG3815
I play, sport
stem paiz-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
παίζω
(< παῖς), [in LXX: Ge 21:9 26:8, Ex 32:6 (צחק pi.); and more freq. (Jg 16:25, al.) for (שׁחק pi.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3815 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpaheed'-zo
to sport (as a boy)
Fromfrom G3816;
King Jamesplay.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| paizarōπαίζειν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | play | 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 | paizamō | paizame | paizami | paizama | paizamē | paizamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | paizasō | paizase | paizasi | paizasa | paizasē | paizaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paizatō | paizate | paizati | paizata | paizatē | paizatelē |
| we 1st person plural | paizanō | paizane | paizani | paizana | paizanē | paizanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | paizavō | paizave | paizavi | paizava | paizavē | paizavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | paizalō | paizale | paizali | paizala | paizalē | paizalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | paizameiō | paizameia | paizameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | paizaseiō | paizaseia | paizaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paizateiō | paizateia | paizateiē |
| we 1st person plural | paizaneiō | paizaneia | paizaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | paizaveiō | paizaveia | paizaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | paizaleiō | paizaleia | paizaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | paizasōr | paizasar | paizasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paizatōr | paizatar | paizatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | paizavōr | paizavar | paizavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | paizalōr | paizalar | paizalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | paizamoiō | paizamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | paizasoiō | paizasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paizatoiō | paizatoia |
| we 1st person plural | paizanoiō | paizanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | paizavoiō | paizavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | paizaloiō | paizaloia |
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 | paizarō1×παίζειν | paizari | paizara | paizarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | paizarōtos | paizaritos | paizaratos | paizarētos |
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
paiz 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
paizarō“play”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
1 Corinthians 10:7“play”mēde eidōlolatrois ginevōr, kathōs tinois autoiu; hōsper grafitē; Kathizata tos laos esthiara kai pinara, kai anistanala paizarō.Do not be idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written: “The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.”