verb
paraskeuazomō
Strong’sG3903
I prepare
stem paraskeuaz-4 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books4 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.
παρα-σκευάζω,
[in LXX: Je 27 (50):42 (ערךְ), etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3903 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future -άσωRefs 5th c.BC+ (but 3rd.pers. singular -σκευᾷRefs 4th c.BC+, 2nd pers. plural -σκευᾶτεRefs 4th c.BC+: Ionic dialect 3rd.pers. plural pluperfect passive παρεσκευάδατο Refs 5th c.BC+: later sometimes παρασκεάζω, as παρεσκεασμένων 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| paraskeuazetiπαρασκευάσεται | will happen · he/she/itfuture middle indicative 3rd person singular | prepare | 1× |
| paraskeuazotēπαρεσκεύασται | has happened · he/she/itperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | ready | 1× |
| paraskeuazarōntoiuπαρασκευαζόντων | happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural masculine | preparing | 1× |
| paraskeuazorēntoisπαρεσκευασμένοι | has happened · subjectperfect middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine | ready | 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, 2 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 | paraskeuazamō | paraskeuazame | paraskeuazami | paraskeuazama | paraskeuazamē | paraskeuazamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | paraskeuazasō | paraskeuazase | paraskeuazasi | paraskeuazasa | paraskeuazasē | paraskeuazaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paraskeuazatō | paraskeuazate | paraskeuazati | paraskeuazata | paraskeuazatē | paraskeuazatelē |
| we 1st person plural | paraskeuazanō | paraskeuazane | paraskeuazani | paraskeuazana | paraskeuazanē | paraskeuazanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | paraskeuazavō | paraskeuazave | paraskeuazavi | paraskeuazava | paraskeuazavē | paraskeuazavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | paraskeuazalō | paraskeuazale | paraskeuazali | paraskeuazala | paraskeuazalē | paraskeuazalelē |
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 | paraskeuazomō | paraskeuazome | paraskeuazomē | paraskeuazomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | paraskeuazosō | paraskeuazose | paraskeuazosē | paraskeuazoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paraskeuazotō | paraskeuazote | paraskeuazotē1×παρεσκεύασται | paraskeuazotelē |
| we 1st person plural | paraskeuazonō | paraskeuazone | paraskeuazonē | paraskeuazonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | paraskeuazovō | paraskeuazove | paraskeuazovē | paraskeuazovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | paraskeuazolō | paraskeuazole | paraskeuazolē | paraskeuazolelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | paraskeuazemi | paraskeuazema |
| you 2nd person singular | paraskeuazesi | paraskeuazesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paraskeuazeti1×παρασκευάσεται | paraskeuazeta |
| we 1st person plural | paraskeuazeni | paraskeuazena |
| ye 2nd person plural | paraskeuazevi | paraskeuazeva |
| they 3rd person plural | paraskeuazeli | paraskeuazela |
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 | paraskeuazameiō | paraskeuazameia | paraskeuazameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | paraskeuazaseiō | paraskeuazaseia | paraskeuazaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paraskeuazateiō | paraskeuazateia | paraskeuazateiē |
| we 1st person plural | paraskeuazaneiō | paraskeuazaneia | paraskeuazaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | paraskeuazaveiō | paraskeuazaveia | paraskeuazaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | paraskeuazaleiō | paraskeuazaleia | paraskeuazaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | paraskeuazomeiō | paraskeuazomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | paraskeuazoseiō | paraskeuazoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paraskeuazoteiō | paraskeuazoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | paraskeuazoneiō | paraskeuazoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | paraskeuazoveiō | paraskeuazoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | paraskeuazoleiō | paraskeuazoleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | paraskeuazemeia |
| you 2nd person singular | paraskeuazeseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paraskeuazeteia |
| we 1st person plural | paraskeuazeneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | paraskeuazeveia |
| they 3rd person plural | paraskeuazeleia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | paraskeuazasōr | paraskeuazasar | paraskeuazasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paraskeuazatōr | paraskeuazatar | paraskeuazatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | paraskeuazavōr | paraskeuazavar | paraskeuazavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | paraskeuazalōr | paraskeuazalar | paraskeuazalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | paraskeuazosōr | paraskeuazosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paraskeuazotōr | paraskeuazotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | paraskeuazovōr | paraskeuazovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | paraskeuazolōr | paraskeuazolēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | paraskeuazesar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paraskeuazetar |
| ye 2nd person plural | paraskeuazevar |
| they 3rd person plural | paraskeuazelar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | paraskeuazamoiō | paraskeuazamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | paraskeuazasoiō | paraskeuazasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paraskeuazatoiō | paraskeuazatoia |
| we 1st person plural | paraskeuazanoiō | paraskeuazanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | paraskeuazavoiō | paraskeuazavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | paraskeuazaloiō | paraskeuazaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | paraskeuazomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | paraskeuazosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paraskeuazotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | paraskeuazonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | paraskeuazovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | paraskeuazoloiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | paraskeuazemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | paraskeuazesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paraskeuazetoia |
| we 1st person plural | paraskeuazenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | paraskeuazevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | paraskeuazeloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | paraskeuazarō | paraskeuazari | paraskeuazara | paraskeuazarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | paraskeuazorō | paraskeuazorē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | paraskeuazeri | paraskeuazera |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | paraskeuazarōntos1× | paraskeuazarintos | paraskeuazarantos | paraskeuazarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | paraskeuazorōntos | paraskeuazorēntos1× | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | paraskeuazerintos | paraskeuazerantos |
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
paraskeuaz 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.
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
paraskeuazeti“prepare”will happen · he/she/itfuture middle indicative 3rd person singular1×
1 Corinthians 14:8… ean adēlan fōnan salpingas dōateia, tinos paraskeuazeti eis polemon?… sounds a muffled call, who will prepare for battle?
paraskeuazotē“ready”has happened · he/she/itperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
2 Corinthians 9:2“ready”… huper vu kauchomō Makedonoi hoti Achaias paraskeuazotē apo perusin, kai tem vu zēlem …… I know your eagerness to help, and I have been boasting to the Macedonians that since last year you in Achaia were prepared to give. And your zeal has stirred …
paraskeuazarōntoiu“preparing”happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural masculine1×
Acts 10:10“preparing”geneta de prospeinos kai thelate geuera; paraskeuazarōntoiu de autoiu geneta epi auton ekstasias,He became hungry and wanted something to eat, but while the meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance.
paraskeuazorēntois“ready”has happened · subjectperfect middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine1×
2 Corinthians 9:3“ready”… te mere houte, hina kathōs legame paraskeuazorēntois aveiō,… you in this matter should not prove empty, but that you will be prepared, just as I said.