verb
patamō
Greekπατέω (pateō)
Strong’sG3961
I tread, trample upon
stem pat-5 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books5 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
πατέω, -ῶ,,
[in LXX for דּרךְ, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3961 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpat-eh'-o
to trample (literally or figuratively)
Fromfrom a derivative probably of G3817 (meaning a "path");
King Jamestread (down, under foot).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| patatōπατεῖ | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | treads | 1× |
| pataliπατήσουσιν | will happen · theyfuture active indicative 3rd person plural | trample | 1× |
| patitaἐπατήθη | happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular | trodden | 1× |
| patarōπατεῖν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | tread | 1× |
| patirōtasπατουμένη | happening now · subjectpresent passive participle nominative singular feminine | trampled | 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, 3 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 | patamō | patame | patami | patama | patamē | patamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | patasō | patase | patasi | patasa | patasē | pataselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | patatō1×πατεῖ | patate | patati | patata | patatē | patatelē |
| we 1st person plural | patanō | patane | patani | patana | patanē | patanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | patavō | patave | patavi | patava | patavē | patavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | patalō | patale | patali1×πατήσουσιν | patala | patalē | patalelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | patimō | patime | patimi | patima | patimē | patimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | patisō | patise | patisi | patisa | patisē | patiselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | patitō | patite | patiti | patita1×ἐπατήθη | patitē | patitelē |
| we 1st person plural | patinō | patine | patini | patina | patinē | patinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | pativō | pative | pativi | pativa | pativē | pativelē |
| they 3rd person plural | patilō | patile | patili | patila | patilē | patilelē |
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 | patameiō | patameia | patameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | pataseiō | pataseia | pataseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | patateiō | patateia | patateiē |
| we 1st person plural | pataneiō | pataneia | pataneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | pataveiō | pataveia | pataveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | pataleiō | pataleia | pataleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | patimeiō | patimeia | patimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | patiseiō | patiseia | patiseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | patiteiō | patiteia | patiteiē |
| we 1st person plural | patineiō | patineia | patineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | pativeiō | pativeia | pativeiē |
| they 3rd person plural | patileiō | patileia | patileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | patasōr | patasar | patasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | patatōr | patatar | patatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | patavōr | patavar | patavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | patalōr | patalar | patalēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | patisōr | patisar | patisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | patitōr | patitar | patitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | pativōr | pativar | pativēr |
| they 3rd person plural | patilōr | patilar | patilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | patamoiō | patamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | patasoiō | patasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | patatoiō | patatoia |
| we 1st person plural | patanoiō | patanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | patavoiō | patavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | pataloiō | pataloia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | patimoiō | patimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | patisoiō | patisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | patitoiō | patitoia |
| we 1st person plural | patinoiō | patinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | pativoiō | pativoia |
| they 3rd person plural | patiloiō | patiloia |
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 | patarō1×πατεῖν | patari | patara | patarē |
| acted on passive voice | patirō | patiri | patira | patirē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | patarōtos | pataritos | pataratos | patarētos |
| acted on passive voice | patirōtos1× | patiritos | patiratos | patirētos |
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
pat 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
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
patatō“treads”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Revelation 19:15“treads”kai ek teu stomeu autou ekporeuetō romfaias oxuas, hina en auta patassateia teim ethneim, kai autos poimainati autoin en rabda sidēroua; kai autos patatō tan lēnan tou oinou tou thumou tau orgau tou theou tou pantokratōrou.And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.
patali“trample”will happen · theyfuture active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Revelation 11:2“trample”kai tan aulan tan exōthen tou naou ekballasar exōthen, kai mē autan metraseia, hoti dōita tei ethnei, kai tan politan tan hagian patali mēnoin tesserakonta duo.But exclude the courtyard outside the temple. Do not measure it, because it has been given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for 42 months.
patita“trodden”happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Revelation 14:20“trodden”kai patita tas lēnas exōthen tau politau, kai exerchata haimem ek tau lēnau achri toiu chalinoiu toiu hippoiu apo stadioiu chilioi hexakosioi.And the winepress was trodden outside the city, and the blood that flowed from it rose as high as the bridles of the horses for a distance of 1,600 stadia.
patarō“tread”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
Luke 10:19“tread”idou dōamē vi tan exousian teu patarō epanō ofioiu kai skorpioiu, kai epi pantan tan dunamian tou echthrou, kai oudenem vin ouk mē adikateia.Behold, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will harm you.
patirōtas“trampled”happening now · subjectpresent passive participle nominative singular feminine1×
Luke 21:24“trampled”kai pipteli stome machairau kai aichmalōtizili eis teim ethneim panteim, kai Ierousalēm eti patirōtas hupo ethneiu, achri hou plērileia kairois ethneiu.They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.