verb
patamō
Strong’sG3961
I tread, trample upon
stem pat-5 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books5 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.
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.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Delph. βᾰτέω Refs 1st c.AD+; Aeolic dialect μάτημι [ᾰ] Refs 7th c.BC+: (πάτος):— tread, walk, π. ὁδοῖς σκολιαῖς Refs 5th c.BC+; ὑψοῦ π. walk on high, of a king, NT+5th c.BC+:—passive, οἱ ἔχεις πατηθέντες Refs 3rd c.AD+
II transitive, tread on, tread, πόας τέρεν ἄνθος μάτεισαι Refs 7th c.BC+; χῶρος οὐχ ἁγνὸς πατεῖν holy ground, Refs 5th c.BC+; π. τὸν ἁδὺν οἶνον ἀπ᾽ ἀμπέλω tread grapes, HybriasLXX+NT+2nd c.AD+; also, thresh corn, π. τὰ θέρη Refs 3rd c.AD+; κριθὴν καλῶς πεπατημένην Refs 3rd c.AD+; π. ἐκ τοῦ χόρτου σπέρματα Refs 2nd c.AD+
II.2 walk in, i.e. dwell in, frequent, Λῆμνον πατῶν Refs 5th c.BC+; rarely of vehicles, τὰ μὴ πατέουσιν ἅμαξαι Refs. frequent, Refs 4th c.BC+; οὐδ᾽ Αἴσωπονπεπάτηκας hast not thumbed Aesop, Refs 5th c.BC+; τὸν Τεισίαν.. πεπάτηκας ἀκριβῶς you have studied him carefully, Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, to be hackneyed, τῇ ποιητικῇ πεπατῆσθαι Refs 1st c.BC+; πεπατημένος well-worn, trite, ῥήσεις, λόγοι, Refs 1st c.AD+
II.3 tread under foot, trample on, τινα NT+5th c.BC+:—and in passive, τὰ.. δίκαια.. λάγδην πατεῖται Refs 5th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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× |
| patorōntasπατουμένη | happening now · subjectpresent middle or 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 |
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 | patomō | patome | patomē | patomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | patosō | patose | patosē | patoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | patotō | patote | patotē | patotelē |
| we 1st person plural | patonō | patone | patonē | patonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | patovō | patove | patovē | patovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | patolō | patole | patolē | patolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | patimi | patima |
| you 2nd person singular | patisi | patisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | patiti | patita1×ἐπατήθη |
| we 1st person plural | patini | patina |
| ye 2nd person plural | pativi | pativa |
| they 3rd person plural | patili | patila |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | patomeiō | patomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | patoseiō | patoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | patoteiō | patoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | patoneiō | patoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | patoveiō | patoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | patoleiō | patoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | patimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | patiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | patiteia |
| we 1st person plural | patineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | pativeia |
| they 3rd person plural | patileia |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | patosōr | patosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | patotōr | patotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | patovōr | patovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | patolōr | patolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | patisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | patitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | pativar |
| they 3rd person plural | patilar |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | patomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | patosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | patotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | patonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | patovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | patoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | patimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | patisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | patitoia |
| we 1st person plural | patinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | pativoia |
| they 3rd person plural | 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 |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | patorō | patorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | patiri | patira |
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 | patarōntos | patarintos | patarantos | patarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | patorōntos1× | patorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | patirintos | patirantos |
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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
patatō“treads”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Revelation 19:15… autoin en rabda sidēroua; kai autos patatō tan lēnan tou oinou tou thumou …… them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of …
patali“trample”will happen · theyfuture active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Revelation 11:2… ethnei, kai tan polan tan hagian patali mēnoin tesserakonta duo.… 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 14:20kai patita tas lēnas exōthen tau polau, kai …And the winepress was trodden outside the city, and the blood …
patarō“tread”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
Luke 10:19idou dōamē vi tan exousian teu patarō epanō ofioiu kai skorpioiu, kai epi …… I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over …
patorōntas“trampled”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative singular feminine1×
Luke 21:24“trampled”… teim ethneim panteim, kai Ierousalēm eti patorōntas hupo ethneiu, achri hou plērileia kairois …… captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.