verb
pelekizimō
Greekπελεκίζω (pelekizō)
Strong’sG3990
I behead
stem pelekiz-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
*† πελεκίζω
(< πέλεκυς, a battle-axe),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3990 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpel-ek-id'-zo
to chop off (the head), i.e. truncate
Fromfrom a derivative of G4141 (meaning an axe);
King Jamesbehead.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| pelekizirētoiuπεπελεκισμένων | has happened · of, belonging toperfect passive participle genitive plural masculine | beheaded | 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 | pelekizimō | pelekizime | pelekizimi | pelekizima | pelekizimē | pelekizimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | pelekizisō | pelekizise | pelekizisi | pelekizisa | pelekizisē | pelekiziselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pelekizitō | pelekizite | pelekiziti | pelekizita | pelekizitē | pelekizitelē |
| we 1st person plural | pelekizinō | pelekizine | pelekizini | pelekizina | pelekizinē | pelekizinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | pelekizivō | pelekizive | pelekizivi | pelekiziva | pelekizivē | pelekizivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | pelekizilō | pelekizile | pelekizili | pelekizila | pelekizilē | pelekizilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | pelekizimeiō | pelekizimeia | pelekizimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | pelekiziseiō | pelekiziseia | pelekiziseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pelekiziteiō | pelekiziteia | pelekiziteiē |
| we 1st person plural | pelekizineiō | pelekizineia | pelekizineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | pelekiziveiō | pelekiziveia | pelekiziveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | pelekizileiō | pelekizileia | pelekizileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | pelekizisōr | pelekizisar | pelekizisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pelekizitōr | pelekizitar | pelekizitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | pelekizivōr | pelekizivar | pelekizivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | pelekizilōr | pelekizilar | pelekizilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | pelekizimoiō | pelekizimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | pelekizisoiō | pelekizisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pelekizitoiō | pelekizitoia |
| we 1st person plural | pelekizinoiō | pelekizinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | pelekizivoiō | pelekizivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | pelekiziloiō | pelekiziloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acted on passive voice | pelekizirō | pelekiziri | pelekizira | pelekizirē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acted on passive voice | pelekizirōtos | pelekiziritos | pelekiziratos | pelekizirētos1× |
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
pelekiz 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
pelekizirētoiu“beheaded”has happened · of, belonging toperfect passive participle genitive plural masculine1×
Revelation 20:4“beheaded”Kai horama thronoin, kai kathizala epi autoin, kai krimem dōita autoi, kai tain psuchain toiu pelekizirētoiu dia tan marturian Iēsu kai dia ton logon tou theou, kai hotinois ouk proskunala tem thērem oude tan eikōnan auteu kai ouk lambala tem charagmem epi tem metōpem kai epi tan cheiran autoiu; kai zōala kai basilala meta tou christou chilioi eteim.Then I saw the thrones, and those seated on them had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or hands. And they came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.