verb
piezimō
Greekπιέζω (piezō)
Strong’sG4085
I press down
stem piez-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
πιέζω,
[in LXX: Mi 6:15 (דּרךְ)*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4085 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpee-ed'-zo
to pack
Fromanother form for G4084;
King Jamespress down.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| piezirētemπεπιεσμένον | has happened · objectperfect passive participle direct singular neuter | pressed down | 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 | piezimō | piezime | piezimi | piezima | piezimē | piezimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | piezisō | piezise | piezisi | piezisa | piezisē | pieziselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | piezitō | piezite | pieziti | piezita | piezitē | piezitelē |
| we 1st person plural | piezinō | piezine | piezini | piezina | piezinē | piezinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | piezivō | piezive | piezivi | pieziva | piezivē | piezivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | piezilō | piezile | piezili | piezila | piezilē | piezilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | piezimeiō | piezimeia | piezimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | pieziseiō | pieziseia | pieziseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pieziteiō | pieziteia | pieziteiē |
| we 1st person plural | piezineiō | piezineia | piezineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | pieziveiō | pieziveia | pieziveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | piezileiō | piezileia | piezileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | piezisōr | piezisar | piezisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | piezitōr | piezitar | piezitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | piezivōr | piezivar | piezivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | piezilōr | piezilar | piezilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | piezimoiō | piezimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | piezisoiō | piezisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | piezitoiō | piezitoia |
| we 1st person plural | piezinoiō | piezinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | piezivoiō | piezivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | pieziloiō | pieziloia |
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 | piezirō | pieziri | piezira | piezirē |
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 | piezirōtos | pieziritos | pieziratos | piezirētos1× |
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
piez 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
piezirētem“pressed down”has happened · objectperfect passive participle direct singular neuter1×
Luke 6:38“pressed down”dōavōr, kai dōiti vi; metrem kalem piezirētem saleuirētem huperekchunnirōtem dōali eis ton kolpon vu; he gar metre metravō antimetriti vi.Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”