verb
plassamō
Greekπλάσσω (plassō)
Strong’sG4111
I form, mould
stem plass-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
πλάσσω,
[in LXX chiefly for יצר;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4111 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidplas'-so
to mould, i.e. shape or fabricate
Froma primary verb;
King Jamesform.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| plassitaἐπλάσθη | happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular | formed | 1× |
| plassaratoπλάσαντι | happened · to, foraorist active participle dative singular masculine | formed | 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, 1 occurrence
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 | plassamō | plassame | plassami | plassama | plassamē | plassamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | plassasō | plassase | plassasi | plassasa | plassasē | plassaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | plassatō | plassate | plassati | plassata | plassatē | plassatelē |
| we 1st person plural | plassanō | plassane | plassani | plassana | plassanē | plassanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | plassavō | plassave | plassavi | plassava | plassavē | plassavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | plassalō | plassale | plassali | plassala | plassalē | plassalelē |
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 | plassimō | plassime | plassimi | plassima | plassimē | plassimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | plassisō | plassise | plassisi | plassisa | plassisē | plassiselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | plassitō | plassite | plassiti | plassita1×ἐπλάσθη | plassitē | plassitelē |
| we 1st person plural | plassinō | plassine | plassini | plassina | plassinē | plassinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | plassivō | plassive | plassivi | plassiva | plassivē | plassivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | plassilō | plassile | plassili | plassila | plassilē | plassilelē |
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 | plassameiō | plassameia | plassameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | plassaseiō | plassaseia | plassaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | plassateiō | plassateia | plassateiē |
| we 1st person plural | plassaneiō | plassaneia | plassaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | plassaveiō | plassaveia | plassaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | plassaleiō | plassaleia | plassaleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | plassimeiō | plassimeia | plassimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | plassiseiō | plassiseia | plassiseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | plassiteiō | plassiteia | plassiteiē |
| we 1st person plural | plassineiō | plassineia | plassineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | plassiveiō | plassiveia | plassiveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | plassileiō | plassileia | plassileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | plassasōr | plassasar | plassasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | plassatōr | plassatar | plassatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | plassavōr | plassavar | plassavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | plassalōr | plassalar | plassalēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | plassisōr | plassisar | plassisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | plassitōr | plassitar | plassitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | plassivōr | plassivar | plassivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | plassilōr | plassilar | plassilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | plassamoiō | plassamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | plassasoiō | plassasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | plassatoiō | plassatoia |
| we 1st person plural | plassanoiō | plassanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | plassavoiō | plassavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | plassaloiō | plassaloia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | plassimoiō | plassimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | plassisoiō | plassisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | plassitoiō | plassitoia |
| we 1st person plural | plassinoiō | plassinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | plassivoiō | plassivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | plassiloiō | plassiloia |
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 | plassarō | plassari | plassara | plassarē |
| acted on passive voice | plassirō | plassiri | plassira | plassirē |
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 | plassarōtos | plassaritos | plassaratos1× | plassarētos |
| acted on passive voice | plassirōtos | plassiritos | plassiratos | plassirētos |
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
plass 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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
plassita“formed”happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
1 Timothy 2:13“formed”Adam gar prōtos plassita, eita Heuas;For Adam was formed first, and then Eve.
plassarato“formed”happened · to, foraorist active participle dative singular masculine1×
Romans 9:20“formed”ō anthrōpor, menounge sis tinos asō tos antapokrinerōtos to theo? mē legati tem plasmem to plassarato Tinem min poiasa houtōs?But who are you, O man, to talk back to God? Shall what is formed say to Him who formed it, “Why did You make me like this?”