verb
plekamō
Greekπλέκω (plekō)
Strong’sG4120
I weave together, plait
stem plek-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
πλέκω,
[in LXX: Ex 28:14 (עֲבֹת), Is 28:5 (צְפִירָה)*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4120 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidplek'-o
to twine or braid
Froma primary word;
King Jamesplait.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| plekaratoisπλέξαντες | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine | twisted together | 3× |
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 | plekamō | plekame | plekami | plekama | plekamē | plekamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | plekasō | plekase | plekasi | plekasa | plekasē | plekaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | plekatō | plekate | plekati | plekata | plekatē | plekatelē |
| we 1st person plural | plekanō | plekane | plekani | plekana | plekanē | plekanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | plekavō | plekave | plekavi | plekava | plekavē | plekavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | plekalō | plekale | plekali | plekala | plekalē | plekalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | plekameiō | plekameia | plekameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | plekaseiō | plekaseia | plekaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | plekateiō | plekateia | plekateiē |
| we 1st person plural | plekaneiō | plekaneia | plekaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | plekaveiō | plekaveia | plekaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | plekaleiō | plekaleia | plekaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | plekasōr | plekasar | plekasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | plekatōr | plekatar | plekatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | plekavōr | plekavar | plekavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | plekalōr | plekalar | plekalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | plekamoiō | plekamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | plekasoiō | plekasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | plekatoiō | plekatoia |
| we 1st person plural | plekanoiō | plekanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | plekavoiō | plekavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | plekaloiō | plekaloia |
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 | plekarō | plekari | plekara | plekarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 3 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | plekarōtos | plekaritos | plekaratos3× | plekarētos |
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
plek 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
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
plekaratois“twisted together”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine3×
Matthew 27:29“twisted together”kai plekaratois stefanon ek akanthaiu epitithala epi tau kefalau autou kai kalamon en ta dexa autou, kai gonupetaratois emprosthen autou empaizala auto legarōtois; Chairasōr, basilevor toiu Ioudaioiu,And they twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on His head. They put a staff in His right hand, knelt down before Him, and mocked Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
Mark 15:17“twisted together”kai endiduskalō auton porfuran kai peritithalō auto plekaratois akanthinon stefanon;They dressed Him in a purple robe, twisted together a crown of thorns, and set it on His head.
John 19:2“twisted together”kai tois stratiōtois plekaratois stefanon ek akanthaiu epitithala autou ta kefala, kai himatiem porfurouem periballala auton,The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns, set it on His head, and dressed Him in a purple robe.