verb
plēssimō
Greekπλήσσω (plēssō)
Strong’sG4141
I strike, smite
stem plēss-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
πλήσσω,
[in LXX chiefly for נכה hi., ho.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4141 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidplace'-so
to pound, i.e. (figuratively) to inflict with (calamity)
Fromapparently another form of G4111 (through the idea of flattening out);
King Jamessmite.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| plēssitaἐπλήγη | happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular | struck | 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, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | plēssimō | plēssime | plēssimi | plēssima | plēssimē | plēssimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | plēssisō | plēssise | plēssisi | plēssisa | plēssisē | plēssiselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | plēssitō | plēssite | plēssiti | plēssita1×ἐπλήγη | plēssitē | plēssitelē |
| we 1st person plural | plēssinō | plēssine | plēssini | plēssina | plēssinē | plēssinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | plēssivō | plēssive | plēssivi | plēssiva | plēssivē | plēssivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | plēssilō | plēssile | plēssili | plēssila | plēssilē | plēssilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | plēssimeiō | plēssimeia | plēssimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | plēssiseiō | plēssiseia | plēssiseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | plēssiteiō | plēssiteia | plēssiteiē |
| we 1st person plural | plēssineiō | plēssineia | plēssineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | plēssiveiō | plēssiveia | plēssiveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | plēssileiō | plēssileia | plēssileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | plēssisōr | plēssisar | plēssisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | plēssitōr | plēssitar | plēssitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | plēssivōr | plēssivar | plēssivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | plēssilōr | plēssilar | plēssilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | plēssimoiō | plēssimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | plēssisoiō | plēssisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | plēssitoiō | plēssitoia |
| we 1st person plural | plēssinoiō | plēssinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | plēssivoiō | plēssivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | plēssiloiō | plēssiloia |
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 | plēssirō | plēssiri | plēssira | plēssirē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acted on passive voice | plēssirōtos | plēssiritos | plēssiratos | plēssirētos |
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
plēss 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
plēssita“struck”happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Revelation 8:12“struck”Kai tos tetartos angelos salpizata; kai plēssita tem tritem tou hēliou kai tem tritem tau selēnau kai tem tritem toiu astēroiu, hina skotiziteia tem tritem autoiu kai tas hēmeras mē fainateia tem tritem autau, kai tas nuxas homoiōs.Then the fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun and moon and stars were struck. A third of the stars were darkened, a third of the day was without light, and a third of the night as well.