verb
proskollomō
Strong’sG4347
I join closely, cleave to
stem proskoll-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
** προσ-κλίνω,
[in LXX: II Mac 14:24*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4347 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
glue on or to, τι πρός τι Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, generally, to be stuck to, stick or cleave to, Refs 5th c.BC+; ὑπὸ τοῦ αἵματος προσκολληθῆναι τὴν ῥομφαίαν αὐτοῦ τῇ δεξιᾷ Refs 1st c.AD+; of a snail, τοῖς θαμνίσκοις π. Refs 1st c.AD+; of a husband, π. τῇ γυναικί LXX+NT+1st c.AD+
II intransitive of style, to be compact, Refs 1st c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| proskollitiπροσκολληθήσεται | will happen · he/she/itfuture passive indicative 3rd person singular | joined | 2× |
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, 2 occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | proskollomō | proskollome | proskollomē | proskollomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | proskollosō | proskollose | proskollosē | proskolloselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proskollotō | proskollote | proskollotē | proskollotelē |
| we 1st person plural | proskollonō | proskollone | proskollonē | proskollonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | proskollovō | proskollove | proskollovē | proskollovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | proskollolō | proskollole | proskollolē | proskollolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | proskollimi | proskollima |
| you 2nd person singular | proskollisi | proskollisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proskolliti2×προσκολληθήσεται | proskollita |
| we 1st person plural | proskollini | proskollina |
| ye 2nd person plural | proskollivi | proskolliva |
| they 3rd person plural | proskollili | proskollila |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | proskollomeiō | proskollomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | proskolloseiō | proskolloseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proskolloteiō | proskolloteiē |
| we 1st person plural | proskolloneiō | proskolloneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | proskolloveiō | proskolloveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | proskolloleiō | proskolloleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | proskollimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | proskolliseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proskolliteia |
| we 1st person plural | proskollineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | proskolliveia |
| they 3rd person plural | proskollileia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | proskollosōr | proskollosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proskollotōr | proskollotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | proskollovōr | proskollovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | proskollolōr | proskollolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | proskollisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proskollitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | proskollivar |
| they 3rd person plural | proskollilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | proskollomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | proskollosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proskollotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | proskollonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | proskollovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | proskolloloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | proskollimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | proskollisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proskollitoia |
| we 1st person plural | proskollinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | proskollivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | proskolliloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | proskollorō | proskollorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | proskolliri | proskollira |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | proskollorōntos | proskollorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | proskollirintos | proskollirantos |
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
proskoll 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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
proskolliti“joined”will happen · he/she/itfuture passive indicative 3rd person singular2×
Mark 10:7“joined”… patron autou kai tan mētēran kai proskolliti pros tan gunaikan autou,… will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife,
Ephesians 5:31“joined”… ton patron kai tan mētēran kai proskolliti ta gunaika autou, kai eli tois …… leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”