verb
psōchamō
Greekψώχω (psōchō)
Strong’sG5597
I rub, rub to pieces
stem psōch-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
† ψώχω
(< ψώω, collat. form of ψάω, to rub)
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5597 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpso'-kho
to triturate, i.e. (by analogy) to rub out (kernels from husks with the fingers or hand)
Fromprolongation from the same base as G5567;
King Jamesrub.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| psōcharōtoisψώχοντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | rubbing | 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 | psōchamō | psōchame | psōchami | psōchama | psōchamē | psōchamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | psōchasō | psōchase | psōchasi | psōchasa | psōchasē | psōchaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | psōchatō | psōchate | psōchati | psōchata | psōchatē | psōchatelē |
| we 1st person plural | psōchanō | psōchane | psōchani | psōchana | psōchanē | psōchanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | psōchavō | psōchave | psōchavi | psōchava | psōchavē | psōchavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | psōchalō | psōchale | psōchali | psōchala | psōchalē | psōchalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | psōchameiō | psōchameia | psōchameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | psōchaseiō | psōchaseia | psōchaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | psōchateiō | psōchateia | psōchateiē |
| we 1st person plural | psōchaneiō | psōchaneia | psōchaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | psōchaveiō | psōchaveia | psōchaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | psōchaleiō | psōchaleia | psōchaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | psōchasōr | psōchasar | psōchasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | psōchatōr | psōchatar | psōchatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | psōchavōr | psōchavar | psōchavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | psōchalōr | psōchalar | psōchalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | psōchamoiō | psōchamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | psōchasoiō | psōchasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | psōchatoiō | psōchatoia |
| we 1st person plural | psōchanoiō | psōchanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | psōchavoiō | psōchavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | psōchaloiō | psōchaloia |
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 | psōcharō | psōchari | psōchara | psōcharē |
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 | psōcharōtos1× | psōcharitos | psōcharatos | psōcharētos |
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
psōch 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
psōcharōtois“rubbing”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Luke 6:1“rubbing”Gineta de en sabbate diaporeuerō auton dia sporimeiu, kai tillale tois mathētois autou kai esthiale toin stachuoin psōcharōtois tai cheirai.One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain, rub them in their hands, and eat them.