verb

ptoimō

Greekπτοέομαι (ptoeomai)

Strong’sG4422

I terrify, scare

stem pto-2 times in the New Testament2 forms occur

Translated as

startled1×terrified1×

What it means

πτοέω, -ῶ,

[in LXX chiefly for חתת ni.;]

to terrify. Pass., to be terrified: Lk 21:9 24:37 (WH, mg., θροηθέντες).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G4422 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidpto-eh'-o

to scare

Fromprobably akin to the alternate of G4098 (through the idea of causing to fall) or to G4072 (through that of causing to fly away);

King Jamesfrighten.

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
ptoiveiaπτοηθῆτε	happened · yeaorist passive subjunctive 2nd person plural	terrified	1×
ptoiratoisπτοηθέντες	happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative plural masculine	startled	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	ptoimō	ptoime	ptoimi	ptoima	ptoimē	ptoimelē
you 2nd person singular	ptoisō	ptoise	ptoisi	ptoisa	ptoisē	ptoiselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	ptoitō	ptoite	ptoiti	ptoita	ptoitē	ptoitelē
we 1st person plural	ptoinō	ptoine	ptoini	ptoina	ptoinē	ptoinelē
ye 2nd person plural	ptoivō	ptoive	ptoivi	ptoiva	ptoivē	ptoivelē
they 3rd person plural	ptoilō	ptoile	ptoili	ptoila	ptoilē	ptoilelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	ptoimeiō	ptoimeia	ptoimeiē
you 2nd person singular	ptoiseiō	ptoiseia	ptoiseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	ptoiteiō	ptoiteia	ptoiteiē
we 1st person plural	ptoineiō	ptoineia	ptoineiē
ye 2nd person plural	ptoiveiō	ptoiveia1×πτοηθῆτε	ptoiveiē
they 3rd person plural	ptoileiō	ptoileia	ptoileiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	ptoisōr	ptoisar	ptoisēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	ptoitōr	ptoitar	ptoitēr
ye 2nd person plural	ptoivōr	ptoivar	ptoivēr
they 3rd person plural	ptoilōr	ptoilar	ptoilēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	ptoimoiō	ptoimoia
you 2nd person singular	ptoisoiō	ptoisoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	ptoitoiō	ptoitoia
we 1st person plural	ptoinoiō	ptoinoia
ye 2nd person plural	ptoivoiō	ptoivoia
they 3rd person plural	ptoiloiō	ptoiloia

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	ptoirō	ptoiri	ptoira	ptoirē

Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
acted on passive voice	ptoirōtos	ptoiritos	ptoiratos1×	ptoirētos

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

ptostem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

pto 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

ptoiveia“terrified”happened · yeaorist passive subjunctive 2nd person plural1×

Luke 21:9“terrified”hotan de akouaveia polemoin kai akatastasiain, mē ptoiveia; datō gar houteim ginera prōtem, alla ouk eutheōs tem telem.When you hear of wars and rebellions, do not be alarmed. These things must happen first, but the end is not imminent.”

ptoiratois“startled”happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative plural masculine1×

Luke 24:37“startled”ptoiratois de kai emfobois gineratois dokale pneumem theōrarō.But they were startled and frightened, thinking they had seen a spirit.