verb
pukteuamō
Greekπυκτεύω (pukteuō)
Strong’sG4438
I box
stem pukteu-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
* πυκτεύω
(< πύκτης, a pugilist),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4438 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpook-teh'-o
to box (with the fist), i.e. contend (as a boxer) at the games (figuratively)
Fromfrom a derivative of the same as G4435;
King Jamesfight.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| pukteuamōπυκτεύω | happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular | box | 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 | pukteuamō1×πυκτεύω | pukteuame | pukteuami | pukteuama | pukteuamē | pukteuamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | pukteuasō | pukteuase | pukteuasi | pukteuasa | pukteuasē | pukteuaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pukteuatō | pukteuate | pukteuati | pukteuata | pukteuatē | pukteuatelē |
| we 1st person plural | pukteuanō | pukteuane | pukteuani | pukteuana | pukteuanē | pukteuanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | pukteuavō | pukteuave | pukteuavi | pukteuava | pukteuavē | pukteuavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | pukteualō | pukteuale | pukteuali | pukteuala | pukteualē | pukteualelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | pukteuameiō | pukteuameia | pukteuameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | pukteuaseiō | pukteuaseia | pukteuaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pukteuateiō | pukteuateia | pukteuateiē |
| we 1st person plural | pukteuaneiō | pukteuaneia | pukteuaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | pukteuaveiō | pukteuaveia | pukteuaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | pukteualeiō | pukteualeia | pukteualeiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | pukteuasōr | pukteuasar | pukteuasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pukteuatōr | pukteuatar | pukteuatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | pukteuavōr | pukteuavar | pukteuavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | pukteualōr | pukteualar | pukteualēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | pukteuamoiō | pukteuamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | pukteuasoiō | pukteuasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pukteuatoiō | pukteuatoia |
| we 1st person plural | pukteuanoiō | pukteuanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | pukteuavoiō | pukteuavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | pukteualoiō | pukteualoia |
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 | pukteuarō | pukteuari | pukteuara | pukteuarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | pukteuarōtos | pukteuaritos | pukteuaratos | pukteuarētos |
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
pukteu 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
pukteuamō“box”happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular1×
1 Corinthians 9:26“box”mis toinun houtōs trechamō hōs ouk adēlōs, houtōs pukteuamō hōs ouk aēron derarōtos;Therefore I do not run aimlessly; I do not fight like I am beating the air.