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verb

ruemō

Greekῥύομαι (ruomai)

Strong’sG4506

I rescue

stem ru-17 times in the New Testamentin 9 of 27 books11 forms occur

Translated as

rescueddeliverrescuedelivereddelivererrescues

What it means

ῥύομαι

[in LXX chiefly for נצל hi., also for גּאל, פּלט pi., etc.;]

to draw to oneself, hence, to rescue, deliver: c. acc. pers., Mt 27:43, II Pe 2:7; id. seq. ἀπό, Mt 6:13, Lk 11:4 (Rec., R, mg.), II Ti 4:18; seq. ἐκ, Ro 7:24, II Co 1:10, Col 1:13, I Th 1:10, II Ti 3:11, II Pe 2:9; absol., ὁ ῥυύμενος, the deliverer, Ro 11:26. Passive: seq. ἀπό, Ro 15:31, II Th 3:2; seq. ἐκ, Lk 1:74, II Ti 4:17.†

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

Strong’s G4506 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidrhoo'-om-ahee

compare G4511); to rush or draw (for oneself), i.e. rescue

Frommiddle voice of an obsolete verb, akin to G4482 (through the idea of a current;

King Jamesdeliver(-er).

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 itWhat it isUsuallyTimes
ruetiῥύσεταιwill happen · he/she/itfuture middle indicative 3rd person singularrescue
ruetaἐρρύσατοhappened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singularrescued
ruimaἐρρύσθηνhappened · Iaorist passive indicative 1st person singularrescued
ruimeiaῥυσθῶhappened · Iaorist passive subjunctive 1st person singularrescued
ruineiaῥυσθῶμενhappened · weaorist passive subjunctive 1st person pluraldelivered
ruesarῥῦσαιhappened · youaorist middle imperative 2nd person singulardeliver
ruetarῥυσάσθωhappened · he/she/itaorist middle imperative 3rd person singulardeliver
ruerōῥύεσθαιhappening now · the “to …” formpresent middle infinitiverescue
ruerōtosῥυόμενοςhappening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative singular masculinedeliverer
ruerōtonῥυόμενονhappening now · objectpresent middle participle accusative singular masculinerescues
ruiratoinῥυσθένταςhappened · objectaorist passive participle accusative plural masculinerescued

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 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 9 occurrences

acts on or for itself middle voice

Who personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularruemōruemeruemiruemaruemēruemelē
you 2nd person singularruesōrueseruesiruesaruesērueselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularruetōrueteruetiῥύσεταιruetaἐρρύσατοruetēruetelē
we 1st person pluralruenōruenerueniruenaruenēruenelē
ye 2nd person pluralruevōrueverueviruevaruevēruevelē
they 3rd person pluralruelōruelerueliruelaruelēruelelē

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularruimōruimeruimiruimaἐρρύσθηνruimēruimelē
you 2nd person singularruisōruiseruisiruisaruisēruiselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularruitōruiteruitiruitaruitēruitelē
we 1st person pluralruinōruineruiniruinaruinēruinelē
ye 2nd person pluralruivōruiveruiviruivaruivēruivelē
they 3rd person pluralruilōruileruiliruilaruilēruilelē
May, might — subjunctive mood, 2 occurrences

acts on or for itself middle voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularruemeiōruemeiaruemeiē
you 2nd person singularrueseiōrueseiarueseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularrueteiōrueteiarueteiē
we 1st person pluralrueneiōrueneiarueneiē
ye 2nd person pluralrueveiōrueveiarueveiē
they 3rd person pluralrueleiōrueleiarueleiē

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularruimeiōruimeiaῥυσθῶruimeiē
you 2nd person singularruiseiōruiseiaruiseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularruiteiōruiteiaruiteiē
we 1st person pluralruineiōruineiaῥυσθῶμενruineiē
ye 2nd person pluralruiveiōruiveiaruiveiē
they 3rd person pluralruileiōruileiaruileiē
Commands — imperative mood, 2 occurrences

acts on or for itself middle voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularruesōrruesarῥῦσαιruesēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularruetōrruetarῥυσάσθωruetēr
ye 2nd person pluralruevōrruevarruevēr
they 3rd person pluralruelōrruelarruelēr

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularruisōrruisarruisēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularruitōrruitarruitēr
ye 2nd person pluralruivōrruivarruivēr
they 3rd person pluralruilōrruilarruilēr
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

acts on or for itself middle voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularruemoiōruemoia
you 2nd person singularruesoiōruesoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularruetoiōruetoia
we 1st person pluralruenoiōruenoia
ye 2nd person pluralruevoiōruevoia
they 3rd person pluralrueloiōrueloia

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularruimoiōruimoia
you 2nd person singularruisoiōruisoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularruitoiōruitoia
we 1st person pluralruinoiōruinoia
ye 2nd person pluralruivoiōruivoia
they 3rd person pluralruiloiōruiloia
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
acts on or for itself middle voiceruerōῥύεσθαιruerirueraruerē
acted on passive voiceruirōruiriruiraruirē
Used as an adjective — participle, 3 occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
acts on or for itself middle voiceruerōtosῥυόμενοςrueritosrueratosruerētos
acted on passive voiceruirōtosruiritosruiratosruirētos

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
rustem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvlwho person+eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+tthen it declines+ogender+sits job in the sentence case

ru 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

17 occurrences, every one of them listed

rueti“rescue”will happen · he/she/itfuture middle indicative 3rd person singular

Romans 7:24“rescue”talaipōros mis anthrōpos; tinos min rueti ek teu sōmeu tou thanatou houtou?What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death?

2 Corinthians 1:10“deliver”hos ek tēlikoutou thanatou rueta nin kai rueti, eis hon elpizanē hoti kai ēti rueti,He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us. In Him we have placed our hope that He will yet again deliver us,

2 Corinthians 1:10“deliver”hos ek tēlikoutou thanatou rueta nin kai rueti, eis hon elpizanē hoti kai ēti rueti,He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us. In Him we have placed our hope that He will yet again deliver us,

2 Timothy 4:18“rescue”rueti min tos kurios apo panteu ergeu ponēreu kai sōzati eis tan basileian autou tan epouranan; ho tas doxas eis toin aiōnoin toiu aiōnoiu, amēn.And the Lord will rescue me from every evil action and bring me safely into His heavenly kingdom. To Him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

rueta“rescued”happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular

2 Corinthians 1:10“delivered”hos ek tēlikoutou thanatou rueta nin kai rueti, eis hon elpizanē hoti kai ēti rueti,He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us. In Him we have placed our hope that He will yet again deliver us,

Colossians 1:13“rescued”hos rueta nin ek tau exousiau teu skoteu kai methistanata eis tan basileian tou huiou tau agapau autou,He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son,

2 Timothy 3:11“rescued”toi diōgmoi, tei pathēmei, hoieim mi gineta en Antiocheia, en Ikonie, en Lustrei, hoioin diōgmoin hupoferama; kai ek panteiu min rueta tos kurios.my persecutions, and the sufferings that came upon me in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. What persecutions I endured! Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them.

2 Peter 2:7“rescued”kai dikaion Lōt kataponirōton hupo tau toiu athesmoiu en aselgeia anastrofau ruetaand if He rescued Lot, a righteous man distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawless

ruima“rescued”happened · Iaorist passive indicative 1st person singular

2 Timothy 4:17“rescued”tos de kurios mi paristanata kai endunamata min, hina dia mu tem kērugmem plēroforiteia kai akoualeia panteim teim ethneim, kai ruima ek stomeu leōnou.But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message would be fully proclaimed, and all the Gentiles would hear it. So I was delivered from the mouth of the lion.

ruimeia“rescued”happened · Iaorist passive subjunctive 1st person singular

Romans 15:31“rescued”hina ruimeia apo toiu apeitharōtoiu en ta Ioudaia kai tas diakonias mu tas eis Ierousalēm euprosdektas toi hagioi gineteia,Pray that I may be delivered from the unbelievers in Judea, and that my service in Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints there,

ruineia“delivered”happened · weaorist passive subjunctive 1st person plural

2 Thessalonians 3:2“delivered”kai hina ruineia apo toiu atopoiu kai ponēroiu anthrōpoiu, ouk gar pantoiu tas pistias.And pray that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men; for not everyone holds to the faith.

ruesar“deliver”happened · youaorist middle imperative 2nd person singular

Matthew 6:13“deliver”kai mē eisferaseia nin eis peirasmon, alla ruesar nin apo teu ponēreu.And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’

ruetar“deliver”happened · he/she/itaorist middle imperative 3rd person singular

Matthew 27:43“deliver”peithatē epi ton theon, ruetar nun ei thelatō auton; legata gar hoti Theou amō huios.He trusts in God. Let God deliver Him now if He wants Him. For He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’ ”

ruerō“rescue”happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle infinitive

2 Peter 2:9“rescue”oidatē kurios euseboin ek peirasmou ruerō, adikoin de eis hēmeran krisiau kolazirōtoin tērarō,if all this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.

ruerōtos“deliverer”happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative singular masculine

Romans 11:26“deliverer”kai houtōs pantos Israēl sōziti; kathōs grafitē; Hēkati ek Siōn tos ruerōtos, apostrefati asebeiain apo Iakōb.And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “The Deliverer will come from Zion; He will remove godlessness from Jacob.

ruerōton“rescues”happening now · objectpresent middle participle accusative singular masculine

1 Thessalonians 1:10“rescues”kai anamenarō ton huion autou ek toiu ouranoiu, hon egeirata ek toiu nekroiu, Iēsun ton ruerōton nin ek tau orgau tau ercherōtau.and to await His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead — Jesus our deliverer from the coming wrath.

ruiratoin“rescued”happened · objectaorist passive participle accusative plural masculine

Luke 1:74“rescued”afobōs ek cheirau echthroiu ruiratoin latreuarō autodeliverance from hostile hands, that we may serve Him without fear,