verb
sarimō
Greekσαρόω (saroō)
Strong’sG4563
I sweep
stem sar-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
* σαρόω, -ῶ
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4563 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidsar-o'-o
akin to G4951); meaning a broom; to sweep
Fromfrom a derivative of σαίρω (to brush off;
King Jamessweep.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| saratōσαροῖ | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | sweep | 1× |
| sarirētonσεσαρωμένον | has happened · objectperfect passive participle accusative singular masculine | swept | 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 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | saramō | sarame | sarami | sarama | saramē | saramelē |
| you 2nd person singular | sarasō | sarase | sarasi | sarasa | sarasē | saraselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | saratō1×σαροῖ | sarate | sarati | sarata | saratē | saratelē |
| we 1st person plural | saranō | sarane | sarani | sarana | saranē | saranelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | saravō | sarave | saravi | sarava | saravē | saravelē |
| they 3rd person plural | saralō | sarale | sarali | sarala | saralē | saralelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sarimō | sarime | sarimi | sarima | sarimē | sarimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | sarisō | sarise | sarisi | sarisa | sarisē | sariselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | saritō | sarite | sariti | sarita | saritē | saritelē |
| we 1st person plural | sarinō | sarine | sarini | sarina | sarinē | sarinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sarivō | sarive | sarivi | sariva | sarivē | sarivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | sarilō | sarile | sarili | sarila | sarilē | sarilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sarameiō | sarameia | sarameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | saraseiō | saraseia | saraseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sarateiō | sarateia | sarateiē |
| we 1st person plural | saraneiō | saraneia | saraneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | saraveiō | saraveia | saraveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | saraleiō | saraleia | saraleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sarimeiō | sarimeia | sarimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | sariseiō | sariseia | sariseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sariteiō | sariteia | sariteiē |
| we 1st person plural | sarineiō | sarineia | sarineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sariveiō | sariveia | sariveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | sarileiō | sarileia | sarileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | sarasōr | sarasar | sarasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | saratōr | saratar | saratēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | saravōr | saravar | saravēr |
| they 3rd person plural | saralōr | saralar | saralēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | sarisōr | sarisar | sarisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | saritōr | saritar | saritēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | sarivōr | sarivar | sarivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | sarilōr | sarilar | sarilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | saramoiō | saramoia |
| you 2nd person singular | sarasoiō | sarasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | saratoiō | saratoia |
| we 1st person plural | saranoiō | saranoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | saravoiō | saravoia |
| they 3rd person plural | saraloiō | saraloia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sarimoiō | sarimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | sarisoiō | sarisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | saritoiō | saritoia |
| we 1st person plural | sarinoiō | sarinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | sarivoiō | sarivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | sariloiō | sariloia |
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 | sararō | sarari | sarara | sararē |
| acted on passive voice | sarirō | sariri | sarira | sarirē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | sararōtos | sararitos | sararatos | sararētos |
| acted on passive voice | sarirōtos | sariritos | sariratos | sarirētos2× |
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
sar 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
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
saratō“sweep”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 15:8“sweep”Ē tinas gunaikas drachmain echarōtas deka, ean apolluateia drachman henan, ouchi haptatō luchnon kai saratō tan oikian kai zētatō epimelōs heōs hou heuriskateia?Or what woman who has ten silver coins and loses one of them does not light a lamp, sweep her house, and search carefully until she finds it?
sarirēton“swept”has happened · objectperfect passive participle accusative singular masculine2×
Matthew 12:44“swept”tote legatō; Eis ton oikon mu epistrefami hothen exerchama; kai ercharatem heuriskatō scholazarōton sarirēton kai kosmirēton.Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’ On its return, it finds the house vacant, swept clean, and put in order.
Luke 11:25“swept”kai ercharatem heuriskatō sarirēton kai kosmirēton.On its return, it finds the house swept clean and put in order.