verb
saromō
Strong’sG4563
I sweep
stem sar-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
* 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.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
= σαίρω (B), sweep clean, τὴν οἰκίαν NT+2nd c.AD+:—passive, οἶκος σεσαρωμένος NT: metaphorically, to be swept clean, exhausted, Refs 2nd c.AD+
II passive, of the thing swept, κῦμα.. μεταξὺ χοιράδων σαρούμενον Refs 3rd c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| saratōσαροῖ | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | sweep | 1× |
| sarorēntonσεσαρωμένον | has happened · objectperfect middle or 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 140, 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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | saromō | sarome | saromē | saromelē |
| you 2nd person singular | sarosō | sarose | sarosē | saroselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sarotō | sarote | sarotē | sarotelē |
| we 1st person plural | saronō | sarone | saronē | saronelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sarovō | sarove | sarovē | sarovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | sarolō | sarole | sarolē | sarolelē |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | saromeiō | saromeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | saroseiō | saroseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | saroteiō | saroteiē |
| we 1st person plural | saroneiō | saroneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | saroveiō | saroveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | saroleiō | saroleiē |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | sarosōr | sarosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sarotōr | sarotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | sarovōr | sarovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | sarolōr | sarolēr |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | saromoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | sarosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sarotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | saronoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | sarovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | saroloiō |
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 |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | sarorō | sarorē |
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 | sararōntos | sararintos | sararantos | sararēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | sarorōntos | sarorēntos2× |
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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
saratō“sweep”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 15:8… drachman henan, ouchi haptatō luchnon kai saratō tan oikian kai zētatō epimelōs heōs …… them does not light a lamp, sweep her house, and search carefully until …
sarorēnton“swept”has happened · objectperfect middle or passive participle accusative singular masculine2×
Matthew 12:44… hothen exerchama; kai ercharantem heuriskatō scholazarōnton sarorēnton kai kosmorēnton.… return, it finds the house vacant, swept clean, and put in order.
Luke 11:25kai ercharantem heuriskatō sarorēnton kai kosmorēnton.… its return, it finds the house swept clean and put in order.