verb
sbennuamō
Greekσβέννυμι (sbennumi)
Strong’sG4570
I extinguish, suppress
stem sbennu-6 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
σβέννυμι
[in LXX chiefly for כּבה;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4570 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidsben'-noo-mee
to extinguish (literally or figuratively)
Froma prolonged form of an apparently primary verb;
King Jamesgo out, quench.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| sbennuitōσβέννυται | happening now · he/she/itpresent passive indicative 3rd person singular | quenched | 1× |
| sbennuilōσβέννυνται | happening now · theypresent passive indicative 3rd person plural | going out | 1× |
| sbennuatiσβέσει | will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular | quench | 1× |
| sbennualaἔσβεσαν | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | quenched | 1× |
| sbennuavōrσβέννυτε | happening now · yepresent active imperative 2nd person plural | quench | 1× |
| sbennuaraσβέσαι | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | extinguish | 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 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 4 occurrences
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 | sbennuamō | sbennuame | sbennuami | sbennuama | sbennuamē | sbennuamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | sbennuasō | sbennuase | sbennuasi | sbennuasa | sbennuasē | sbennuaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sbennuatō | sbennuate | sbennuati1×σβέσει | sbennuata | sbennuatē | sbennuatelē |
| we 1st person plural | sbennuanō | sbennuane | sbennuani | sbennuana | sbennuanē | sbennuanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sbennuavō | sbennuave | sbennuavi | sbennuava | sbennuavē | sbennuavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | sbennualō | sbennuale | sbennuali | sbennuala1×ἔσβεσαν | sbennualē | sbennualelē |
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 | sbennuimō | sbennuime | sbennuimi | sbennuima | sbennuimē | sbennuimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | sbennuisō | sbennuise | sbennuisi | sbennuisa | sbennuisē | sbennuiselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sbennuitō1×σβέννυται | sbennuite | sbennuiti | sbennuita | sbennuitē | sbennuitelē |
| we 1st person plural | sbennuinō | sbennuine | sbennuini | sbennuina | sbennuinē | sbennuinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sbennuivō | sbennuive | sbennuivi | sbennuiva | sbennuivē | sbennuivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | sbennuilō1×σβέννυνται | sbennuile | sbennuili | sbennuila | sbennuilē | sbennuilelē |
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 | sbennuameiō | sbennuameia | sbennuameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | sbennuaseiō | sbennuaseia | sbennuaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sbennuateiō | sbennuateia | sbennuateiē |
| we 1st person plural | sbennuaneiō | sbennuaneia | sbennuaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sbennuaveiō | sbennuaveia | sbennuaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | sbennualeiō | sbennualeia | sbennualeiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sbennuimeiō | sbennuimeia | sbennuimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | sbennuiseiō | sbennuiseia | sbennuiseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sbennuiteiō | sbennuiteia | sbennuiteiē |
| we 1st person plural | sbennuineiō | sbennuineia | sbennuineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sbennuiveiō | sbennuiveia | sbennuiveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | sbennuileiō | sbennuileia | sbennuileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | sbennuasōr | sbennuasar | sbennuasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sbennuatōr | sbennuatar | sbennuatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | sbennuavōr1×σβέννυτε | sbennuavar | sbennuavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | sbennualōr | sbennualar | sbennualēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | sbennuisōr | sbennuisar | sbennuisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sbennuitōr | sbennuitar | sbennuitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | sbennuivōr | sbennuivar | sbennuivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | sbennuilōr | sbennuilar | sbennuilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sbennuamoiō | sbennuamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | sbennuasoiō | sbennuasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sbennuatoiō | sbennuatoia |
| we 1st person plural | sbennuanoiō | sbennuanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | sbennuavoiō | sbennuavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | sbennualoiō | sbennualoia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sbennuimoiō | sbennuimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | sbennuisoiō | sbennuisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sbennuitoiō | sbennuitoia |
| we 1st person plural | sbennuinoiō | sbennuinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | sbennuivoiō | sbennuivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | sbennuiloiō | sbennuiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | sbennuarō | sbennuari | sbennuara1×σβέσαι | sbennuarē |
| acted on passive voice | sbennuirō | sbennuiri | sbennuira | sbennuirē |
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 | sbennuarōtos | sbennuaritos | sbennuaratos | sbennuarētos |
| acted on passive voice | sbennuirōtos | sbennuiritos | sbennuiratos | sbennuirētos |
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
sbennu 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
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
sbennuitō“quenched”happening now · he/she/itpresent passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Mark 9:48“quenched”hopou tos skōlēxos autoiu ouk teleutatō kai tem purem ouk sbennuitō.where ‘their worm never dies, and the fire is never quenched.’
sbennuilō“going out”happening now · theypresent passive indicative 3rd person plural1×
Matthew 25:8“going out”tais de mōrais tai fronimai legala; Dōavar ni ek teu elaieu vu, hoti tais lampadais nu sbennuilō.The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.’
sbennuati“quench”will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Matthew 12:20“quench”kalamon suntribirēton ouk katagnuati kai linem tufirōtem ouk sbennuati, heōs an ekballateia eis nikem tan krisian.A bruised reed He will not break, and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish, till He leads justice to victory.
sbennuala“quenched”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Hebrews 11:34“quenched”sbennuala dunamian pureu, feugala stomeim machairau, dunamila apo astheniau, ginila ischurois en polemo, parembolain klinala allotrioiu;quenched the raging fire, and escaped the edge of the sword; who gained strength from weakness, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight.
sbennuavōr“quench”happening now · yepresent active imperative 2nd person plural1×
1 Thessalonians 5:19“quench”tem pneumem mē sbennuavōr,Do not extinguish the Spirit.
sbennuara“extinguish”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×
Ephesians 6:16“extinguish”en pantei analambaratois ton thureon tau pistiau, en ho dunevi panteim teim beleim tou ponērou purirēteim sbennuara;In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.