verb
sebazimō
Greekσεβάζομαι (sebazomai)
Strong’sG4573
I worship
stem sebaz-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
** σεβάζομαι
(< σέβας, reverential awe), [in Aq.: Ho 10:5 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4573 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidseb-ad'-zom-ahee
to venerate, i.e. adore
Frommiddle voice from a derivative of G4576;
King Jamesworship.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| sebazilaἐσεβάσθησαν | happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural | worshiped | 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 | sebazimō | sebazime | sebazimi | sebazima | sebazimē | sebazimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | sebazisō | sebazise | sebazisi | sebazisa | sebazisē | sebaziselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sebazitō | sebazite | sebaziti | sebazita | sebazitē | sebazitelē |
| we 1st person plural | sebazinō | sebazine | sebazini | sebazina | sebazinē | sebazinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sebazivō | sebazive | sebazivi | sebaziva | sebazivē | sebazivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | sebazilō | sebazile | sebazili | sebazila1×ἐσεβάσθησαν | sebazilē | sebazilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sebazimeiō | sebazimeia | sebazimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | sebaziseiō | sebaziseia | sebaziseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sebaziteiō | sebaziteia | sebaziteiē |
| we 1st person plural | sebazineiō | sebazineia | sebazineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sebaziveiō | sebaziveia | sebaziveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | sebazileiō | sebazileia | sebazileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | sebazisōr | sebazisar | sebazisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sebazitōr | sebazitar | sebazitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | sebazivōr | sebazivar | sebazivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | sebazilōr | sebazilar | sebazilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sebazimoiō | sebazimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | sebazisoiō | sebazisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sebazitoiō | sebazitoia |
| we 1st person plural | sebazinoiō | sebazinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | sebazivoiō | sebazivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | sebaziloiō | sebaziloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acted on passive voice | sebazirō | sebaziri | sebazira | sebazirē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acted on passive voice | sebazirōtos | sebaziritos | sebaziratos | sebazirētos |
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
sebaz 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
sebazila“worshiped”happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural1×
Romans 1:25“worshiped”hotinois metallassala tan alētheian tou theou en te pseuse, kai sebazila kai latreuala ta ktisia para ton ktizaraton, hos atō eulogētos eis toin aiōnoin; amēn.They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is forever worthy of praise! Amen.