verb
sēpamō
Strong’sG4595
I cause to rot
stem sēp-once in the New Testament1 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.
σήπω
[in LXX; Ps 37 (38):5 (מקק ni.), Jb 33:21 (כּלה) 40:7, Si 14:19, al.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4595 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidsay'-po
to putrefy, i.e. (figuratively) perish
Fromapparently a primary verb;
King Jamesbe corrupted.
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
Refs 5th c.BC+: future σήψω Refs 4th c.BC+aorist ἔσηψα (δι-) Refs 2nd c.AD+:—make rotten or putrid, Refs 4th c.BC+.with; of a serpent's poison, Refs 4th c.BC+.with; of the sting of the σήψ, Refs 2nd c.AD+
b soak hides, δέρματα σ. Refs 5th c.BC+
2 metaphorically, corrupt, waste, αἱ ἡσυχίαι σήπουσι καὶ ἀπολλύασι Refs 5th c.BC+
II mostly in passive (perfect σέσηπα being used in passive sense, Refs 8th c.BC+, future σᾰπήσομαι Refs 5th c.BC+aorist ἐσάπην [ᾰ] Refs 8th c.BC+; σαπήῃ (κατα-), Epic dialect subjunctive for σαπῇ, Refs 8th c.BC+perfect σέσημμαι probably in Refs 3rd c.AD+:—rot, moulder, of dead bodies, χρὼς σήπεται Refs 8th c.BC+; of wood, δοῦρα σέσηπε Refs 8th c.BC+
II.2 of live flesh, mortify, ὁ μηρὸς ἐσάπη Refs 5th c.BC+; promote coction or formation of 'laudable' pus, in active, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.3 of water, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.4 of the food rejected after digestion, Refs 4th c.BC+
II.5 metaphorically, σ. ὑπὸ τῆς ἡδονῆς NT+4th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| sēpatēσέσηπεν | has happened · he/she/itperfect active indicative 3rd person singular | rotted | 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 | sēpamō | sēpame | sēpami | sēpama | sēpamē | sēpamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | sēpasō | sēpase | sēpasi | sēpasa | sēpasē | sēpaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sēpatō | sēpate | sēpati | sēpata | sēpatē1×σέσηπεν | sēpatelē |
| we 1st person plural | sēpanō | sēpane | sēpani | sēpana | sēpanē | sēpanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sēpavō | sēpave | sēpavi | sēpava | sēpavē | sēpavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | sēpalō | sēpale | sēpali | sēpala | sēpalē | sēpalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sēpameiō | sēpameia | sēpameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | sēpaseiō | sēpaseia | sēpaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sēpateiō | sēpateia | sēpateiē |
| we 1st person plural | sēpaneiō | sēpaneia | sēpaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sēpaveiō | sēpaveia | sēpaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | sēpaleiō | sēpaleia | sēpaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | sēpasōr | sēpasar | sēpasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sēpatōr | sēpatar | sēpatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | sēpavōr | sēpavar | sēpavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | sēpalōr | sēpalar | sēpalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sēpamoiō | sēpamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | sēpasoiō | sēpasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sēpatoiō | sēpatoia |
| we 1st person plural | sēpanoiō | sēpanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | sēpavoiō | sēpavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | sēpaloiō | sēpaloia |
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 | sēparō | sēpari | sēpara | sēparē |
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 | sēparōntos | sēparintos | sēparantos | sēparēntos |
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
sēp 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.
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
sēpatē“rotted”has happened · he/she/itperfect active indicative 3rd person singular1×
James 5:2tos ploutos vu sēpatē, kai teim himatieim vu sētobrōteim genatē,Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes.