verb
skaptamō
Strong’sG4626
I dig
stem skapt-3 times in the New Testament3 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.
σκάπτω
[in LXX: Is 5:6 (עדר ni.)*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4626 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidskap'-to
to dig
Fromapparently a primary verb;
King Jamesdig.
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: future σκάψω Refs 5th c.BC+: aorist ἔσκαψα Refs 5th c.BC+perfect ἔσκᾰφα (κατ-) Refs 5th c.BC+ —passive, future σκᾰφήσομαι (ἀπο-) Refs 1st c.AD+aorist ἐσκάφην [ᾰ] LXX+5th c.BC+: perfect ἔσκαμμαι Refs 5th c.BC+:—dig, absolutely, NT+5th c.BC+:—middle, σ. δικέλλῃ Refs 1st c.AD+
II with accusative,
II.1 dig, delve, for cultivation, σκάπτων, ἀρῶν γῆν, ποιμνίοις ἐπιστατῶν Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 dig about, cultivate by digging, φυτὰ σ. (as we say to hoe turnips) Refs 5th c.BC+ digs about them, digs them up, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.3 of the result, σ. τάφρον dig a trench, Refs 5th c.BC+; σ. βαθεῖαν (i.e. τάφρον) Refs 4th c.BC+ —passive, τὰ ἐσκαμμένα,= σκάμμα Refs to leap too far, or further than seemed possible, Refs 5th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| skaptataἔσκαψεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | dug | 1× |
| skaptameiaσκάψω | happened · Iaorist active subjunctive 1st person singular | dig | 1× |
| skaptarōσκάπτειν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | dig | 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 | skaptamō | skaptame | skaptami | skaptama | skaptamē | skaptamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | skaptasō | skaptase | skaptasi | skaptasa | skaptasē | skaptaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | skaptatō | skaptate | skaptati | skaptata1×ἔσκαψεν | skaptatē | skaptatelē |
| we 1st person plural | skaptanō | skaptane | skaptani | skaptana | skaptanē | skaptanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | skaptavō | skaptave | skaptavi | skaptava | skaptavē | skaptavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | skaptalō | skaptale | skaptali | skaptala | skaptalē | skaptalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | skaptameiō | skaptameia1×σκάψω | skaptameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | skaptaseiō | skaptaseia | skaptaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | skaptateiō | skaptateia | skaptateiē |
| we 1st person plural | skaptaneiō | skaptaneia | skaptaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | skaptaveiō | skaptaveia | skaptaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | skaptaleiō | skaptaleia | skaptaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | skaptasōr | skaptasar | skaptasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | skaptatōr | skaptatar | skaptatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | skaptavōr | skaptavar | skaptavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | skaptalōr | skaptalar | skaptalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | skaptamoiō | skaptamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | skaptasoiō | skaptasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | skaptatoiō | skaptatoia |
| we 1st person plural | skaptanoiō | skaptanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | skaptavoiō | skaptavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | skaptaloiō | skaptaloia |
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 | skaptarō1×σκάπτειν | skaptari | skaptara | skaptarē |
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 | skaptarōntos | skaptarintos | skaptarantos | skaptarēntos |
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
skapt 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
skaptata“dug”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 6:48homoios atō anthrōpo oikodomarōnto oikian hos skaptata kai bathunata kai tithata themelion epi …… a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid his foundation …
skaptameia“dig”happened · Iaorist active subjunctive 1st person singular1×
Luke 13:8… kai houtem tem etem, heōs hotinou skaptameia peri autan kai balameia koprieim;… alone again this year, until I dig around it and fertilize it.
skaptarō“dig”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
Luke 16:3… mu afairotō tan oikonomian apo mu? skaptarō ouk ischuamō, epaitarō aischunomō;… position? I am too weak to dig and too ashamed to beg.