verb
skullimō
Greekσκύλλω (skullō)
Strong’sG4660
I flay, trouble, annoy
stem skull-4 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books4 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
* σκύλλω
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4660 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidskool'-lo
to flay, i.e. (figuratively) to harass
Fromapparently a primary verb;
King Jamestrouble(self).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| skullasōσκύλλεις | happening now · youpresent active indicative 2nd person singular | trouble | 1× |
| skullasōrσκύλλε | happening now · youpresent active imperative 2nd person singular | trouble | 1× |
| skullisōrσκύλλου | happening now · youpresent passive imperative 2nd person singular | trouble | 1× |
| skullirētoisἐσκυλμένοι | has happened · subjectperfect passive participle nominative plural masculine | harassed | 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, 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 | skullamō | skullame | skullami | skullama | skullamē | skullamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | skullasō1×σκύλλεις | skullase | skullasi | skullasa | skullasē | skullaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | skullatō | skullate | skullati | skullata | skullatē | skullatelē |
| we 1st person plural | skullanō | skullane | skullani | skullana | skullanē | skullanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | skullavō | skullave | skullavi | skullava | skullavē | skullavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | skullalō | skullale | skullali | skullala | skullalē | skullalelē |
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 | skullimō | skullime | skullimi | skullima | skullimē | skullimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | skullisō | skullise | skullisi | skullisa | skullisē | skulliselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | skullitō | skullite | skulliti | skullita | skullitē | skullitelē |
| we 1st person plural | skullinō | skulline | skullini | skullina | skullinē | skullinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | skullivō | skullive | skullivi | skulliva | skullivē | skullivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | skullilō | skullile | skullili | skullila | skullilē | skullilelē |
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 | skullameiō | skullameia | skullameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | skullaseiō | skullaseia | skullaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | skullateiō | skullateia | skullateiē |
| we 1st person plural | skullaneiō | skullaneia | skullaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | skullaveiō | skullaveia | skullaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | skullaleiō | skullaleia | skullaleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | skullimeiō | skullimeia | skullimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | skulliseiō | skulliseia | skulliseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | skulliteiō | skulliteia | skulliteiē |
| we 1st person plural | skullineiō | skullineia | skullineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | skulliveiō | skulliveia | skulliveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | skullileiō | skullileia | skullileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 2 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | skullasōr1×σκύλλε | skullasar | skullasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | skullatōr | skullatar | skullatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | skullavōr | skullavar | skullavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | skullalōr | skullalar | skullalēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | skullisōr1×σκύλλου | skullisar | skullisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | skullitōr | skullitar | skullitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | skullivōr | skullivar | skullivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | skullilōr | skullilar | skullilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | skullamoiō | skullamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | skullasoiō | skullasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | skullatoiō | skullatoia |
| we 1st person plural | skullanoiō | skullanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | skullavoiō | skullavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | skullaloiō | skullaloia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | skullimoiō | skullimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | skullisoiō | skullisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | skullitoiō | skullitoia |
| we 1st person plural | skullinoiō | skullinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | skullivoiō | skullivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | skulliloiō | skulliloia |
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 | skullarō | skullari | skullara | skullarē |
| acted on passive voice | skullirō | skulliri | skullira | skullirē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | skullarōtos | skullaritos | skullaratos | skullarētos |
| acted on passive voice | skullirōtos | skulliritos | skulliratos | skullirētos1× |
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
skull 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
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
skullasō“trouble”happening now · youpresent active indicative 2nd person singular1×
Mark 5:35“trouble”Ēti autou lalarōtou erchelō apo tou archisunagōgou legarōtois hoti Tas thugatēras su apothnēskata; tinem ēti skullasō ton didaskalon?While He was still speaking, messengers from the house of Jairus arrived and said, “Your daughter is dead; why bother the Teacher anymore?”
skullasōr“trouble”happening now · youpresent active imperative 2nd person singular1×
Luke 8:49“trouble”Ēti autou lalarōtou erchetō tinos para tou archisunagōgou legarōtos hoti Thnēskatē tas thugatēras su, mēketi skullasōr ton didaskalon.While He was still speaking, someone arrived from the house of the synagogue leader. “Your daughter is dead,” he told Jairus. “Do not bother the Teacher anymore.”
skullisōr“trouble”happening now · youpresent passive imperative 2nd person singular1×
Luke 7:6“trouble”tos de Iēsus poreuete sun autoi. ēdē de autou ouk makran apecharōtou apo tau oikiau pempata filoin tos hekatontarchēos legarōtos auto; Kurior, mē skullisōr, ouk gar hikanos amō hina hupo tan stegan mu eiserchaseia;So Jesus went with them. But when He was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends with the message: “Lord, do not trouble Yourself, for I am not worthy to have You come under my roof.
skullirētois“harassed”has happened · subjectperfect passive participle nominative plural masculine1×
Matthew 9:36“harassed”Horaratos de toin ochloin splanchnizita peri autoiu hoti ale skullirētois kai riptirētois hōsei probateim mē echarōteim poimēnon.When He saw the crowds, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.