verb
sōreuamō
Greekσωρεύω (sōreuō)
Strong’sG4987
I heap up, load
stem sōreu-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
σωρεύω
[in LXX: Pr 25:22 (חתה), Jth 15:11 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4987 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidsore-yoo'-o
to pile up (literally or figuratively)
Fromfrom another form of G4673;
King Jamesheap, load.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| sōreuasiσωρεύσεις | will happen · youfuture active indicative 2nd person singular | heap | 1× |
| sōreuirēteimσεσωρευμένα | has happened · objectperfect passive participle direct plural neuter | loaded down | 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 | sōreuamō | sōreuame | sōreuami | sōreuama | sōreuamē | sōreuamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | sōreuasō | sōreuase | sōreuasi1×σωρεύσεις | sōreuasa | sōreuasē | sōreuaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sōreuatō | sōreuate | sōreuati | sōreuata | sōreuatē | sōreuatelē |
| we 1st person plural | sōreuanō | sōreuane | sōreuani | sōreuana | sōreuanē | sōreuanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sōreuavō | sōreuave | sōreuavi | sōreuava | sōreuavē | sōreuavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | sōreualō | sōreuale | sōreuali | sōreuala | sōreualē | sōreualelē |
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 | sōreuimō | sōreuime | sōreuimi | sōreuima | sōreuimē | sōreuimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | sōreuisō | sōreuise | sōreuisi | sōreuisa | sōreuisē | sōreuiselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sōreuitō | sōreuite | sōreuiti | sōreuita | sōreuitē | sōreuitelē |
| we 1st person plural | sōreuinō | sōreuine | sōreuini | sōreuina | sōreuinē | sōreuinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sōreuivō | sōreuive | sōreuivi | sōreuiva | sōreuivē | sōreuivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | sōreuilō | sōreuile | sōreuili | sōreuila | sōreuilē | sōreuilelē |
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 | sōreuameiō | sōreuameia | sōreuameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | sōreuaseiō | sōreuaseia | sōreuaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sōreuateiō | sōreuateia | sōreuateiē |
| we 1st person plural | sōreuaneiō | sōreuaneia | sōreuaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sōreuaveiō | sōreuaveia | sōreuaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | sōreualeiō | sōreualeia | sōreualeiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sōreuimeiō | sōreuimeia | sōreuimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | sōreuiseiō | sōreuiseia | sōreuiseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sōreuiteiō | sōreuiteia | sōreuiteiē |
| we 1st person plural | sōreuineiō | sōreuineia | sōreuineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sōreuiveiō | sōreuiveia | sōreuiveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | sōreuileiō | sōreuileia | sōreuileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | sōreuasōr | sōreuasar | sōreuasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sōreuatōr | sōreuatar | sōreuatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | sōreuavōr | sōreuavar | sōreuavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | sōreualōr | sōreualar | sōreualēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | sōreuisōr | sōreuisar | sōreuisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sōreuitōr | sōreuitar | sōreuitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | sōreuivōr | sōreuivar | sōreuivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | sōreuilōr | sōreuilar | sōreuilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sōreuamoiō | sōreuamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | sōreuasoiō | sōreuasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sōreuatoiō | sōreuatoia |
| we 1st person plural | sōreuanoiō | sōreuanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | sōreuavoiō | sōreuavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | sōreualoiō | sōreualoia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sōreuimoiō | sōreuimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | sōreuisoiō | sōreuisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sōreuitoiō | sōreuitoia |
| we 1st person plural | sōreuinoiō | sōreuinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | sōreuivoiō | sōreuivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | sōreuiloiō | sōreuiloia |
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 | sōreuarō | sōreuari | sōreuara | sōreuarē |
| acted on passive voice | sōreuirō | sōreuiri | sōreuira | sōreuirē |
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 | sōreuarōtos | sōreuaritos | sōreuaratos | sōreuarētos |
| acted on passive voice | sōreuirōtos | sōreuiritos | sōreuiratos | sōreuirētos1× |
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
sōreu 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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
sōreuasi“heap”will happen · youfuture active indicative 2nd person singular1×
Romans 12:20“heap”alla ean peinateiō tos echthros su, psōmizasōr auton; ean dipsateiō, potizasōr auton; houtem gar poiarōtos anthraxoin pureu sōreuasi epi tan kefalan autou.On the contrary, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink. For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head.”
sōreuirēteim“loaded down”has happened · objectperfect passive participle direct plural neuter1×
2 Timothy 3:6“loaded down”ek houtoiu gar alō tois endunarōtois eis tain oikiain kai aichmalōtizarōtois gunaikarieim sōreuirēteim hamartai, agirōteim epithumiai poikilai,They are the kind who worm their way into households and captivate vulnerable women who are weighed down with sins and led astray by various passions,