verb
sōreuamō
Strong’sG4987
I heap up, load
stem sōreu-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 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.
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.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
heap one thing on another, τι πρός τι NT+4th c.BC+:—passive, Refs 4th c.BC+
II heap with something, with genitive, αἰγιαλοὶ σεσωρευμένοι τινῶν NT+2nd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| sōreuasiσωρεύσεις | will happen · youfuture active indicative 2nd person singular | heap | 1× |
| sōreuorēnteimσεσωρευμένα | has happened · objectperfect middle or 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 140, 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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sōreuomō | sōreuome | sōreuomē | sōreuomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | sōreuosō | sōreuose | sōreuosē | sōreuoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sōreuotō | sōreuote | sōreuotē | sōreuotelē |
| we 1st person plural | sōreuonō | sōreuone | sōreuonē | sōreuonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sōreuovō | sōreuove | sōreuovē | sōreuovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | sōreuolō | sōreuole | sōreuolē | sōreuolelē |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sōreuomeiō | sōreuomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | sōreuoseiō | sōreuoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sōreuoteiō | sōreuoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | sōreuoneiō | sōreuoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sōreuoveiō | sōreuoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | sōreuoleiō | sōreuoleiē |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | sōreuosōr | sōreuosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sōreuotōr | sōreuotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | sōreuovōr | sōreuovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | sōreuolōr | sōreuolēr |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sōreuomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | sōreuosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sōreuotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | sōreuonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | sōreuovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | sōreuoloiō |
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 |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | sōreuorō | sōreuorē |
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 | sōreuarōntos | sōreuarintos | sōreuarantos | sōreuarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | sōreuorōntos | sōreuorēntos1× |
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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
sōreuasi“heap”will happen · youfuture active indicative 2nd person singular1×
Romans 12:20… auton; houtem gar poiarōntos anthrakoin pureu sōreuasi epi tan kefalan autou.… For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head.”
sōreuorēnteim“loaded down”has happened · objectperfect middle or passive participle direct plural neuter1×
2 Timothy 3:6“loaded down”… eis tain oikiain kai aichmalōtizarōntois gunaikarieim sōreuorēnteim hamartai, agorōnteim epithumiai poikilai,… their way into households and captivate vulnerable women who are weighed down with sins and led astray by various passions,