verb
sparganamō
Greekσπαργανόω (sparganoō)
Strong’sG4683
I wrap in swaddling clothes
stem spargan-2 times in the New Testament2 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
σπαργανόω, -ῶ
(< σπάργανον, a swathing-band) [in LXX: Jb 38:9, Ez 16:4 (חתל pu.)*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4683 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidspar-gan-o'-o
from a derivative of the base of G4682 meaning to strap or wrap with strips); to swathe (an infant after the Oriental custom)
Fromfrom σπάργανον (a strip;
King Jameswrap in swaddling clothes.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| sparganataἐσπαργάνωσεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | wrapped … incloths | 1× |
| sparganirētemἐσπαργανωμένον | has happened · objectperfect passive participle direct singular neuter | wrapped in cloths | 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 | sparganamō | sparganame | sparganami | sparganama | sparganamē | sparganamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | sparganasō | sparganase | sparganasi | sparganasa | sparganasē | sparganaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sparganatō | sparganate | sparganati | sparganata1×ἐσπαργάνωσεν | sparganatē | sparganatelē |
| we 1st person plural | spargananō | sparganane | sparganani | sparganana | spargananē | spargananelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sparganavō | sparganave | sparganavi | sparganava | sparganavē | sparganavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | sparganalō | sparganale | sparganali | sparganala | sparganalē | sparganalelē |
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 | sparganimō | sparganime | sparganimi | sparganima | sparganimē | sparganimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | sparganisō | sparganise | sparganisi | sparganisa | sparganisē | sparganiselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sparganitō | sparganite | sparganiti | sparganita | sparganitē | sparganitelē |
| we 1st person plural | sparganinō | sparganine | sparganini | sparganina | sparganinē | sparganinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sparganivō | sparganive | sparganivi | sparganiva | sparganivē | sparganivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | sparganilō | sparganile | sparganili | sparganila | sparganilē | sparganilelē |
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 | sparganameiō | sparganameia | sparganameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | sparganaseiō | sparganaseia | sparganaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sparganateiō | sparganateia | sparganateiē |
| we 1st person plural | spargananeiō | spargananeia | spargananeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sparganaveiō | sparganaveia | sparganaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | sparganaleiō | sparganaleia | sparganaleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sparganimeiō | sparganimeia | sparganimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | sparganiseiō | sparganiseia | sparganiseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sparganiteiō | sparganiteia | sparganiteiē |
| we 1st person plural | sparganineiō | sparganineia | sparganineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sparganiveiō | sparganiveia | sparganiveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | sparganileiō | sparganileia | sparganileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | sparganasōr | sparganasar | sparganasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sparganatōr | sparganatar | sparganatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | sparganavōr | sparganavar | sparganavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | sparganalōr | sparganalar | sparganalēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | sparganisōr | sparganisar | sparganisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sparganitōr | sparganitar | sparganitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | sparganivōr | sparganivar | sparganivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | sparganilōr | sparganilar | sparganilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sparganamoiō | sparganamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | sparganasoiō | sparganasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sparganatoiō | sparganatoia |
| we 1st person plural | spargananoiō | spargananoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | sparganavoiō | sparganavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | sparganaloiō | sparganaloia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sparganimoiō | sparganimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | sparganisoiō | sparganisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sparganitoiō | sparganitoia |
| we 1st person plural | sparganinoiō | sparganinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | sparganivoiō | sparganivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | sparganiloiō | sparganiloia |
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 | sparganarō | sparganari | sparganara | sparganarē |
| acted on passive voice | sparganirō | sparganiri | sparganira | sparganirē |
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 | sparganarōtos | sparganaritos | sparganaratos | sparganarētos |
| acted on passive voice | sparganirōtos | sparganiritos | sparganiratos | sparganirētos1× |
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
spargan 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
sparganata“wrapped … incloths”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 2:7“wrapped … incloths”kai tiktata ton huion autau ton prōtotokon, kai sparganata auton kai anaklinata auton en fatna, dioti ouk ate autoi topos en te katalume.And she gave birth to her firstborn, a Son. She wrapped Him in swaddling cloths and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
sparganirētem“wrapped in cloths”has happened · objectperfect passive participle direct singular neuter1×
Luke 2:12“wrapped in cloths”kai houtem vi tem sēmem, heuriskavi brefem sparganirētem kai keierōtem en fatna.And this will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.”