verb
sparganamō
Strong’sG4683
I wrap in swaddling clothes
stem spargan-2 times in the New Testament2 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.
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.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
= σπάργω, wrap in σπάργανα (whether 1.1 or 1.2), σπαργανώσαντες πέπλοις [τὸν παῖδα] Refs 5th c.BC+; swathe, Refs 4th c.BC+; θρίοισι ταύτην (i.e. τὴν ἀμίαν) ἐσπαργάνωσα Refs 4th c.BC+; ἀχύροις σ. [τὴν χιόνα] Refs 1st c.AD+:—passive, NT+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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| sparganataἐσπαργάνωσεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | wrapped … incloths | 1× |
| sparganorēntemἐσπαργανωμένον | has happened · objectperfect middle or 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 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 | 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 |
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 | sparganomō | sparganome | sparganomē | sparganomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | sparganosō | sparganose | sparganosē | sparganoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sparganotō | sparganote | sparganotē | sparganotelē |
| we 1st person plural | sparganonō | sparganone | sparganonē | sparganonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sparganovō | sparganove | sparganovē | sparganovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | sparganolō | sparganole | sparganolē | sparganolelē |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sparganomeiō | sparganomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | sparganoseiō | sparganoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sparganoteiō | sparganoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | sparganoneiō | sparganoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sparganoveiō | sparganoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | sparganoleiō | sparganoleiē |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | sparganosōr | sparganosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sparganotōr | sparganotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | sparganovōr | sparganovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | sparganolōr | sparganolēr |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sparganomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | sparganosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sparganotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | sparganonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | sparganovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | sparganoloiō |
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 |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | sparganorō | sparganorē |
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 | sparganarōntos | sparganarintos | sparganarantos | sparganarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | sparganorōntos | sparganorēntos1× |
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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
sparganata“wrapped … incloths”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 2:7… ton huion autau ton prōtotokon, kai sparganata auton kai anaklinata auton en fatna, …… to her firstborn, a Son. She wrapped Him in swaddling cloths and laid …
sparganorēntem“wrapped in cloths”has happened · objectperfect middle or passive participle direct singular neuter1×
Luke 2:12“wrapped in cloths”… houtem vi tem sēmem, heuriskavi brefem sparganorēntem kai keiorōntem en fatna.And this will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.”