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verb

Greekστεφανόω (stefanoō)
Biblang

stefanomō

Strong’sG4737

I crown, adorn

stem stefan-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books3 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.

στεφανόω, -ῶ

(< στέφανος), [in LXX for עטר;]

c. acc. pers.,
to crown: of a victor, II Ti 2:5. Metaph., δόξῃ κ. τιμῇ, He 2:7, 9 (LXX).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G4737 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidstef-an-o'-o

to adorn with an honorary wreath (literally or figuratively)

Fromfrom G4735;

King Jamescrown.

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
στεφᾰν-όω,
middle, Syracusan 2nd pers. singular imperative στεφάνουσο Refs 3rd c.BC+:—passive, future -ώσομαιRefs 1st c.AD+; -ωθήσομαι Refs 4th c.BC+
I used by Refs 8th c.BC+ only in passive, to be put round in a circle or as a rim or border, and hence to be put round, ἣν περὶ μὲν πάντῃ Φόβος ἐστεφάνωται round about the aegis is Terror wreathed, Refs 8th c.BC+; ἀμφὶ δέ μιν θυόεν νέφος ἐστεφάνωτο all round about him was a cloud, Refs; νῆσον, τὴν πέρι πόντος ἐστεφάνωται the sea lies round about the island, Refs 8th c.BC+ constellations which heaven has all round it, Refs 8th c.BC+; of a crowd of spectators surrounding a dancing-floor, ἀμφὶ δ᾽ ὅμιλος ἀπείριτος ἐστεφάνωτο Refs; περὶ δ᾽ ὄλβος ἀπείριτος ἐστεφάνωτο around were.. riches in a circle placed, Refs 8th c.BC+: so in later Epic dialect, Refs 3rd c.BC+active, περίτροχον ἐστεφάνωσαν αἱμασιήν made a fence round, Refs 3rd c.AD+
I.2 to be surrounded, ἐστεφανωμένος τιάραν μυρσίνῃ having his tiara wreathed with myrtle, Refs 5th c.BC+; πεδία ἐστεφάνωται ὄρεσιν are surrounded by.. , Refs 5th c.BC+: so in active, [Βαβυλῶνα] τείχεσιν ἐστεφάνωσεν Refs
II after Refs 8th c.BC+ in active, crown, wreathe, χαίταν Refs 5th c.BC+; Ὀρέστην σ. Refs 5th c.BC+; with genitive, πίτυος Refs 5th c.BC+; of crowning a corpse, Refs 5th c.BC+; ships, Refs 1st c.AD+; of the nuptial crown, LXX; κατηρῶντο τοῖς ἐστεφανωμένοις newly wedded couples, Refs 4th c.AD+; στεφανοῦν εὐαγγέλια crown one for good tidings, Refs 5th c.BC+; στεφανοῦσα, title of a statue by Praxiteles (see. στέφω Refs 2nd c.AD+:—passive, to be crowned or rewarded with a crown, NT+5th c.BC+:—middle, crown oneself, στεφανωσαμένη δρυῒ καὶ.. σπείραισι δρακόντων Refs 5th c.BC+; στεφανωσάμενος αὐτόν (i.e. τὸν στέφανον) Refs 3rd c.BC+: also absolutely, of one going to sacrifice, Refs 5th c.BC+; at a festival, Refs 5th c.BC+; win a crown, of the victor at the games, Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, with double accusative, ἐστεφανώθη Ἐλεύθερος.. Ἁδριάνεια πάλην Refs 2nd c.AD+
II.2 crown as an honour or reward Refs 4th c.BC+; reward by a gift of money, etc. Refs 4th c.BC+ Gauthier et Sottas Décret trilingue en l' honneur de Ptolémée IV Refs 3rd c.BC+
II.3 metaphorically, confer glory upon, decorate, honour, τινὰ μολπᾷ Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀπὸ τῶν ὑπαρχόντων τὴν πόλιν (by a victory in the games) Refs 5th c.BC+; [τὸ ῥόδον] ἐγκωμίῳ Refs 1st c.BC+:—passive, σοφίας ἀριστεῖα ἐστεφανοῦτο Refs 2nd c.AD+
II.4 crown or honour with libations, σ. τύμβον αἵματι Refs 5th c.BC+
II.5 crown with the badge of office, especially of persons sacrificing, Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, Refs 5th c.BC+; of magistrates in office, ὁ ἐστεφανωμένος ἄρχων Refs 4th 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.

crowned3×

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 itWhat it isUsuallyTimes
stefanotōστεφανοῦταιhappening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singularcrowned1×
stefanasaἐστεφάνωσαςhappened · youaorist active indicative 2nd person singularcrowned1×
stefanorēntonἐστεφανωμένονhas happened · objectperfect middle or passive participle accusative singular masculinecrowned1×

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, 2 occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularstefanamōstefanamestefanamistefanamastefanamēstefanamelē
you 2nd person singularstefanasōstefanasestefanasistefanasa1×ἐστεφάνωσαςstefanasēstefanaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularstefanatōstefanatestefanatistefanatastefanatēstefanatelē
we 1st person pluralstefananōstefananestefananistefananastefananēstefananelē
ye 2nd person pluralstefanavōstefanavestefanavistefanavastefanavēstefanavelē
they 3rd person pluralstefanalōstefanalestefanalistefanalastefanalēstefanalelē

acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice

Who personhappening now presentwas happening imperfecthas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularstefanomōstefanomestefanomēstefanomelē
you 2nd person singularstefanosōstefanosestefanosēstefanoselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularstefanotō1×στεφανοῦταιstefanotestefanotēstefanotelē
we 1st person pluralstefanonōstefanonestefanonēstefanonelē
ye 2nd person pluralstefanovōstefanovestefanovēstefanovelē
they 3rd person pluralstefanolōstefanolestefanolēstefanolelē
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularstefanameiōstefanameiastefanameiē
you 2nd person singularstefanaseiōstefanaseiastefanaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularstefanateiōstefanateiastefanateiē
we 1st person pluralstefananeiōstefananeiastefananeiē
ye 2nd person pluralstefanaveiōstefanaveiastefanaveiē
they 3rd person pluralstefanaleiōstefanaleiastefanaleiē

acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthas happened perfect
I 1st person singularstefanomeiōstefanomeiē
you 2nd person singularstefanoseiōstefanoseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularstefanoteiōstefanoteiē
we 1st person pluralstefanoneiōstefanoneiē
ye 2nd person pluralstefanoveiōstefanoveiē
they 3rd person pluralstefanoleiōstefanoleiē
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularstefanasōrstefanasarstefanasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularstefanatōrstefanatarstefanatēr
ye 2nd person pluralstefanavōrstefanavarstefanavēr
they 3rd person pluralstefanalōrstefanalarstefanalēr

acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularstefanosōrstefanosēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularstefanotōrstefanotēr
ye 2nd person pluralstefanovōrstefanovēr
they 3rd person pluralstefanolōrstefanolēr
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularstefanamoiōstefanamoia
you 2nd person singularstefanasoiōstefanasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularstefanatoiōstefanatoia
we 1st person pluralstefananoiōstefananoia
ye 2nd person pluralstefanavoiōstefanavoia
they 3rd person pluralstefanaloiōstefanaloia

acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice

Who personhappening now present
I 1st person singularstefanomoiō
you 2nd person singularstefanosoiō
he/she/it 3rd person singularstefanotoiō
we 1st person pluralstefanonoiō
ye 2nd person pluralstefanovoiō
they 3rd person pluralstefanoloiō
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voicestefanarōstefanaristefanarastefanarē
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voicestefanorōstefanorē
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voicestefanarōntosstefanarintosstefanarantosstefanarēntos
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voicestefanorōntosstefanorēntos1×

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
stefanstem+aoeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—ntthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

stefan 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

Words built on the same stem

Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.

Where it appears

Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.

3 occurrences, every one of them listed

stefanotō“crowned”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular1×

2 Timothy 2:5“crowned”ean de kai athlateiō tinos, ouk stefanotō ean mē nomimōs athlateia;… competitor does not receive the crown unless he competes according to the rules.

stefanasa“crowned”happened · youaorist active indicative 2nd person singular1×

Hebrews 2:7… tinem para angeloin, doxa kai tima stefanasa auton,… little lower than the angels; You crowned him with glory and honor

stefanorēnton“crowned”has happened · objectperfect middle or passive participle accusative singular masculine1×

Hebrews 2:9… pathēmem tou thanatou doxa kai tima stefanorēnton, hopōs chōris theou huper pantou geueteia …… little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor because He …