verb
strōnnuamō
Strong’sG4766
I spread, make a bed
stem strōnnu-6 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books4 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.
στρωννύω or στρώννυμι
(v. Bl., § 23, 1; Veitch, s.v.), [in LXX for יצע hoph., etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4766 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidstrone'-noo-mee
to "strew," i.e. spread (as a carpet or couch)
Fromprolongation from a still simpler στρόω , (used only as an alternate in certain tenses) (probably akin to G4731 through the idea of positing);
King Jamesmake bed, furnish, spread, strew.
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
Refs 5th c.BC+; imperative στόρνυ Refs 5th c.BC+; participle στορνύντες, στορνύντα, Refs 5th c.BC+; compound καστορνῦσα (={καταστ-}) Refs 8th c.BC+; also στορνύω (variant{στρωννύω}), Refs 2nd c.AD+; στρώννῡμι, Refs 4th c.BC+ (written with one ν in Refs 5th c.BC+; also στρωννύω, Refs 2nd c.AD+: imperfect ἐστρώννυον NT: later στορεννύω, στορέννυμι, Refs; present participle στορεννύς (variant{στρωννύς}) Refs 5th c.BC+future στορῶ (παρα-) LXX+5th c.BC+; and στρωννύσω (ἐπι-) Ps.-Refs 2nd c.AD+; Doric dialect infinitive στορεσεῖν Refs 3rd c.BC+aorist ἐστόρεσα, Epic dialect and Lyric poetry στόρεσα, Refs 8th c.BC+: perfect ἔστρωκα LXX: pluperfect ἐστρώκειν Refs 2nd c.AD+ —middle, στόρνῠμαι (ὑπο-) Refs 5th c.BC+: imperfect ἐστόρνυντο Refs 3rd c.BC+: future στρώσομαι LXXaorist ἐστορεσάμην, Epic dialect στ-, Refs 5th c.BC+ —passive, στρώννῠμαι (variant{στορέννυμαι}) Refs 3rd c.BC+; ὑποστορένυσθαι is falsa lectio in Refs 4th c.BC+: aorist ἐστορέσθην Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐστρώθην (κατ-) Refs 1st c.BC+perfect ἐστόρεσμαι (ὑπ-) Refs 5th c.BC+: pluperfect ἐστόρεστο Refs 8th c.BC+:—spread the clothes over a bed, λέχος στορέσαι spread or make up a bed, Refs 8th c.BC+; so δέμνια, ῥῆγος σ., Refs 8th c.BC+ (also in middle, ἐστόρνυντο τὰ κλισμία Refs: absolutely, make a bed, χαμάδις στορέσας NT+8th c.BC+
b generally, spread, strew, ἀνθρακιὴν σ. NT+8th c.BC+: also in middle, frequently in Refs 3rd c.BC+
2 spread smooth, level, πόντον σ. Refs 8th c.BC+; χρηστὴν ἡμῖν ἡ θάλαττα τὴν γαλήνην ἐστ. Refs 4th c.AD+; metaphorically, calm, soothe, ἀτέραμνον στορέσας ὀργήν Refs 4th c.BC+
2.b level, lay low, πλάτανον δαπέδοις Refs 5th c.BC+
3 ὁδὸν σ. pave a road, Refs:—passive, ἐστρωμένη ὁδός Refs 5th c.BC+; ἔδαφος λίθων πλαξὶ λείαις ἐστρ. Refs 2nd c.AD+
II strew or spread with a thing, μυρσίνῃσι τὴν ὁδόν Refs 5th c.BC+; saddle a horse, provide a mount, τινι Refs 7th c.AD+:—passive, Refs 5th c.BC+; of a room, to be furnished with στρώματα, NT; πλοῖον.. ἐστρωμένον καὶ σεσανιδωμένον uncertain meaning in Refs 3rd c.AD+stṛṇómi, stṛṇā´mi 'strew', Latin sterno, Engl. strew.)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| strōnnualeἐστρώννυον | was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural | spread | 1× |
| strōnnualaἔστρωσαν | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | spread | 2× |
| strōnnuasarστρῶσον | happened · youaorist active imperative 2nd person singular | make … bed | 1× |
| strōnnuorēntemἐστρωμένον | has happened · objectperfect middle or passive participle direct singular neuter | furnished | 2× |
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, 3 occurrences
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 | strōnnuamō | strōnnuame | strōnnuami | strōnnuama | strōnnuamē | strōnnuamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | strōnnuasō | strōnnuase | strōnnuasi | strōnnuasa | strōnnuasē | strōnnuaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | strōnnuatō | strōnnuate | strōnnuati | strōnnuata | strōnnuatē | strōnnuatelē |
| we 1st person plural | strōnnuanō | strōnnuane | strōnnuani | strōnnuana | strōnnuanē | strōnnuanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | strōnnuavō | strōnnuave | strōnnuavi | strōnnuava | strōnnuavē | strōnnuavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | strōnnualō | strōnnuale1×ἐστρώννυον | strōnnuali | strōnnuala2×ἔστρωσαν | strōnnualē | strōnnualelē |
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 | strōnnuomō | strōnnuome | strōnnuomē | strōnnuomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | strōnnuosō | strōnnuose | strōnnuosē | strōnnuoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | strōnnuotō | strōnnuote | strōnnuotē | strōnnuotelē |
| we 1st person plural | strōnnuonō | strōnnuone | strōnnuonē | strōnnuonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | strōnnuovō | strōnnuove | strōnnuovē | strōnnuovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | strōnnuolō | strōnnuole | strōnnuolē | strōnnuolelē |
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 | strōnnuameiō | strōnnuameia | strōnnuameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | strōnnuaseiō | strōnnuaseia | strōnnuaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | strōnnuateiō | strōnnuateia | strōnnuateiē |
| we 1st person plural | strōnnuaneiō | strōnnuaneia | strōnnuaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | strōnnuaveiō | strōnnuaveia | strōnnuaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | strōnnualeiō | strōnnualeia | strōnnualeiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | strōnnuomeiō | strōnnuomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | strōnnuoseiō | strōnnuoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | strōnnuoteiō | strōnnuoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | strōnnuoneiō | strōnnuoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | strōnnuoveiō | strōnnuoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | strōnnuoleiō | strōnnuoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | strōnnuasōr | strōnnuasar1×στρῶσον | strōnnuasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | strōnnuatōr | strōnnuatar | strōnnuatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | strōnnuavōr | strōnnuavar | strōnnuavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | strōnnualōr | strōnnualar | strōnnualēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | strōnnuosōr | strōnnuosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | strōnnuotōr | strōnnuotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | strōnnuovōr | strōnnuovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | strōnnuolōr | strōnnuolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | strōnnuamoiō | strōnnuamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | strōnnuasoiō | strōnnuasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | strōnnuatoiō | strōnnuatoia |
| we 1st person plural | strōnnuanoiō | strōnnuanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | strōnnuavoiō | strōnnuavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | strōnnualoiō | strōnnualoia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | strōnnuomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | strōnnuosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | strōnnuotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | strōnnuonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | strōnnuovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | strōnnuoloiō |
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 | strōnnuarō | strōnnuari | strōnnuara | strōnnuarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | strōnnuorō | strōnnuorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | strōnnuarōntos | strōnnuarintos | strōnnuarantos | strōnnuarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | strōnnuorōntos | strōnnuorēntos2× |
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
strōnnu 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.
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
strōnnuale“spread”was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Matthew 21:8… koptale kladoin apo teiu dendreiu kai strōnnuale en ta hoda.… cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.
strōnnuala“spread”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural2×
Matthew 21:8tos de pollotatos ochlos strōnnuala heautoiu teim himatieim en ta hoda, …A massive crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while …
Mark 11:8kai pollois teim himatieim autoiu strōnnuala eis tan hodan, allosois de stibadain …Many in the crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while …
strōnnuasar“make … bed”happened · youaorist active imperative 2nd person singular1×
Acts 9:34“make … bed”… iotō sin Iēsus Christos; anastēasar kai strōnnuasar siauto; kai eutheōs anastēata.… to him, “Jesus Christ heals you! Get up and put away your mat.” Immediately Aeneas got up,
strōnnuorēntem“furnished”has happened · objectperfect middle or passive participle direct singular neuter2×
Mark 14:15kai autos vi deikati anagaiem megem strōnnuorēntem hetoimem; kai ekei hetoimazavar ni.… show you a large upper room, furnished and ready. Make preparations for us …
Luke 22:12kakeinos vi deikati anagaiem megem strōnnuorēntem; ekei hetoimazavar.… you a large upper room, already furnished. Make preparations there.”