verb
sunthlimō
Greekσυνθλάομαι (sunthlaomai)
Strong’sG4917
I break, break in pieces
stem sunthl-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
συν-θλάω, -ῶ
[in LXX for מחץ etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4917 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidsoon-thlah'-o
to dash together, i.e. shatter
Fromfrom G4862 and thlao (to crush);
King Jamesbreak.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| sunthlitiσυνθλασθήσεται | will happen · he/she/itfuture passive indicative 3rd person singular | broken to pieces | 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 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 2 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sunthlimō | sunthlime | sunthlimi | sunthlima | sunthlimē | sunthlimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | sunthlisō | sunthlise | sunthlisi | sunthlisa | sunthlisē | sunthliselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunthlitō | sunthlite | sunthliti2×συνθλασθήσεται | sunthlita | sunthlitē | sunthlitelē |
| we 1st person plural | sunthlinō | sunthline | sunthlini | sunthlina | sunthlinē | sunthlinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunthlivō | sunthlive | sunthlivi | sunthliva | sunthlivē | sunthlivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | sunthlilō | sunthlile | sunthlili | sunthlila | sunthlilē | sunthlilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sunthlimeiō | sunthlimeia | sunthlimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | sunthliseiō | sunthliseia | sunthliseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunthliteiō | sunthliteia | sunthliteiē |
| we 1st person plural | sunthlineiō | sunthlineia | sunthlineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunthliveiō | sunthliveia | sunthliveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | sunthlileiō | sunthlileia | sunthlileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | sunthlisōr | sunthlisar | sunthlisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunthlitōr | sunthlitar | sunthlitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunthlivōr | sunthlivar | sunthlivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | sunthlilōr | sunthlilar | sunthlilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sunthlimoiō | sunthlimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | sunthlisoiō | sunthlisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunthlitoiō | sunthlitoia |
| we 1st person plural | sunthlinoiō | sunthlinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunthlivoiō | sunthlivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | sunthliloiō | sunthliloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acted on passive voice | sunthlirō | sunthliri | sunthlira | sunthlirē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acted on passive voice | sunthlirōtos | sunthliritos | sunthliratos | sunthlirētos |
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
sunthl 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
sunthliti“broken to pieces”will happen · he/she/itfuture passive indicative 3rd person singular2×
Matthew 21:44“broken to pieces”Kai tos piptaratos epi ton lithon houton sunthliti; epi hon de an piptateia likmati auton.He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”
Luke 20:18“broken to pieces”pantos tos piptaratos epi ekeinon ton lithon sunthliti; epi hon de an piptateia, likmati auton.Everyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”