verb

sustenazamō

Greekσυστενάζω (sustenazō)

Strong’sG4959

I groan together

stem sustenaz-once in the New Testament1 forms occur

Translated as

groaning1×

What it means

* συν-στενάζω (Rec. συσ-),

to groan together or with: Ro 8:22 (c. dat. pers., Eur., Ion., 935).†

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

Strong’s G4959 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidsoos-ten-ad'-zo

to moan jointly, i.e. (figuratively) experience a common calamity

Fromfrom G4862 and G4727;

King Jamesgroan together.

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
sustenazatōσυστενάζει	happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular	groaning	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 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses

Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	sustenazamō	sustenazame	sustenazami	sustenazama	sustenazamē	sustenazamelē
you 2nd person singular	sustenazasō	sustenazase	sustenazasi	sustenazasa	sustenazasē	sustenazaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	sustenazatō1×συστενάζει	sustenazate	sustenazati	sustenazata	sustenazatē	sustenazatelē
we 1st person plural	sustenazanō	sustenazane	sustenazani	sustenazana	sustenazanē	sustenazanelē
ye 2nd person plural	sustenazavō	sustenazave	sustenazavi	sustenazava	sustenazavē	sustenazavelē
they 3rd person plural	sustenazalō	sustenazale	sustenazali	sustenazala	sustenazalē	sustenazalelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	sustenazameiō	sustenazameia	sustenazameiē
you 2nd person singular	sustenazaseiō	sustenazaseia	sustenazaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	sustenazateiō	sustenazateia	sustenazateiē
we 1st person plural	sustenazaneiō	sustenazaneia	sustenazaneiē
ye 2nd person plural	sustenazaveiō	sustenazaveia	sustenazaveiē
they 3rd person plural	sustenazaleiō	sustenazaleia	sustenazaleiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	sustenazasōr	sustenazasar	sustenazasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	sustenazatōr	sustenazatar	sustenazatēr
ye 2nd person plural	sustenazavōr	sustenazavar	sustenazavēr
they 3rd person plural	sustenazalōr	sustenazalar	sustenazalēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	sustenazamoiō	sustenazamoia
you 2nd person singular	sustenazasoiō	sustenazasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	sustenazatoiō	sustenazatoia
we 1st person plural	sustenazanoiō	sustenazanoia
ye 2nd person plural	sustenazavoiō	sustenazavoia
they 3rd person plural	sustenazaloiō	sustenazaloia

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	sustenazarō	sustenazari	sustenazara	sustenazarē

Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	sustenazarōtos	sustenazaritos	sustenazaratos	sustenazarētos

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

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

sustenaz 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

1 occurrence, every one of them listed

sustenazatō“groaning”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×

Romans 8:22“groaning”oidanē gar hoti pantas tas ktisias sustenazatō kai sunōdinatō achri tou nun;We know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until the present time.