verb
tēkimō
Greekτήκομαι (tēkomai)
Strong’sG5080
I make liquid, melt
stem tēk-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
τήκω
[in LXX for מָסַס ni., מָקַק ni., מוּג ni., etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5080 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidtay'-ko
to liquefy
Fromapparently a primary verb;
King Jamesmelt.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| tēkitōτήκεται | happening now · he/she/itpresent passive indicative 3rd person singular | melt | 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 | tēkimō | tēkime | tēkimi | tēkima | tēkimē | tēkimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | tēkisō | tēkise | tēkisi | tēkisa | tēkisē | tēkiselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | tēkitō1×τήκεται | tēkite | tēkiti | tēkita | tēkitē | tēkitelē |
| we 1st person plural | tēkinō | tēkine | tēkini | tēkina | tēkinē | tēkinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | tēkivō | tēkive | tēkivi | tēkiva | tēkivē | tēkivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | tēkilō | tēkile | tēkili | tēkila | tēkilē | tēkilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | tēkimeiō | tēkimeia | tēkimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | tēkiseiō | tēkiseia | tēkiseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | tēkiteiō | tēkiteia | tēkiteiē |
| we 1st person plural | tēkineiō | tēkineia | tēkineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | tēkiveiō | tēkiveia | tēkiveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | tēkileiō | tēkileia | tēkileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | tēkisōr | tēkisar | tēkisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | tēkitōr | tēkitar | tēkitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | tēkivōr | tēkivar | tēkivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | tēkilōr | tēkilar | tēkilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | tēkimoiō | tēkimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | tēkisoiō | tēkisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | tēkitoiō | tēkitoia |
| we 1st person plural | tēkinoiō | tēkinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | tēkivoiō | tēkivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | tēkiloiō | tēkiloia |
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 | tēkirō | tēkiri | tēkira | tēkirē |
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 | tēkirōtos | tēkiritos | tēkiratos | tēkirētos |
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
tēk 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
tēkitō“melt”happening now · he/she/itpresent passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
2 Peter 3:12“melt”prosdokarōtoin kai speudarōtoin tan parousian tau tou theou hēmerau, dia han ouranois purirōtois luili kai stoicheieim kausirōteim tēkitō;as you anticipate and hasten the coming of the day of God, when the heavens will be destroyed by fire and the elements will melt in the heat.