verb
therizamō
Strong’sG2325
I reap, gather
stem theriz-21 times in the New Testamentin 8 of 27 books11 forms occur
What it means
A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.
AI Summary
θερίζω means to reap or harvest, in the sense of cutting and gathering a crop 124. It is used of literal harvesting, such as gathering grain 1. It is also used figuratively, of harvesting in a non-agricultural sense — receiving the outcome of what has been sown, whether good or bad, gathering people or things as a harvest, and receiving reward or judgment for one's deeds 1.
Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Dodson. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.
The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:
Abbott-Smith — the 1922 lexicon entry, in full
θερίζω
(< θέρος), [in LXX chiefly for קצר;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2325 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidther-id'-zo
to harvest
Fromfrom G2330 (in the sense of the crop);
King Jamesreap.
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
Boeotian dialect infinitive θερίδδειν Refs 5th c.BC+: future Attic dialect -ιῶRefs 4th c.BC+: aorist ἐθέρισα Refs 5th c.BC+; poetry ἐθέρισσα Refs; later (subjunctive) ἐκθερίξω Refs —middle (see. below):—passive, aorist ἐθερίσθην: perfect τεθέρισμαι (see. below): (θέρος):—do summer-work, mow, reap, σῖτον, κριθάς, Refs 5th c.BC+: absolutely, harvest, Refs 5th c.BC+:— middle, καρπὸν Δηοῦς θερίσασθαι Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, ἃ [δράγματα] ἔτυχεν.. τεθερισμένα Refs 5th c.BC+
2 metaphorically, mow down, Ἄρη τὸν.. θερίζοντα βροτούς Refs 5th c.BC+; θ. Ἀσίαν to plunder it, Refs 1st c.AD+
3 cut off, κεφαλὴν καὶ γλῶσσαν ἄκραν Refs 5th c.BC+ —passive, ἥτις [πῶλος].. θέρος θερισθῇ ξανθὸν αὐχένων ἄπο who had her crop of yellow mane cut off, Refs 5th c.BC+
4 metaphorically, reap a good harvest, Refs 5th c.BC+; of bribes, Refs 4th c.AD+
5 ὁ θερίζων (with or without λόγος), a logical fallacy, Refs 3rd c.BC+
II intransitive, pass the summer, Refs 5th 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.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| therizamōθερίζω | happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular | reap | 1× |
| therizasōθερίζεις | happening now · youpresent active indicative 2nd person singular | reap | 1× |
| therizalōθερίζουσιν | happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural | reap | 2× |
| therizatiθερίσει | will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular | reap | 5× |
| therizaniθερίσομεν | will happen · wefuture active indicative 1st person plural | reap | 2× |
| therizitaἐθερίσθη | happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular | reaped | 1× |
| therizasarθέρισον | happened · youaorist active imperative 2nd person singular | reap | 1× |
| therizarōθερίζειν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | reap | 1× |
| therizaraθερίσαι | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | reap | 1× |
| therizarōntosθερίζων | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | reaps | 5× |
| therizarantoiuθερισάντων | happened · of, belonging toaorist active participle genitive plural masculine | harvesters | 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 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 12 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 | therizamō1×θερίζω | therizame | therizami | therizama | therizamē | therizamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | therizasō1×θερίζεις | therizase | therizasi | therizasa | therizasē | therizaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | therizatō | therizate | therizati5×θερίσει | therizata | therizatē | therizatelē |
| we 1st person plural | therizanō | therizane | therizani2×θερίσομεν | therizana | therizanē | therizanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | therizavō | therizave | therizavi | therizava | therizavē | therizavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | therizalō2×θερίζουσιν | therizale | therizali | therizala | therizalē | therizalelē |
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 | therizomō | therizome | therizomē | therizomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | therizosō | therizose | therizosē | therizoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | therizotō | therizote | therizotē | therizotelē |
| we 1st person plural | therizonō | therizone | therizonē | therizonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | therizovō | therizove | therizovē | therizovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | therizolō | therizole | therizolē | therizolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | therizimi | therizima |
| you 2nd person singular | therizisi | therizisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | theriziti | therizita1×ἐθερίσθη |
| we 1st person plural | therizini | therizina |
| ye 2nd person plural | therizivi | theriziva |
| they 3rd person plural | therizili | therizila |
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 | therizameiō | therizameia | therizameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | therizaseiō | therizaseia | therizaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | therizateiō | therizateia | therizateiē |
| we 1st person plural | therizaneiō | therizaneia | therizaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | therizaveiō | therizaveia | therizaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | therizaleiō | therizaleia | therizaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | therizomeiō | therizomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | therizoseiō | therizoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | therizoteiō | therizoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | therizoneiō | therizoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | therizoveiō | therizoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | therizoleiō | therizoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | therizimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | theriziseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | theriziteia |
| we 1st person plural | therizineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | theriziveia |
| they 3rd person plural | therizileia |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | therizasōr | therizasar1×θέρισον | therizasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | therizatōr | therizatar | therizatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | therizavōr | therizavar | therizavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | therizalōr | therizalar | therizalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | therizosōr | therizosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | therizotōr | therizotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | therizovōr | therizovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | therizolōr | therizolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | therizisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | therizitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | therizivar |
| they 3rd person plural | therizilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | therizamoiō | therizamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | therizasoiō | therizasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | therizatoiō | therizatoia |
| we 1st person plural | therizanoiō | therizanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | therizavoiō | therizavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | therizaloiō | therizaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | therizomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | therizosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | therizotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | therizonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | therizovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | therizoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | therizimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | therizisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | therizitoia |
| we 1st person plural | therizinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | therizivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | theriziloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | therizarō1×θερίζειν | therizari | therizara1×θερίσαι | therizarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | therizorō | therizorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | theriziri | therizira |
Used as an adjective — participle, 6 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | therizarōntos5×θερίζων | therizarintos | therizarantos1× | therizarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | therizorōntos | therizorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | therizirintos | therizirantos |
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
theriz 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.
21 occurrences, every one of them listed
therizamō“reap”happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular1×
Matthew 25:26… Ponēror doulor kai oknēror, oidaselē hoti therizamō hopou ouk sperama kai sunagamō hothen …… his master. ‘You knew that I reap where I have not sown and …
therizasō“reap”happening now · youpresent active indicative 2nd person singular1×
Luke 19:21… asō, airasō hem ouk tithasa kai therizasō hem ouk sperasa.… what you did not deposit and reap what you did not sow.’
therizalō“reap”happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural2×
Matthew 6:26… tou ouranou hoti ouk speralō oude therizalō oude sunagalō eis apothēkain, kai tos …… air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns, and yet …
Luke 12:24… toin korakoin hoti ouk speralō oude therizalō, hoi ouk atō tameiem oude apothēkas, …… ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storehouse or barn …
therizati“reap”will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular5×
2 Corinthians 9:6… de, tos sperarōntos feidomenōs feidomenōs kai therizati, kai tos sperarōntos epi eulogiai epi …… this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will …
2 Corinthians 9:6… sperarōntos epi eulogiai epi eulogiai kai therizati.… and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.
Galatians 6:7… gar ean sperateiō anthrōpos, houtem kai therizati;… Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return.
Galatians 6:8… tan sarkan heautou ek tau sarkau therizati fthoran, tos de sperarōntos eis tem …… his flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; but the one who sows …
Galatians 6:8… eis tem pneumem ek teu pneumeu therizati zōan aiōnian.… the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.
therizani“reap”will happen · wefuture active indicative 1st person plural2×
1 Corinthians 9:11… megem ei nis vu teim sarkikeim therizani?… it too much for us to reap a material harvest from you?
Galatians 6:9… poiarōntois mē enkakaneiō, kairo gar idio therizani mē ekluorōntois.… for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not …
therizita“reaped”happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Revelation 14:16“reaped”… drepanem autou epi tan gēan, kai therizita tas gēas.So the One seated on the cloud swung His sickle over the earth, and the earth was harvested.
therizasar“reap”happened · youaorist active imperative 2nd person singular1×
Revelation 14:15… nefelau; Pempasar tem drepanem su kai therizasar, hoti erchata tas hōras therizara, hoti …… the cloud, “Swing Your sickle and reap, because the time has come to …
therizarō“reap”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
John 4:38mis apostelama vin therizarō hem ouk vis kopiavē; allosois kopialē, …I sent you to reap what you have not worked for …
therizara“reap”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×
Revelation 14:15“reap”… kai therizasar, hoti erchata tas hōras therizara, hoti xēranita tos therismos tau gēau.… voice to the One seated on the cloud, “Swing Your sickle and reap, because the time has come to harvest, for the crop of the earth is ripe.”
therizarōntos“reaps”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine5×
Matthew 25:24… gnōskama sin hoti sklēros asō anthrōpos, therizarōntos hopou ouk sperasa kai sunagarōntos hothen …… that you are a hard man, reaping where you have not sown and …
Luke 19:22… amō, airarōntos hem ouk tithama kai therizarōntos hem ouk sperama?… what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow?
John 4:36“reaps”tos therizarōntos misthon labatō kai sunagatō karpon eis …Already the reaper draws his wages and gathers a crop for eternal life …
John 4:36… tos sperarōntos homou chairateiō kai tos therizarōntos.… so that the sower and the reaper may rejoice together.
John 4:37… atō tos sperarōntos kai allosos tos therizarōntos;… the saying ‘One sows and another reaps’ is true.
therizarantoiu“harvesters”happened · of, belonging toaorist active participle genitive plural masculine1×
James 5:4… vu krazatō, kai tais boais toiu therizarantoiu eis teim oueim Kuriou Sabaōth eiserchalē;… against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the …