verb
tillamō
Greekτίλλω (tillō)
Strong’sG5089
I pluck, pluck off
stem till-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
τίλλω
[in LXX: II Es 9:3, Is 18:7, Da LXX 7:4 (מָרַט) *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5089 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| tillaleἔτιλλον | was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural | plucked | 1× |
| tillarōτίλλειν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | pluck | 1× |
| tillarōtoisτίλλοντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | pluck | 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 | tillamō | tillame | tillami | tillama | tillamē | tillamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | tillasō | tillase | tillasi | tillasa | tillasē | tillaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | tillatō | tillate | tillati | tillata | tillatē | tillatelē |
| we 1st person plural | tillanō | tillane | tillani | tillana | tillanē | tillanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | tillavō | tillave | tillavi | tillava | tillavē | tillavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | tillalō | tillale1×ἔτιλλον | tillali | tillala | tillalē | tillalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | tillameiō | tillameia | tillameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | tillaseiō | tillaseia | tillaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | tillateiō | tillateia | tillateiē |
| we 1st person plural | tillaneiō | tillaneia | tillaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | tillaveiō | tillaveia | tillaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | tillaleiō | tillaleia | tillaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | tillasōr | tillasar | tillasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | tillatōr | tillatar | tillatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | tillavōr | tillavar | tillavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | tillalōr | tillalar | tillalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | tillamoiō | tillamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | tillasoiō | tillasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | tillatoiō | tillatoia |
| we 1st person plural | tillanoiō | tillanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | tillavoiō | tillavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | tillaloiō | tillaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | tillarō1×τίλλειν | tillari | tillara | tillarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | tillarōtos1× | tillaritos | tillaratos | tillarētos |
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
till 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
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
tillale“plucked”was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Luke 6:1“plucked”Gineta de en sabbate diaporeuerō auton dia sporimeiu, kai tillale tois mathētois autou kai esthiale toin stachuoin psōcharōtois tai cheirai.One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain, rub them in their hands, and eat them.
tillarō“pluck”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
Matthew 12:1“pluck”En ekeino to kairo poreuita tos Iēsus tei sabbatei dia teiu sporimeiu; tois de mathētois autou peinala kai archela tillarō stachuoin kai esthiarō.At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat them.
tillarōtois“pluck”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Mark 2:23“pluck”Kai gineta auton en tei sabbatei paraporeuerō dia teiu sporimeiu, kai tois mathētois autou archela hodan poiarō tillarōtois toin stachuoin.One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain as they walked along.