verb
timōrimō
Greekτιμωρέω (timōreō)
Strong’sG5097
I punish
stem timōr-2 times in the New Testament2 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
τιμωρέω, -ῶ
(< τιμή + οὖρος, a guardian) [in LXX: Ez 5:17 14:15 (שָׁכֹל pi), Wi 12:20 18:8, al.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5097 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidtim-o-reh'-o
properly, to protect one's honor, i.e. to avenge (inflict a penalty)
Fromfrom a comparative of G5092 and οὖρος ouros (a guard);
King Jamespunish.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| timōrileiaτιμωρηθῶσιν | happened · theyaorist passive subjunctive 3rd person plural | punished | 1× |
| timōrarōtosτιμωρῶν | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | punished | 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, no 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 | timōramō | timōrame | timōrami | timōrama | timōramē | timōramelē |
| you 2nd person singular | timōrasō | timōrase | timōrasi | timōrasa | timōrasē | timōraselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | timōratō | timōrate | timōrati | timōrata | timōratē | timōratelē |
| we 1st person plural | timōranō | timōrane | timōrani | timōrana | timōranē | timōranelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | timōravō | timōrave | timōravi | timōrava | timōravē | timōravelē |
| they 3rd person plural | timōralō | timōrale | timōrali | timōrala | timōralē | timōralelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | timōrimō | timōrime | timōrimi | timōrima | timōrimē | timōrimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | timōrisō | timōrise | timōrisi | timōrisa | timōrisē | timōriselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | timōritō | timōrite | timōriti | timōrita | timōritē | timōritelē |
| we 1st person plural | timōrinō | timōrine | timōrini | timōrina | timōrinē | timōrinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | timōrivō | timōrive | timōrivi | timōriva | timōrivē | timōrivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | timōrilō | timōrile | timōrili | timōrila | timōrilē | timōrilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | timōrameiō | timōrameia | timōrameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | timōraseiō | timōraseia | timōraseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | timōrateiō | timōrateia | timōrateiē |
| we 1st person plural | timōraneiō | timōraneia | timōraneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | timōraveiō | timōraveia | timōraveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | timōraleiō | timōraleia | timōraleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | timōrimeiō | timōrimeia | timōrimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | timōriseiō | timōriseia | timōriseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | timōriteiō | timōriteia | timōriteiē |
| we 1st person plural | timōrineiō | timōrineia | timōrineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | timōriveiō | timōriveia | timōriveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | timōrileiō | timōrileia1×τιμωρηθῶσιν | timōrileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | timōrasōr | timōrasar | timōrasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | timōratōr | timōratar | timōratēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | timōravōr | timōravar | timōravēr |
| they 3rd person plural | timōralōr | timōralar | timōralēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | timōrisōr | timōrisar | timōrisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | timōritōr | timōritar | timōritēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | timōrivōr | timōrivar | timōrivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | timōrilōr | timōrilar | timōrilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | timōramoiō | timōramoia |
| you 2nd person singular | timōrasoiō | timōrasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | timōratoiō | timōratoia |
| we 1st person plural | timōranoiō | timōranoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | timōravoiō | timōravoia |
| they 3rd person plural | timōraloiō | timōraloia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | timōrimoiō | timōrimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | timōrisoiō | timōrisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | timōritoiō | timōritoia |
| we 1st person plural | timōrinoiō | timōrinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | timōrivoiō | timōrivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | timōriloiō | timōriloia |
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 | timōrarō | timōrari | timōrara | timōrarē |
| acted on passive voice | timōrirō | timōriri | timōrira | timōrirē |
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 | timōrarōtos1×τιμωρῶν | timōraritos | timōraratos | timōrarētos |
| acted on passive voice | timōrirōtos | timōriritos | timōriratos | timōrirētos |
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
timōr 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
timōrileia“punished”happened · theyaorist passive subjunctive 3rd person plural1×
Acts 22:5“punished”hōs kai tos archierevos marturatō mi kai pantem tem presbuteriem; para hoiu kai epistolain decheratos pros toin adelfoin eis Damaskan poreueme agaritos kai toin ekeise arōtoin dirētoin eis Ierousalēm hina timōrileia.as the high priest and the whole Council can testify about me. I even obtained letters from them to their brothers in Damascus, and I was on my way to apprehend these people and bring them to Jerusalem to be punished.
timōrarōtos“punished”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine1×
Acts 26:11“punished”kai kata pantain tain sunagōgain pollakis timōrarōtos autoin anankazame blasfēmarō, perissōs tē emmainerōtos autoi diōkame heōs kai eis tain exō politain.I frequently had them punished in the synagogues, and I tried to make them blaspheme. In my raging fury against them, I even went to foreign cities to persecute them.