verb
trufamō
Strong’sG5171
I live a luxurious life
stem truf-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
τρυφάω, -ῶ
(< τρυφή), [in LXX: Ne 9:25 (עָדַן hithp.), Is 66:11 (עָנַג hithp.), Si 14:4 *;]
SYN.: σπαταλάω (q.v.), στρηνιάω
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5171 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidtroo-fah'-o
to indulge in luxury
Fromfrom G5172;
King Jameslive in pleasure.
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
(τρυφή) live softly, luxuriously, fare sumptuously,, ἐν ἀγκάλαις μητρὸς τρυφῆσαι, of a child, NT+5th c.BC+
2 participle τρυφῶν as adjective, effeminate, luxurious, Refs 5th c.BC+effeminacy, Refs 5th c.BC+; also of things, dainty, delicate, βασιλικὴ καὶ τρυφῶσα παιδεία Refs 5th c.BC+
II to be licentious, run riot, wax wanton, Refs 5th c.BC+; to be extravagant, opposed to γλίσχρως ζῆν, Refs 4th c.BC+
II.2 revel in, ἐν τοῖς ἀγαθοῖς τινος LXX; delight in, ἐν ἀγαθωσύνῃ σουLXX
III give oneself airs, be dainty, fastidious, ἆρ᾽ οὐ τρυφῶμεν..., οἷσιν οὐκ ἀρκεῖ τάδ; Refs 5th c.BC+; τ. δ᾽ ὁ δαίμων is fickle,Refs; ἐπειδή μοι δοκεῖς σὺ τρυφᾶν to hang back, Refs 5th c.BC+ οἱ τρυφῶντες spoiled pets, Refs; ἐν ταῖς ἐκκλησίαις τ. καὶ κολακεύεσθαι, of the people, Refs 4th c.BC+; τρυφῶσιν ἕτεροι πρὸς ἑτέρους, of philosophers, Refs 2nd c.AD+; followed by a modifying clause, νῦν δὲ τρυφᾷς διότι.. Refs 5th c.BC+; later, τ. κατά τινος make sport of.., Refs 4th c.AD+
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.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| trufavaἐτρυφήσατε | happened · yeaorist active indicative 2nd person plural | lived … inluxury | 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 | trufamō | trufame | trufami | trufama | trufamē | trufamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | trufasō | trufase | trufasi | trufasa | trufasē | trufaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | trufatō | trufate | trufati | trufata | trufatē | trufatelē |
| we 1st person plural | trufanō | trufane | trufani | trufana | trufanē | trufanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | trufavō | trufave | trufavi | trufava1×ἐτρυφήσατε | trufavē | trufavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | trufalō | trufale | trufali | trufala | trufalē | trufalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | trufameiō | trufameia | trufameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | trufaseiō | trufaseia | trufaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | trufateiō | trufateia | trufateiē |
| we 1st person plural | trufaneiō | trufaneia | trufaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | trufaveiō | trufaveia | trufaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | trufaleiō | trufaleia | trufaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | trufasōr | trufasar | trufasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | trufatōr | trufatar | trufatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | trufavōr | trufavar | trufavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | trufalōr | trufalar | trufalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | trufamoiō | trufamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | trufasoiō | trufasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | trufatoiō | trufatoia |
| we 1st person plural | trufanoiō | trufanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | trufavoiō | trufavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | trufaloiō | trufaloia |
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 | trufarō | trufari | trufara | trufarē |
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 | trufarōntos | trufarintos | trufarantos | trufarēntos |
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
truf 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
Words built on the same stem
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
trufava“lived … inluxury”happened · yeaorist active indicative 2nd person plural1×
James 5:5trufava epi tau gēau kai spatalava, trefava …You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence …