verb
zumimō
Greekζυμόω (zumoō)
Strong’sG2220
I leaven, ferment
stem zum-4 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books2 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ζυμόω, -ῶ
(< ζύμη), [in LXX for חָמֵץ, Ex 12:34, 39, Le 6:17(10) 23:17, Ho 7:4*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2220 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saiddzoo-mo'-o
to cause to ferment
Fromfrom G2219;
King Jamesleaven.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| zumatōζυμοῖ | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | leavens | 2× |
| zumitaἐζυμώθη | happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular | leavened | 2× |
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, 4 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 | zumamō | zumame | zumami | zumama | zumamē | zumamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | zumasō | zumase | zumasi | zumasa | zumasē | zumaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zumatō2×ζυμοῖ | zumate | zumati | zumata | zumatē | zumatelē |
| we 1st person plural | zumanō | zumane | zumani | zumana | zumanē | zumanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | zumavō | zumave | zumavi | zumava | zumavē | zumavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | zumalō | zumale | zumali | zumala | zumalē | zumalelē |
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 | zumimō | zumime | zumimi | zumima | zumimē | zumimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | zumisō | zumise | zumisi | zumisa | zumisē | zumiselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zumitō | zumite | zumiti | zumita2×ἐζυμώθη | zumitē | zumitelē |
| we 1st person plural | zuminō | zumine | zumini | zumina | zuminē | zuminelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | zumivō | zumive | zumivi | zumiva | zumivē | zumivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | zumilō | zumile | zumili | zumila | zumilē | zumilelē |
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 | zumameiō | zumameia | zumameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | zumaseiō | zumaseia | zumaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zumateiō | zumateia | zumateiē |
| we 1st person plural | zumaneiō | zumaneia | zumaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | zumaveiō | zumaveia | zumaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | zumaleiō | zumaleia | zumaleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | zumimeiō | zumimeia | zumimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | zumiseiō | zumiseia | zumiseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zumiteiō | zumiteia | zumiteiē |
| we 1st person plural | zumineiō | zumineia | zumineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | zumiveiō | zumiveia | zumiveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | zumileiō | zumileia | zumileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | zumasōr | zumasar | zumasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zumatōr | zumatar | zumatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | zumavōr | zumavar | zumavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | zumalōr | zumalar | zumalēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | zumisōr | zumisar | zumisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zumitōr | zumitar | zumitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | zumivōr | zumivar | zumivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | zumilōr | zumilar | zumilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | zumamoiō | zumamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | zumasoiō | zumasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zumatoiō | zumatoia |
| we 1st person plural | zumanoiō | zumanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | zumavoiō | zumavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | zumaloiō | zumaloia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | zumimoiō | zumimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | zumisoiō | zumisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zumitoiō | zumitoia |
| we 1st person plural | zuminoiō | zuminoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | zumivoiō | zumivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | zumiloiō | zumiloia |
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 | zumarō | zumari | zumara | zumarē |
| acted on passive voice | zumirō | zumiri | zumira | zumirē |
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 | zumarōtos | zumaritos | zumaratos | zumarētos |
| acted on passive voice | zumirōtos | zumiritos | zumiratos | zumirētos |
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
zum 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
Where it appears
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
zumatō“leavens”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular2×
1 Corinthians 5:6“leavens”Ouk kalem tem kauchēmem vu. ouk oidavē hoti mikras zumas holem tem furamem zumatō?Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven works through the whole batch of dough?
Galatians 5:9“leavens”mikras zumas holem tem furamem zumatō.A little leaven works through the whole batch of dough.
zumita“leavened”happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular2×
Matthew 13:33“leavened”Allan parabolan lalata autoi; Homoias atō tas basileias toiu ouranoiu zuma, han lambaratas gunaikas enkruptata eis aleureu sateim treis heōs hou zumita holem.He told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour, until all of it was leavened.”
Luke 13:21“leavened”homoias atō zuma, han lambaratas gunaikas kruptata eis aleureu sateim treis heōs hou zumita holem.It is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour, until all of it was leavened.”