verb
zumomō
Strong’sG2220
I leaven, ferment
stem zum-4 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books2 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.
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.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
) leaven, μικρὰ ζύμη ὅλον τὸ φύραμα ζ. NT:—passive, to be leavened, ferment, LXX+1st c.AD+; of digestion, τὰ μέλανα -οῦται Refs 5th c.BC+; [κοιλίη] ἐζυμωμένη in a ferment, Refs
2 cause to effervesce, γῆν Refs 2nd c.AD+ —passive, ζυμουμένη [χύτρα] Refs 2nd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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 | zumomō | zumome | zumomē | zumomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | zumosō | zumose | zumosē | zumoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zumotō | zumote | zumotē | zumotelē |
| we 1st person plural | zumonō | zumone | zumonē | zumonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | zumovō | zumove | zumovē | zumovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | zumolō | zumole | zumolē | zumolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | zumimi | zumima |
| you 2nd person singular | zumisi | zumisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zumiti | zumita2×ἐζυμώθη |
| we 1st person plural | zumini | zumina |
| ye 2nd person plural | zumivi | zumiva |
| they 3rd person plural | zumili | zumila |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | zumomeiō | zumomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | zumoseiō | zumoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zumoteiō | zumoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | zumoneiō | zumoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | zumoveiō | zumoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | zumoleiō | zumoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | zumimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | zumiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zumiteia |
| we 1st person plural | zumineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | zumiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | zumileia |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | zumosōr | zumosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zumotōr | zumotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | zumovōr | zumovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | zumolōr | zumolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | zumisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zumitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | zumivar |
| they 3rd person plural | zumilar |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | zumomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | zumosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zumotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | zumonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | zumovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | zumoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | zumimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | zumisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | zumitoia |
| we 1st person plural | zuminoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | zumivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | 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 |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | zumorō | zumorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | zumiri | zumira |
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 | zumarōntos | zumarintos | zumarantos | zumarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | zumorōntos | zumorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | zumirintos | zumirantos |
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
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.
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
zumatō“leavens”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular2×
1 Corinthians 5:6“leavens”… hoti mikras zumas holem tem furamem zumatō?… 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… eis aleureu sateim treis heōs hou zumita holem.… flour, until all of it was leavened.”
Luke 13:21… eis aleureu sateim treis heōs hou zumita holem.… flour, until all of it was leavened.”