What does δαμάζω (damázō) mean in the Bible?
δαμάζω (damázō): To bring under control by force; subduing what is wild or resistant to authority
Greek · G1150
δαμάζω
To tame
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δαμάζωG1150
Pronunciationdamázō
What does δαμάζω (damázō) mean in the Bible?
δαμάζω (damázō): To bring under control by force; subduing what is wild or resistant to authority
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1150?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include are being tamed (1), have been tamed (1), tame (1), to subdue (1).
Where does δαμάζω (damázō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 5:4. Its strongest book concentrations include James (3), Mark (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itare being tamed1×James 3:7
have been tamed1×James 3:7
tame1×James 3:8
to subdue1×Mark 5:4
Show sample aligned rows
Mark 5:4δαμάσαιtoto subdueVerb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveJames 3:7δαμάζεταιtoare being tamedVerb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularJames 3:7δεδάμασταιtohave been tamedVerb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularJames 3:8δαμάσαιtotameVerb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMark 5:4
Aligned rows4
Books represented2
Mark1James3
Source forms
δαμάσαι2xdamasaiMark 5:4, James 3:8
δαμάζεται1xdamazetaiJames 3:7
δεδάμασται1xdedamastaiJames 3:7
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active2xMark 5:4, James 3:8
Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular1xJames 3:7
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular1xJames 3:7
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To bring under control by force; subduing what is wild or resistant to authority
Strong'sG1150
Lexical occurrences4 versesGreek text appearances4 timesWord forms2 forms4 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to tame
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 5:4Verb Aorist Active Infinitive
δαμάσαι·damasai
I tame, subdue
Read verseJames 3:7Verb Third Person Singular Present Passive Indicative
δαμάζεταιdamazetai
I tame, subdue
Read verseJames 3:7Verb Third Person Singular Perfect Passive Indicative
δεδάμασταιdedamastai
I tame, subdue
Read verseJames 3:8Verb Aorist Active Infinitive
δαμάσαι·damasai
I tame, subdue
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups2Aligned forms4TensesAorist, Present, PerfectVoicesActive, Passive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract2×
Aorist ActiveMark 5:4 · Jas 3:82×
Indicativestates a fact or reality2×
Present PassiveJas 3:71×
Perfect PassiveJas 3:71×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist2
Voice
active2
Mood
infinitive2
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
δαμάζω is from an obsolete root - no further derivation.