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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δαμάζω G1150
Pronunciation damázō
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 It are being tamed 1× James 3:7
have been tamed 1× James 3:7
tame 1× James 3:8
to subdue 1× Mark 5:4
Show sample aligned rows
Mark 5:4 δαμάσαι to to subdue Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active James 3:7 δαμάζεται to are being tamed Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular James 3:7 δεδάμασται to have been tamed Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular James 3:8 δαμάσαι to tame Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Mark 5:4
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 2
Mark 1 James 3
Source forms
δαμάσαι 2x damasai Mark 5:4, James 3:8
δαμάζεται 1x damazetai James 3:7
δεδάμασται 1x dedamastai James 3:7
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active 2x Mark 5:4, James 3:8
Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1x James 3:7
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1x James 3:7
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To bring under control by force; subduing what is wild or resistant to authority
Strong's G1150
Lexical occurrences 4 verses Greek text appearances 4 times Word forms 2 forms 4 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to tame
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek 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 5:4 Verb Aorist Active Infinitive
δαμάσαι· damasai
I tame, subdue
Read verse James 3:7 Verb Third Person Singular Present Passive Indicative
δαμάζεται damazetai
I tame, subdue
Read verse James 3:7 Verb Third Person Singular Perfect Passive Indicative
δεδάμασται dedamastai
I tame, subdue
Read verse James 3:8 Verb 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 groups 2 Aligned forms 4 Tenses Aorist, Present, Perfect Voices Active, Passive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 2×
Aorist Active Mark 5:4 · Jas 3:8 2×
Indicative states a fact or reality 2×
Present Passive Jas 3:7 1×
Perfect Passive Jas 3:7 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 2
Voice
active 2
Mood
infinitive 2
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.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain