What does κάμνω (kámnō) mean in the Bible?
κάμνω (kámnō): Exhaustion from labor or illness; spiritual weariness from resisting sin's opposition
Greek · G2577
κάμνω
Be weary/sick: weak
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κάμνω G2577
Pronunciation kámnō
What does κάμνω (kámnō) mean in the Bible?
κάμνω (kámnō): Exhaustion from labor or illness; spiritual weariness from resisting sin's opposition
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2577?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include is sick (1), you will not grow weary (1).
Where does κάμνω (kámnō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Hebrews 12:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Hebrews (1), James (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 is sick 1× James 5:15
you will not grow weary 1× Hebrews 12:3
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Hebrews 12:3
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Hebrews 1 James 1
Source forms
κάμητε 1x kamēte Hebrews 12:3
κάμνοντα 1x kamnonta James 5:15
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural 1x Hebrews 12:3
Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular 1x James 5:15
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Exhaustion from labor or illness; spiritual weariness from resisting sin's opposition
Strong's G2577
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Greek text appearances 3 times Word forms 2 forms 2 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
be weary/sick: weak
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Hebrews 12:3 Verb Second Person Plural Second Aorist Active Subjunctive
κάμητε kamhte
I am weary, ill
Read verse James 5:15 Verb Present Active Participle Accusative Singular Masculine
κάμνοντα, kamnonta
I am weary, ill
Read verse Revelation 2:3 Verb Second Person Singular Perfect Active Indicative
κέκμηκας. kekmhkav
I am weary, ill
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 2 Tenses Aorist, Present Voices Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 1×
Aorist Active Heb 12:3 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Present Active Jas 5:15 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 1 present 1
Voice
active 2
Mood
subjunctive 1 participle 1
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
κάμνω is a primary verb - 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