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κάμνω

Be weary/sick: weak

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κάμνω G2577
Pronunciation kámnō

What does κάμνω (kámnō) mean in the Bible?

κάμνω (kámnō) is a Greek word meaning "be weary/sick: weak". κάμνω [in LXX: Job.

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Meaning

be weary/sick: weak
Extended definition

Exhaustion from labor or illness; spiritual weariness from resisting sin's opposition

1to work; hence, from the effect of continued work,
2to be weary: Heb.12:3
3to be sick: Jas.5:15.
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Aorist Present
Voices
Active
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×
2 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
subjunctive 1 participle 1
Tense
aorist 1 present 1
Voice
active 2
Mood
subjunctive 1 participle 1
NT Occurrences
Hebrews 12:3 κάμητε aorist active subjunctive subjunctive James 5:15 κάμνοντα present active participle participle

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)

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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