What does πατέω (patéō) mean in the Bible?
πατέω (patéō) is a Greek word meaning "to trample (literally or figuratively)".
Greek · G3961
πατέω
To trample (literally or figuratively)
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πατέω G3961
Pronunciation patéō
What does πατέω (patéō) mean in the Bible?
πατέω (patéō) is a Greek word meaning "to trample (literally or figuratively)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3961?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include they will trample (1), to tread (1), treads (1), trodden down (1), was trodden (1).
Where does πατέω (patéō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 10:19. Its strongest book concentrations include Revelation (3), Luke (2).
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 they will trample 1× Revelation 11:2
to tread 1× Luke 10:19
treads 1× Revelation 19:15
trodden down 1× Luke 21:24
was trodden 1× Revelation 14:20
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 10:19 πατεῖν to to tread Verb - Present Infinitive Active Luke 21:24 πατουμένη to trodden down Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine Singular Revelation 11:2 πατήσουσιν to they will trample Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Revelation 14:20 ἐπατήθη to was trodden Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Revelation 19:15 πατεῖ to treads Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 10:19
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 2
Luke 2 Revelation 3
Source forms
ἐπατήθη 1x epatēthē Revelation 14:20
πατεῖ 1x patei Revelation 19:15
πατεῖν 1x patein Luke 10:19
πατήσουσιν 1x patēsousin Revelation 11:2
πατουμένη 1x patoumenē Luke 21:24
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1x Revelation 14:20
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Revelation 11:2
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Revelation 19:15
Verb - Present Infinitive Active 1x Luke 10:19
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine Singular 1x Luke 21:24
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to trample (literally or figuratively)
Strong's G3961
Lexical occurrences 5 verses Greek text appearances 5 times Word forms 3 forms 5 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to trample (literally or figuratively)
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 10:19 Verb Present Active Infinitive
πατεῖν patein
I tread, trample upon
Read verse Luke 21:24 Verb Present Passive Participle Nominative Singular Feminine
πατουμένη patoumenh
I tread, trample upon
Read verse Revelation 11:2 Verb Third Person Plural Future Active Indicative
πατήσουσι pathsousin
I tread, trample upon
Read verse Revelation 14:20 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Passive Indicative
ἐπατήθη epathqh
I tread, trample upon
Read verse Revelation 19:15 Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative
πατεῖ patei
I tread, trample upon
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 3 Aligned forms 5 Tenses Present, Future, Aorist 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 1×
Present Active Luke 10:19 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Present Passive Luke 21:24 1×
Indicative states a fact or reality 3×
Future Active Rev 11:2 1×
Aorist Passive Rev 14:20 1×
Present Active Rev 19:15 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 2 future 1 aorist 1
Voice
active 3 passive 1
Mood
indicative 3 infinitive 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
πατέω is built from this root:
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