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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πατέωG3961
Pronunciationpatéō
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 Itthey will trample1×Revelation 11:2
to tread1×Luke 10:19
treads1×Revelation 19:15
trodden down1×Luke 21:24
was trodden1×Revelation 14:20
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 10:19πατεῖνtoto treadVerb - Present Infinitive ActiveLuke 21:24πατουμένηtotrodden downVerb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine SingularRevelation 11:2πατήσουσινtothey will trampleVerb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralRevelation 14:20ἐπατήθηtowas troddenVerb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingularRevelation 19:15πατεῖtotreadsVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLuke 10:19
Aligned rows5
Books represented2
Luke2Revelation3
Source forms
ἐπατήθη1xepatēthēRevelation 14:20
πατεῖ1xpateiRevelation 19:15
πατεῖν1xpateinLuke 10:19
πατήσουσιν1xpatēsousinRevelation 11:2
πατουμένη1xpatoumenēLuke 21:24
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular1xRevelation 14:20
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural1xRevelation 11:2
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular1xRevelation 19:15
Verb - Present Infinitive Active1xLuke 10:19
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine Singular1xLuke 21:24
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to trample (literally or figuratively)
Strong'sG3961
Lexical occurrences5 versesGreek text appearances5 timesWord forms3 forms5 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to trample (literally or figuratively)
Extended definition
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek 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 10:19Verb Present Active Infinitive
πατεῖνpatein
I tread, trample upon
Read verseLuke 21:24Verb Present Passive Participle Nominative Singular Feminine
πατουμένηpatoumenh
I tread, trample upon
Read verseRevelation 11:2Verb Third Person Plural Future Active Indicative
πατήσουσιpathsousin
I tread, trample upon
Read verseRevelation 14:20Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Passive Indicative
ἐπατήθηepathqh
I tread, trample upon
Read verseRevelation 19:15Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative
πατεῖpatei
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 groups3Aligned forms5TensesPresent, Future, AoristVoicesActive, Passive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract1×
Present ActiveLuke 10:191×
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality1×
Present PassiveLuke 21:241×
Indicativestates a fact or reality3×
Future ActiveRev 11:21×
Aorist PassiveRev 14:201×
Present ActiveRev 19:151×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present2future1aorist1
Voice
active3passive1
Mood
indicative3infinitive1
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: