Greek · G103 · unreviewed

ᾄδω

To sing

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ᾄδω G103

Pronunciation áidō

What does ᾄδω (áidō) mean in the Bible?

ᾄδω (áidō) is a Greek word meaning "to sing". ᾄδω (Attic form of Ion.

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Meaning

to sing

Extended definition

to sing,

aintrans., with dative (MM, VGT, see word), of praise to God: Eph.5:19, Col.3:16 ;

btrans., with cogn. accusative: ᾠδὴν, Rev.5:9 14:3 15:3.

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Grammatical Forms

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

Tenses

Present

Voices

Active

Indicative states a fact or reality 3×

Present Active Rev 5:9 · Rev 14:3 · Rev 15:3 3×

Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 2×

Present Active Eph 5:19 · Col 3:16 2×

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

ongoing 3 participle 1

Tense

present 4

Voice

active 4

Mood

indicative 3 participle 1

NT Occurrences

Colossians 3:16 ᾄδοντες present active participle participle Revelation 5:9 ᾄδουσιν present active indicative ongoing Revelation 14:3 ᾄδουσιν present active indicative ongoing Revelation 15:3 ᾄδουσιν present active indicative ongoing

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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