What does βρύω (brýō) mean in the Bible?
βρύω (brýō) is a Greek word meaning "to pour".
Greek · G1032
βρύω
To pour
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βρύω G1032
Pronunciation brýō
What does βρύω (brýō) mean in the Bible?
βρύω (brýō) is a Greek word meaning "to pour".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1032?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include flow (1).
Where does βρύω (brýō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at James 3:11. Its strongest book concentrations include 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 flow 1× James 3:11
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Usage map
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First aligned row James 3:11
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
James 1
Source forms
βρύει 1x bryei James 3:11
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x James 3:11
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to pour
Source Gloss
to pour
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
to be full to bursting;
1of the earth producing vegetation.
2Of plants putting forth buds.
3Of springs, to gush with water: Jas.3:11.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
James 3:11 Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative
βρύει bruei
I cause to gush forth, send forth
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.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 1
Voice
active 1
Mood
indicative 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
βρύω 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