Greek · G1226 · unreviewed

διαβεβαιόομαι

To insist

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διαβεβαιόομαι G1226

Pronunciation diabebaióomai

What does διαβεβαιόομαι (diabebaióomai) mean in the Bible?

διαβεβαιόομαι (diabebaióomai) is a Greek word meaning "to insist". δια-βεβαιόομαι, -οῦμαι to affirm confidently: Tit.

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Meaning

to insist

Extended definition

to affirm confidently: Tit.3:8; before περί, 1Ti.1:7 (Cremer, 140).

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Discourse Aspect

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

Aspect

ongoing 1 infinitive 1

Tense

present 2

Voice

middle 2

Mood

indicative 1 infinitive 1

NT Occurrences

1 Timothy 1:7 διαβεβαιοῦνται present middle indicative ongoing Titus 3:8 διαβεβαιοῦσθαι present middle infinitive infinitive

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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