What does διαγρηγορέω (diagrēgoréō) mean in the Bible?
διαγρηγορέω (diagrēgoréō) is a Greek word meaning "to waken thoroughly".
Greek · G1235
διαγρηγορέω
To waken thoroughly
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διαγρηγορέω G1235
Pronunciation diagrēgoréō
What does διαγρηγορέω (diagrēgoréō) mean in the Bible?
διαγρηγορέω (diagrēgoréō) is a Greek word meaning "to waken thoroughly".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1235?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include when they awoke (1).
Where does διαγρηγορέω (diagrēgoréō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 9:32. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (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 when they awoke 1× Luke 9:32
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 9:32
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Luke 1
Source forms
διαγρηγορήσαντες 1x diagrēgorēsantes Luke 9:32
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x Luke 9:32
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to waken thoroughly
Strong's G1235
Lexical occurrences 1 verse Greek text appearances 1 time Word forms 1 form 1 reference Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to waken thoroughly
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
aprop., to remain awake (R, mg.);
bto be fully awake (R, txt.): Luk.9:32.
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.
Luke 9:32 Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
διαγρηγορήσαντες diagrhgorhsantev
I awake out of sleep, am thoroughly awake
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 1 Aligned forms 1 Tenses Aorist Voices Active
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Tenses
Voices
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Aorist Active Luke 9:32 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 1
Voice
active 1
Mood
participle 1
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
διαγρηγορέω is built from these roots:
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