What does διεγείρω (diegeírō) mean in the Bible?
διεγείρω (diegeírō) is a Greek word meaning "to arouse".
Greek · G1326
διεγείρω
To arouse
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διεγείρω G1326
Pronunciation diegeírō
What does διεγείρω (diegeírō) mean in the Bible?
διεγείρω (diegeírō) is a Greek word meaning "to arouse".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1326?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [Jesus] got up (2), [and] woke (1), grew agitated (1), to refresh (1), to stir (1).
Where does διεγείρω (diegeírō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 4:39. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Peter (2), Luke (2), John (1), Mark (1).
Are there verse guides for διεγείρω (diegeírō)?
This entry includes 1 verse guide that explain exact original-language forms in context.
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 [Jesus] got up 2× Mark 4:39, Luke 8:24
[and] woke 1× Luke 8:24
grew agitated 1× John 6:18
to refresh 1× 2 Peter 1:13
to stir 1× 2 Peter 3:1
Show sample aligned rows
Mark 4:39 διεγερθεὶς to [Jesus] got up Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular Luke 8:24 διήγειραν to [and] woke Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Luke 8:24 διεγερθεὶς to [Jesus] got up Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular John 6:18 διεγείρετο to grew agitated Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular 2 Peter 1:13 διεγείρειν to to refresh Verb - Present Infinitive Active 2 Peter 3:1 διεγείρω to to stir Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Mark 4:39
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 4
Mark 1 Luke 2 John 1 2 Peter 2
Source forms
διεγερθεὶς 2x diegertheis Mark 4:39, Luke 8:24
διεγείρειν 1x diegeirein 2 Peter 1:13
διεγείρετο 1x diegeireto John 6:18
διεγείρω 1x diegeirō 2 Peter 3:1
διήγειραν 1x diēgeiran Luke 8:24
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular 2x Mark 4:39, Luke 8:24
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Luke 8:24
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1x John 6:18
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular 1x 2 Peter 3:1
Verb - Present Infinitive Active 1x 2 Peter 1:13
Key Verse and Form Guides
Verse-level guides showing how this original-language form works in its specific context, including grammar, verse function, and guarded interpretation.
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to arouse
Source Gloss
to arouse
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
7 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
diegerqeiv
I wake out of sleep, I arouse
Read verse Mark 4:38 Verb Third Person Plural Present Active Indicative
διεγείρουσιν diegeirousin
I wake out of sleep, I arouse
Read verse Mark 4:39 Verb Aorist Passive Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
διεγερθεὶς diegerqeiv
I wake out of sleep, I arouse
Read verse Luke 8:24 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
διήγειραν dihgeiran
I wake out of sleep, I arouse
Read verse John 6:18 Verb Third Person Singular Imperfect Passive Indicative
διηγείρετο. dihgeireto
I wake out of sleep, I arouse
Read verse 2 Peter 1:13 Verb Present Active Infinitive
διεγείρειν diegeirein
I wake out of sleep, I arouse
Read verse 2 Peter 3:1 Verb First Person Singular Present Active Indicative
διεγείρω diegeirw
I wake out of sleep, I arouse
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 3 Aligned forms 6 Tenses Aorist, Imperfect, Present Voices Passive, Active
Tenses
Voices
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 2×
Aorist Passive Mark 4:39 · Luke 8:24 2×
Indicative states a fact or reality 3×
Aorist Active Luke 8:24 1×
Imperfect Passive John 6:18 1×
Present Active 2 Pet 3:1 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Present Active 2 Pet 1:13 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 6 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 3 present 2 imperfect 1
Voice
active 3 passive 3
Mood
indicative 3 participle 2 infinitive 1
NT Occurrences
Mark 4:39 διεγερθεὶς aorist passive participle participle Luke 8:24 διήγειραν aorist active indicative completed Luke 8:24 διεγερθεὶς aorist passive participle participle John 6:18 διεγείρετο imperfect passive indicative background 2 Peter 1:13 διεγείρειν present active infinitive infinitive 2 Peter 3:1 διεγείρω 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)
Word Origins
διεγείρω 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