What does διερμηνεύω (diermēneúō) mean in the Bible?
διερμηνεύω (diermēneúō): Thorough exposition or translation; in Corinthians, interpreting tongues requires explaining meaning to the congregation.
Greek · G1329
διερμηνεύω
To explain thoroughly, by implication, to translate
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διερμηνεύω G1329
Pronunciation diermēneúō
What does διερμηνεύω (diermēneúō) mean in the Bible?
διερμηνεύω (diermēneúō): Thorough exposition or translation; in Corinthians, interpreting tongues requires explaining meaning to the congregation.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1329?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include He explained (1), he interprets (1), he may interpret (1), interpret (1), is translated (1).
Where does διερμηνεύω (diermēneúō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 24:27. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Corinthians (4), Acts (1), 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 He explained 1× Luke 24:27
he interprets 1× 1 Corinthians 14:5
he may interpret 1× 1 Corinthians 14:13
interpret 1× 1 Corinthians 12:30
is translated 1× Acts 9:36
must interpret 1× 1 Corinthians 14:27
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 24:27 διερμήνευσεν to He explained Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Acts 9:36 διερμηνευομένη to is translated Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine Singular 1 Corinthians 12:30 διερμηνεύουσιν to interpret Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1 Corinthians 14:5 διερμηνεύῃ to he interprets Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular 1 Corinthians 14:13 διερμηνεύῃ to he may interpret Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular 1 Corinthians 14:27 διερμηνευέτω to must interpret Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 24:27
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 3
Luke 1 Acts 1 1 Corinthians 4
Source forms
διερμηνεύῃ 2x diermēneuē 1 Corinthians 14:5, 1 Corinthians 14:13
διερμηνευέτω 1x diermēneuetō 1 Corinthians 14:27
διερμηνευομένη 1x diermēneuomenē Acts 9:36
διερμηνεύουσιν 1x diermēneuousin 1 Corinthians 12:30
διερμήνευσεν 1x diermēneusen Luke 24:27
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular 2x 1 Corinthians 14:5, 1 Corinthians 14:13
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Luke 24:27
Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x 1 Corinthians 14:27
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x 1 Corinthians 12:30
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine Singular 1x Acts 9:36
Evidence Summary
Messiah
Greek word. Thorough exposition or translation; in Corinthians, interpreting tongues requires explaining meaning to the congregation.
Strong's G1329
Lexical occurrences 6 verses Greek text appearances 6 times Word forms 4 forms 6 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Luke 24:13–35 Source Gloss
to explain thoroughly, by implication, to translate
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Thorough exposition or translation; in Corinthians, interpreting tongues requires explaining meaning to the congregation.
intensive of ἐρμηνεύω, to interpret;
bto translate: Act.9:36.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
6 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 24:27 Verb Third Person Singular Imperfect Active Indicative
διηρμήνευεν dihrmhneuen
I translate, interpret, explain
Read verse Acts 9:36 Verb Present Passive Participle Nominative Singular Feminine
διερμηνευομένη diermhneuomenh
I translate, interpret, explain
Read verse 1 Corinthians 12:30 Verb Third Person Plural Present Active Indicative
διερμηνεύουσι; diermhneuousin
I translate, interpret, explain
Read verse 1 Corinthians 14:5 Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Subjunctive
διερμηνεύῃ, diermhneuh
I translate, interpret, explain
Read verse 1 Corinthians 14:13 Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Subjunctive
διερμηνεύῃ. diermhneuh
I translate, interpret, explain
Read verse 1 Corinthians 14:27 Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Imperative
διερμηνευέτω· diermhneuetw
I translate, interpret, explain
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 4 Aligned forms 6 Tenses Present, Aorist Voices Active, Passive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 2×
Present Active 1 Cor 14:5 · 1 Cor 14:13 2×
Indicative states a fact or reality 2×
Aorist Active Luke 24:27 1×
Present Active 1 Cor 12:30 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Present Passive Acts 9:36 1×
Imperative command or strong request 1×
Present Active 1 Cor 14:27 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 6 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 5 aorist 1
Voice
active 5 passive 1
Mood
indicative 2 subjunctive 2 imperative 1 participle 1
NT Occurrences
Luke 24:27 διερμήνευσεν aorist active indicative completed Acts 9:36 διερμηνευομένη present passive participle participle 1 Corinthians 12:30 διερμηνεύουσιν present active indicative ongoing 1 Corinthians 14:13 διερμηνεύῃ present active subjunctive subjunctive 1 Corinthians 14:27 διερμηνευέτω present active imperative imperative 1 Corinthians 14:5 διερμηνεύῃ present active subjunctive subjunctive
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)
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
New Testament Witnesses
to interpret thoroughly
Additional Occurrences
Luke 24:13–35 διερμήνευεν diermēneúō
He was explaining thoroughly
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 6 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
διερμηνεύω is built from these roots:
Why This Word Matters
Describes Christ’s comprehensive exposition of Scripture. Luke 24:13–35
Canonical Themes
Messiah
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