What does διϊκνέομαι (diïknéomai) mean in the Bible?
διϊκνέομαι (diïknéomai) is a Greek word meaning "to penetrate".
Greek · G1338
διϊκνέομαι
To penetrate
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διϊκνέομαιG1338
Pronunciationdiïknéomai
What does διϊκνέομαι (diïknéomai) mean in the Bible?
διϊκνέομαι (diïknéomai) is a Greek word meaning "to penetrate".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1338?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include it pierces (1).
Where does διϊκνέομαι (diïknéomai) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Hebrews 4:12. Its strongest book concentrations include Hebrews (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 Itit pierces1×Hebrews 4:12
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Usage map
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First aligned rowHebrews 4:12
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
Hebrews1
Source forms
διϊκνούμενος1xdiiknoumenosHebrews 4:12
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular1xHebrews 4:12
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to penetrate
Source Gloss
to penetrate
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Hebrews 4:12Verb Present Middle or Passive Deponent Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
διϊκνούμενοςdiiknoumenov
I pass through, pierce
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
present1
Voice
middle1
Mood
participle1
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
διϊκνέομαι is built from these roots: