What does διϊσχυρίζομαι (diïschyrízomai) mean in the Bible?
διϊσχυρίζομαι (diïschyrízomai) is a Greek word meaning "to insist".
Greek · G1340
διϊσχυρίζομαι
To insist
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διϊσχυρίζομαι G1340
Pronunciation diïschyrízomai
What does διϊσχυρίζομαι (diïschyrízomai) mean in the Bible?
διϊσχυρίζομαι (diïschyrízomai) is a Greek word meaning "to insist".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1340?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include insisted (1), she kept insisting (1).
Where does διϊσχυρίζομαι (diïschyrízomai) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 22:59. Its strongest book concentrations include 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 insisted 1× Luke 22:59
she kept insisting 1× Acts 12:15
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 22:59
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Luke 1 Acts 1
Source forms
διϊσχυρίζετο 2x diischyrizeto Luke 22:59, Acts 12:15
Parsing patterns
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular 2x Luke 22:59, Acts 12:15
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to insist
Source Gloss
to insist
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 22:59 Verb Third Person Singular Imperfect Middle or Passive Deponent Indicative
διϊσχυρίζετο, diiscurizeto
I assert emphatically
Read verse Acts 12:15 Verb Third Person Singular Imperfect Middle or Passive Deponent Indicative
διϊσχυρίζετο diiscurizeto
I assert emphatically
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 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
imperfect 2
Voice
middle 2
Mood
indicative 2
NT Occurrences
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
διϊσχυρίζομαι 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