What does διϋλίζω (diÿlízō) mean in the Bible?
διϋλίζω (diÿlízō): Straining thoroughly; Jesus uses it metaphorically for obsessive attention to trivial religious details.
Greek · G1368
διϋλίζω
To strain out
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διϋλίζωG1368
Pronunciationdiÿlízō
What does διϋλίζω (diÿlízō) mean in the Bible?
διϋλίζω (diÿlízō): Straining thoroughly; Jesus uses it metaphorically for obsessive attention to trivial religious details.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1368?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include You strain out (1).
Where does διϋλίζω (diÿlízō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 23:24. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (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 ItYou strain out1×Matthew 23:24
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Usage map
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First aligned rowMatthew 23:24
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
Matthew1
Source forms
διϋλίζοντες1xdiulizontesMatthew 23:24
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Participle Active - Vocative Masculine Plural1xMatthew 23:24
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Straining thoroughly; Jesus uses it metaphorically for obsessive attention to trivial religious details.
Strong'sG1368
Lexical occurrences1 verseGreek text appearances1 timeWord forms1 form1 referenceVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to strain out
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.
Matthew 23:24Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
διϋλίζοντεςdiulizontev
I strain, put through a sieve
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.
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Form groups1Aligned forms1TensesPresentVoicesActive
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Tenses
Voices
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality1×
Present ActiveMatt 23:241×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present1
Voice
active1
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
διϋλίζω is built from this root: