What does ἐγώ · ἐντέλλομαι · ὑμῖν mean in the Bible?
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Greek · G1473, G1781, G5213
ἐγὼ ἐντέλλομαι ὑμῖν
:--I, me. · to enjoin · to (with or by) you
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ἐγώG1473:--I, me.
Pronunciationegṓ
Open lexicon entry →ἐντέλλομαιG1781to enjoin
Pronunciationentéllomai
Commands with emphasis on the specific content or instruction being given, not merely the act of ordering.
Open lexicon entry →ὑμῖνG5213to (with or by) you
Pronunciationhymîn
Open lexicon entry →What does ἐγὼ ἐντέλλομαι ὑμῖν (egō entellomai hymin) mean in the Bible?
ἐγώ · ἐντέλλομαι · ὑμῖν is a Greek phrase meaning ":--I, me.".
Full entry for ἐγὼ ἐντέλλομαι ὑμῖν (G1473, G1781, G5213) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1473, G1781, G5213?
G1473, G1781, G5213 is connected to 2,572 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. :--I, me.
Source Gloss
:--I, me.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 8 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns8Aligned forms2572Case patternGenitive (1073)Number patternSingular (1711)
Nominative · SingularMatt 3:11 · Matt 3:14 · Matt 5:22 · Matt 5:28 · Matt 5:32 · Matt 5:34 · Matt 5:39 · Matt 5:44 · Matt 8:7 · Matt 8:9 · Matt 10:16 · Matt 11:10 · Matt 12:27 · Matt 12:28 · Matt 14:27 · Matt 20:15343×
Nominative · PluralMatt 6:12 · Matt 9:14 · Matt 17:19 · Matt 19:27 · Matt 28:14 · Mark 9:28 · Mark 10:28 · Mark 14:58 · Luke 3:14 · Luke 9:13 · Luke 18:28 · Luke 23:41 · Luke 24:21 · John 1:16 · John 4:22 · John 6:42127×
Genitive · SingularMatt 2:6 · Matt 2:15 · Matt 3:11 · Matt 3:17 · Matt 4:19 · Matt 5:11 · Matt 7:21 · Matt 7:23 · Matt 7:24 · Matt 7:26 · Matt 8:6 · Matt 8:8 · Matt 8:9 · Matt 8:21 · Matt 9:18 · Matt 10:18673×
Genitive · PluralMatt 1:23 · Matt 6:9 · Matt 6:11 · Matt 6:12 · Matt 8:17 · Matt 15:23 · Matt 20:33 · Matt 21:42 · Matt 23:30 · Matt 25:8 · Matt 27:25 · Matt 28:13 · Mark 9:40 · Mark 11:10 · Mark 12:7 · Mark 12:11400×
Dative · SingularMatt 2:8 · Matt 4:9 · Matt 7:21 · Matt 7:22 · Matt 8:21 · Matt 8:22 · Matt 9:9 · Matt 10:32 · Matt 11:6 · Matt 11:27 · Matt 14:8 · Matt 14:18 · Matt 15:25 · Matt 15:32 · Matt 16:24 · Matt 17:17317×
Dative · PluralMatt 3:15 · Matt 6:11 · Matt 6:12 · Matt 8:29 · Matt 13:36 · Matt 15:15 · Matt 15:33 · Matt 19:27 · Matt 20:12 · Matt 21:25 · Matt 22:17 · Matt 22:25 · Matt 24:3 · Matt 25:8 · Matt 25:9 · Matt 25:11167×
Accusative · SingularMatt 3:14 · Matt 8:2 · Matt 10:33 · Matt 10:37 · Matt 10:40 · Matt 11:28 · Matt 14:28 · Matt 14:30 · Matt 15:8 · Matt 15:9 · Matt 15:22 · Matt 16:15 · Matt 18:5 · Matt 18:6 · Matt 18:21 · Matt 18:32378×
Accusative · PluralMatt 6:13 · Matt 8:29 · Matt 8:31 · Matt 9:27 · Matt 13:56 · Matt 17:4 · Matt 20:7 · Matt 20:30 · Matt 20:31 · Matt 27:4 · Matt 27:25 · Mark 1:24 · Mark 5:12 · Mark 6:3 · Mark 9:5 · Mark 9:22167×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 15 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist10present2future2perfect1
Voice
middle15
Mood
indicative14participle1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 4:6ἐντελεῖταιfuture middle indicativeprospectiveMatthew 17:9ἐνετείλατοaorist middle indicativecompletedMatthew 19:7ἐνετείλατοaorist middle indicativecompletedMatthew 28:20ἐνετειλάμηνaorist middle indicativecompletedMark 10:3ἐνετείλατοaorist middle indicativecompletedMark 13:34ἐνετείλατοaorist middle indicativecompletedLuke 4:10ἐντελεῖταιfuture middle indicativeprospectiveJohn 8:5ἐνετείλατοaorist middle indicativecompletedJohn 14:31ἐνετείλατοaorist middle indicativecompletedJohn 15:14ἐντέλλομαιpresent middle indicativeongoingJohn 15:17ἐντέλλομαιpresent middle indicativeongoingActs 1:2ἐντειλάμενοςaorist middle participleparticipleActs 13:47ἐντέταλταιperfect middle indicativeresultantHebrews 9:20ἐνετείλατοaorist middle indicativecompletedHebrews 11:22ἐνετείλατοaorist middle indicativecompleted
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)