What does ἐκδιηγέομαι (ekdiēgéomai) mean in the Bible?
ἐκδιηγέομαι (ekdiēgéomai) is a Greek word meaning "to narrate through wholly".
Greek · G1555
ἐκδιηγέομαι
To narrate through wholly
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ἐκδιηγέομαιG1555
Pronunciationekdiēgéomai
What does ἐκδιηγέομαι (ekdiēgéomai) mean in the Bible?
ἐκδιηγέομαι (ekdiēgéomai) is a Greek word meaning "to narrate through wholly".
Full entry for ἐκδιηγέομαι (G1555) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1555?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include recounting (1), told (1).
Where does ἐκδιηγέομαι (ekdiēgéomai) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 13:41. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itrecounting1×Acts 15:3
told1×Acts 13:41
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowActs 13:41
Aligned rows2
Books represented1
Acts2
Source forms
ἐκδιηγῆται1xekdiēgētaiActs 13:41
ἐκδιηγούμενοι1xekdiēgoumenoiActs 15:3
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural1xActs 15:3
Verb - Present Subjunctive Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular1xActs 13:41
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to narrate through wholly
Source Gloss
to narrate through wholly
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 13:41Verb Third Person Singular Present Middle or Passive Deponent Subjunctive
ἐκδιηγῆταιekdihghtai
I narrate at length, declare
Read verseActs 15:3Verb Present Middle or Passive Deponent Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ἐκδιηγούμενοιekdihgoumenoi
I narrate at length, declare
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
present2
Voice
middle2
Mood
subjunctive1participle1
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)