What does ἑλίσσω (helíssō) mean in the Bible?
ἑλίσσω (helíssō) is a Greek word meaning "to coil or wrap".
Greek · G1667
ἑλίσσω
To coil or wrap
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ἑλίσσω G1667
Pronunciation helíssō
What does ἑλίσσω (helíssō) mean in the Bible?
ἑλίσσω (helíssō) is a Greek word meaning "to coil or wrap".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1667?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include being rolled up (1), You will roll them up (1).
Where does ἑλίσσω (helíssō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Hebrews 1:12. Its strongest book concentrations include Hebrews (1), Revelation (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 being rolled up 1× Revelation 6:14
You will roll them up 1× Hebrews 1:12
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Hebrews 1:12
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Hebrews 1 Revelation 1
Source forms
ἑλίξεις 1x helixeis Hebrews 1:12
ἑλισσόμενον 1x helissomenon Revelation 6:14
Parsing patterns
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular 1x Hebrews 1:12
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter Singular 1x Revelation 6:14
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to coil or wrap
Source Gloss
to coil or wrap
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek 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 1:12 Verb Second Person Singular Future Active Indicative
ἑλίξεις elixeiv
I roll, roll up
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
future 1 present 1
Voice
active 1 passive 1
Mood
indicative 1 participle 1
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
ἑλίσσω is built from this root:
εἱλίσσω G1507
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