What does ἐλλογέω (ellogéō) mean in the Bible?
ἐλλογέω (ellogéō) is a Greek word meaning "to charge".
Greek · G1677
ἐλλογέω
To charge
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ἐλλογέω G1677
Pronunciation ellogéō
What does ἐλλογέω (ellogéō) mean in the Bible?
ἐλλογέω (ellogéō) is a Greek word meaning "to charge".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1677?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include charge it to my account (1), is not taken into account (1).
Where does ἐλλογέω (ellogéō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Romans 5:13. Its strongest book concentrations include Philemon (1), Romans (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 charge it to my account 1× Philemon 1:18
is not taken into account 1× Romans 5:13
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Romans 5:13
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Romans 1 Philemon 1
Source forms
ἐλλόγα 1x elloga Philemon 1:18
ἐλλογεῖται 1x ellogeitai Romans 5:13
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular 1x Philemon 1:18
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1x Romans 5:13
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to charge
Strong's G1677
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Greek text appearances 2 times Word forms 2 forms 2 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to charge
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.
Romans 5:13 Verb Third Person Singular Present Passive Indicative
ἐλλογεῖται, ellogeitai
I charge to, put to one's account
Read verse Philemon 1:18 Verb Second Person Singular Present Active Imperative
ἐλλόγει· ellogei
I charge to, put to one's account
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.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 2 Tenses Present Voices Passive, Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 1×
Present Passive Rom 5:13 1×
Imperative command or strong request 1×
Present Active Phlm 1:18 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 2
Voice
active 1 passive 1
Mood
imperative 1 indicative 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
ἐλλογέω 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