What does ἐναγκαλίζομαι (enankalízomai) mean in the Bible?
ἐναγκαλίζομαι (enankalízomai) is a Greek word meaning "to embrace".
Greek · G1723
ἐναγκαλίζομαι
To embrace
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ἐναγκαλίζομαι G1723
Pronunciation enankalízomai
What does ἐναγκαλίζομαι (enankalízomai) mean in the Bible?
ἐναγκαλίζομαι (enankalízomai) is a Greek word meaning "to embrace".
Full entry for ἐναγκαλίζομαι (G1723) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1723?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include He took [the children] in His arms (1), Taking [the child] in His arms (1).
Where does ἐναγκαλίζομαι (enankalízomai) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 9:36. Its strongest book concentrations include Mark (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 It He took [the children] in His arms 1× Mark 10:16
Taking [the child] in His arms 1× Mark 9:36
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Mark 9:36
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 1
Mark 2
Source forms
ἐναγκαλισάμενος 2x enankalisamenos Mark 9:36, Mark 10:16
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular 2x Mark 9:36, Mark 10:16
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to embrace
Source Gloss
to embrace
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.
Mark 9:36 Verb Aorist Middle Deponent Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ἐναγκαλισάμενος enagkalisamenov
I take in my arms
Read verse Mark 10:16 Verb Aorist Middle Deponent Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ἐναγκαλισάμενος enagkalisamenov
I take in my arms
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
aorist 2
Voice
middle 2
Mood
participle 2
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
ἐναγκαλίζομαι is built from these roots:
ἀγκάλη G43
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