What does ἐνειλέω (eneiléō) mean in the Bible?
ἐνειλέω (eneiléō) is a Greek word meaning "to enwrap".
Greek · G1750
ἐνειλέω
To enwrap
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ἐνειλέω G1750
Pronunciation eneiléō
What does ἐνειλέω (eneiléō) mean in the Bible?
ἐνειλέω (eneiléō) is a Greek word meaning "to enwrap".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1750?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include wrapped [it] in (1).
Where does ἐνειλέω (eneiléō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 15:46. Its strongest book concentrations include Mark (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 wrapped [it] in 1× Mark 15:46
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Mark 15:46
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Mark 1
Source forms
ἐνείλησεν 1x eneilēsen Mark 15:46
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Mark 15:46
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to enwrap
Source Gloss
to enwrap
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
to roll in, wind in: with accusative of person(s) and dative of thing(s), Mrk.15:46.
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.
Mark 15:46 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἐνείλησε eneilhsen
I wrap up, roll up in something
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 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 1
Voice
active 1
Mood
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
ἐνειλέω is built from these roots:
ἔννομος G1772
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