What does ἐνέχω (enéchō) mean in the Bible?
ἐνέχω (enéchō) is a Greek word meaning "to oppose".
Greek · G1758
ἐνέχω
To oppose
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ἐνέχω G1758
Pronunciation enéchō
What does ἐνέχω (enéchō) mean in the Bible?
ἐνέχω (enéchō) is a Greek word meaning "to oppose".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1758?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include be encumbered (1), held a grudge (1), to oppose [Him] bitterly (1).
Where does ἐνέχω (enéchō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 6:19. Its strongest book concentrations include Galatians (1), Luke (1), 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 be encumbered 1× Galatians 5:1
held a grudge 1× Mark 6:19
to oppose [Him] bitterly 1× Luke 11:53
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Mark 6:19
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 3
Mark 1 Luke 1 Galatians 1
Source forms
ἐνεῖχεν 1x eneichen Mark 6:19
ἐνέχειν 1x enechein Luke 11:53
ἐνέχεσθε 1x enechesthe Galatians 5:1
Parsing patterns
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Mark 6:19
Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural 1x Galatians 5:1
Verb - Present Infinitive Active 1x Luke 11:53
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to oppose
Strong's G1758
Lexical occurrences 3 verses Greek text appearances 3 times Word forms 3 forms 3 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to oppose
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 6:19 Verb Third Person Singular Imperfect Active Indicative
ἐνεῖχεν eneicen
I am angry with, entangle
Read verse Luke 11:53 Verb Present Active Infinitive
ἐνέχειν, enecein
I am angry with, entangle
Read verse Galatians 5:1 Verb Second Person Plural Present Passive Imperative
ἐνέχεσθε. enecesqe
I am angry with, entangle
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 3 Aligned forms 3 Tenses Imperfect, Present Voices Active, Passive
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×
Imperfect Active Mark 6:19 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Present Active Luke 11:53 1×
Imperative command or strong request 1×
Present Passive Gal 5:1 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 2 imperfect 1
Voice
active 2 passive 1
Mood
imperative 1 infinitive 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
ἐνέχω 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