What does ἐνθυμέομαι (enthyméomai) mean in the Bible?
ἐνθυμέομαι (enthyméomai) is a Greek word meaning "to reflect on".
Greek · G1760
ἐνθυμέομαι
To reflect on
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ἐνθυμέομαιG1760
Pronunciationenthyméomai
What does ἐνθυμέομαι (enthyméomai) mean in the Bible?
ἐνθυμέομαι (enthyméomai) is a Greek word meaning "to reflect on".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1760?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include continued to reflect (1), do you harbor (1), he had pondered (1).
Where does ἐνθυμέομαι (enthyméomai) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 1:20. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (2), Acts (1).
Are there verse guides for ἐνθυμέομαι (enthyméomai)?
This entry includes 1 verse guide that explain exact original-language forms in context.
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itcontinued to reflect1×Acts 10:19
do you harbor1×Matthew 9:4
he had pondered1×Matthew 1:20
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 1:20ἐνθυμηθέντοςtohe had ponderedVerb - Aorist Participle Passive - Genitive Masculine SingularMatthew 9:4ἐνθυμεῖσθεtodo you harborVerb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person PluralActs 10:19διενθυμουμένουtocontinued to reflectVerb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 1:20
Aligned rows3
Books represented2
Matthew2Acts1
Source forms
διενθυμουμένου1xdienthymoumenouActs 10:19
ἐνθυμεῖσθε1xenthymeistheMatthew 9:4
ἐνθυμηθέντος1xenthymēthentosMatthew 1:20
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Genitive Masculine Singular1xMatthew 1:20
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural1xMatthew 9:4
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Singular1xActs 10:19
Key Verse and Form Guides
Verse-level guides showing how this original-language form works in its specific context, including grammar, verse function, and guarded interpretation.
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to reflect on
Source Gloss
to reflect on
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
enqumhqentov
I meditate upon, reflect upon
Read verseMatthew 9:4Verb Second Person Plural Present Middle or Passive Deponent Indicative
ἐνθυμεῖσθεenqumeisqe
I meditate upon, reflect upon
Read verseActs 10:19Verb Present Middle or Passive Deponent Participle Genitive Singular Masculine
ἐνθυμουμένουenqumoumenou
I meditate upon, reflect upon
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 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present2aorist1
Voice
middle2passive1
Mood
participle2indicative1
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
ἐνθυμέομαι is built from these roots: