What does ἐνισχύω (enischýō) mean in the Bible?
ἐνισχύω (enischýō) is a Greek word meaning "to invigorate (transitively or reflexively)".
Greek · G1765
ἐνισχύω
To invigorate (transitively or reflexively)
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ἐνισχύω G1765
Pronunciation enischýō
What does ἐνισχύω (enischýō) mean in the Bible?
ἐνισχύω (enischýō) is a Greek word meaning "to invigorate (transitively or reflexively)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1765?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [and] strengthened (1), he regained his strength (1).
Where does ἐνισχύω (enischýō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 22:43. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (1), Luke (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 [and] strengthened 1× Luke 22:43
he regained his strength 1× Acts 9:19
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 22:43
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Luke 1 Acts 1
Source forms
ἐνίσχυσεν 1x enischysen Acts 9:19
ἐνισχύων 1x enischyōn Luke 22:43
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Acts 9:19
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Luke 22:43
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to invigorate (transitively or reflexively)
Source Gloss
to invigorate (transitively or reflexively)
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.
Luke 22:43 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ἐνισχύων eniscuwn
I invigorate, strengthen
Read verse Acts 9:19 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἐνίσχυσεν. eniscusen
I invigorate, strengthen
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 1 present 1
Voice
active 2
Mood
indicative 1 participle 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
ἐνισχύω 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