What does ἐντρέπω (entrépō) mean in the Bible?
ἐντρέπω (entrépō): To shame someone by turning them around morally; in middle voice, to show deference or respect.
Greek · G1788
ἐντρέπω
To cause shame
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ἐντρέπω G1788
Pronunciation entrépō
What does ἐντρέπω (entrépō) mean in the Bible?
ἐντρέπω (entrépō): To shame someone by turning them around morally; in middle voice, to show deference or respect.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1788?
The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include They will respect (3), he may be ashamed (1), respect (1), respected (1), to shame (1).
Where does ἐντρέπω (entrépō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 21:37. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (3), 1 Corinthians (1), 2 Thessalonians (1), Hebrews (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 They will respect 3× Matthew 21:37, Mark 12:6, Luke 20:13
he may be ashamed 1× 2 Thessalonians 3:14
respect 1× Luke 18:4
respected 1× Luke 18:2
to shame 1× 1 Corinthians 4:14
we respected [them] 1× Hebrews 12:9
will be ashamed 1× Titus 2:8
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 21:37 Ἐντραπήσονται to They will respect Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural Mark 12:6 Ἐντραπήσονται to They will respect Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural Luke 18:2 ἐντρεπόμενος to respected Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular Luke 18:4 ἐντρέπομαι to respect Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular Luke 20:13 ἐντραπήσονται to they will respect Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural 1 Corinthians 4:14 ἐντρέπων to to shame Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 2 Thessalonians 3:14 ἐντραπῇ to he may be ashamed Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular Titus 2:8 ἐντραπῇ to will be ashamed Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular Hebrews 12:9 ἐνετρεπόμεθα to we respected [them] Verb - Imperfect Indicative Passive - 1st Person Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 21:37
Aligned rows 9
Books represented 7
Matthew 1 Mark 1 Luke 3 1 Corinthians 1 2 Thessalonians 1 Titus 1 Hebrews 1
Source forms
ἐντραπῇ 2x entrapē 2 Thessalonians 3:14, Titus 2:8
Ἐντραπήσονται 2x Entrapēsontai Matthew 21:37, Mark 12:6
ἐνετρεπόμεθα 1x enetrepometha Hebrews 12:9
ἐντραπήσονται 1x entrapēsontai Luke 20:13
ἐντρέπομαι 1x entrepomai Luke 18:4
ἐντρεπόμενος 1x entrepomenos Luke 18:2
ἐντρέπων 1x entrepōn 1 Corinthians 4:14
Parsing patterns
Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural 3x Matthew 21:37, Mark 12:6, Luke 20:13
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular 2x 2 Thessalonians 3:14, Titus 2:8
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Passive - 1st Person Plural 1x Hebrews 12:9
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular 1x Luke 18:4
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x 1 Corinthians 4:14
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Luke 18:2
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To shame someone by turning them around morally; in middle voice, to show deference or respect.
Strong's G1788
Lexical occurrences 9 verses Greek text appearances 9 times Word forms 3 forms 9 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to cause shame
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
To shame someone by turning them around morally; in middle voice, to show deference or respect.
to turn about; metaphorically, put to shame: with accusative, 1Co.4:14; pass., 2Th.3:14, Tit.2:8; mid., to reverence: with accusative of person(s) (cl. with genitive), Mat.21:37, Mrk.12:6, Luk.18:2, 4 20:13, Heb.12:9 (cf. MM, Exp., iii, xiii).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
9 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 21:37 Verb Third Person Plural Second Future Passive Indicative
Ἐντραπήσονται entraphsontai
I turn to confusion, put to shame, reverence
Read verse Mark 12:6 Verb Third Person Plural Second Future Passive Indicative
Ἐντραπήσονται entraphsontai
I turn to confusion, put to shame, reverence
Read verse Luke 18:2 Verb Present Passive Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ἐντρεπόμενος· entrepomenov
I turn to confusion, put to shame, reverence
Read verse Luke 18:4 Verb First Person Singular Present Passive Indicative
ἐντρέπομαι· entrepomai
I turn to confusion, put to shame, reverence
Read verse Luke 20:13 Verb Third Person Plural Second Future Passive Indicative
ἐντραπήσονται. entraphsontai
I turn to confusion, put to shame, reverence
Read verse 1 Corinthians 4:14 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ἐντρέπων entrepwn
I turn to confusion, put to shame, reverence
Read verse 2 Thessalonians 3:14 Verb Third Person Singular Second Aorist Passive Subjunctive
ἐντραπῇ· entraph
I turn to confusion, put to shame, reverence
Read verse Titus 2:8 Verb Third Person Singular Second Aorist Passive Subjunctive
ἐντραπῇ, entraph
I turn to confusion, put to shame, reverence
Read verse Hebrews 12:9 Verb First Person Plural Imperfect Passive Indicative
ἐνετρεπόμεθα· enetrepomeqa
I turn to confusion, put to shame, reverence
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 9 Tenses Future, Aorist, Present, Imperfect Voices Passive, Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 5×
Future Passive Matt 21:37 · Mark 12:6 · Luke 20:13 3×
Present Passive Luke 18:4 1×
Imperfect Passive Heb 12:9 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 2×
Aorist Passive 2 Thess 3:14 · Titus 2:8 2×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 2×
Present Passive Luke 18:2 1×
Present Active 1 Cor 4:14 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 9 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 3 future 3 aorist 2 imperfect 1
Voice
passive 8 active 1
Mood
indicative 5 participle 2 subjunctive 2
NT Occurrences
Matthew 21:37 Ἐντραπήσονται future passive indicative prospective Mark 12:6 Ἐντραπήσονται future passive indicative prospective Luke 18:2 ἐντρεπόμενος present passive participle participle Luke 18:4 ἐντρέπομαι present passive indicative ongoing Luke 20:13 ἐντραπήσονται future passive indicative prospective 1 Corinthians 4:14 ἐντρέπων present active participle participle 2 Thessalonians 3:14 ἐντραπῇ aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive Titus 2:8 ἐντραπῇ aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive Hebrews 12:9 ἐνετρεπόμεθα imperfect passive indicative background
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
ἐντρέπω is built from these roots:
τροπή G5157
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