What does ἐξαγγέλλω (exangéllō) mean in the Bible?
ἐξαγγέλλω (exangéllō): Proclaiming God's excellences to others; emphasizing public declaration of divine virtues and deeds.
Greek · G1804
ἐξαγγέλλω
To proclaim
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ἐξαγγέλλωG1804
Pronunciationexangéllō
What does ἐξαγγέλλω (exangéllō) mean in the Bible?
ἐξαγγέλλω (exangéllō): Proclaiming God's excellences to others; emphasizing public declaration of divine virtues and deeds.
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How does the BSB render G1804?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include proclaim (1).
Where does ἐξαγγέλλω (exangéllō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Peter 2:9. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Peter (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 Itproclaim1×1 Peter 2:9
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Usage map
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First aligned row1 Peter 2:9
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
1 Peter1
Source forms
ἐξαγγείλητε1xexangeilēte1 Peter 2:9
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural1x1 Peter 2:9
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Proclaiming God's excellences to others; emphasizing public declaration of divine virtues and deeds.
Strong'sG1804
Lexical occurrences2 versesGreek text appearances1 timeWord forms2 forms2 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to proclaim
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Proclaiming God's excellences to others; emphasizing public declaration of divine virtues and deeds.
to tell out, proclaim: 1Pe.2:9 [Mrk.16:1-20, "shorter conclusion"] (Cremer, 29).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
1 Peter 2:9Verb Second Person Plural Aorist Active Subjunctive
ἐξαγγείλητεexaggeilhte
I announce publicly, proclaim
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
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Form groups2Aligned forms2TensesAoristVoicesActive
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Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality1×
Aorist ActiveMark 16:81×
Subjunctivepossibility, probability, or purpose1×
Aorist Active1 Pet 2:91×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist2
Voice
active2
Mood
subjunctive1indicative1
NT Occurrences
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Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ἐξαγγέλλω is built from these roots: