What does ἐξανατέλλω (exanatéllō) mean in the Bible?
ἐξανατέλλω (exanatéllō) is a Greek word meaning "to sprout up".
Greek · G1816
ἐξανατέλλω
To sprout up
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ἐξανατέλλωG1816
Pronunciationexanatéllō
What does ἐξανατέλλω (exanatéllō) mean in the Bible?
ἐξανατέλλω (exanatéllō) is a Greek word meaning "to sprout up".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1816?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include It sprang up (2).
Where does ἐξανατέλλω (exanatéllō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 13:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Mark (1), Matthew (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 ItIt sprang up2×Matthew 13:5, Mark 4:5
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Usage map
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First aligned rowMatthew 13:5
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
Matthew1Mark1
Source forms
ἐξανέτειλεν2xexaneteilenMatthew 13:5, Mark 4:5
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular2xMatthew 13:5, Mark 4:5
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to sprout up
Strong'sG1816
Lexical occurrences2 versesGreek text appearances2 timesWord forms1 form2 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to sprout up
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 13:5Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἐξανέτειλε,exaneteilen
I spring up out
Read verseMark 4:5Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἐξανέτειλε,exaneteilen
I spring up out
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 groups1Aligned forms2TensesAoristVoicesActive
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Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality2×
Aorist ActiveMatt 13:5 · Mark 4:52×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist2
Voice
active2
Mood
indicative2
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
ἐξανατέλλω is built from these roots: