What does ἐξαρτίζω (exartízō) mean in the Bible?
ἐξαρτίζω (exartízō): To complete a period or fully equip someone with necessary qualifications and resources.
Greek · G1822
ἐξαρτίζω
To finish out (time); figuratively, to equip fully (a teacher)
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ἐξαρτίζω G1822
Pronunciation exartízō
What does ἐξαρτίζω (exartízō) mean in the Bible?
ἐξαρτίζω (exartízō): To complete a period or fully equip someone with necessary qualifications and resources.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1822?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include fully equipped (1), had ended (1).
Where does ἐξαρτίζω (exartízō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 21:5. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Timothy (1), Acts (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 fully equipped 1× 2 Timothy 3:17
had ended 1× Acts 21:5
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Acts 21:5
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Acts 1 2 Timothy 1
Source forms
ἐξαρτίσαι 1x exartisai Acts 21:5
ἐξηρτισμένος 1x exērtismenos 2 Timothy 3:17
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active 1x Acts 21:5
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x 2 Timothy 3:17
Evidence Summary
Revelation
Greek word. To complete a period or fully equip someone with necessary qualifications and resources.
Strong's G1822
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Greek text appearances 2 times Word forms 2 forms 2 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link 2 Timothy 3:14-17 Source Gloss
to finish out (time); figuratively, to equip fully (a teacher)
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
To complete a period or fully equip someone with necessary qualifications and resources.
(ἄρτιος), [in LXX. Exo.28:7 (חָבַר pu.) * ;]
1to complete, finish: τ. ἡμέρας, Act.21:5.
2to furnish, supply: pass., 2Ti.3:17 (for exx., see MM, Exp., xiii; Cremer, 651).
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.
Acts 21:5 Verb Aorist Active Infinitive
ἐξαρτίσαι exartisai
I completely furnish, equip, finish
Read verse 2 Timothy 3:17 Verb Perfect Passive Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ἐξηρτισμένος. exhrtismenov
I completely furnish, equip, finish
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 2 Aligned forms 2 Tenses Aorist, Perfect Voices Active, Passive
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Tenses
Voices
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Aorist Active Acts 21:5 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Perfect Passive 2 Tim 3:17 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
perfect 1 aorist 1
Voice
passive 1 active 1
Mood
participle 1 infinitive 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)
Selected Scripture Witness
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New Testament Witnesses
fully equipped, completely prepared
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Word Origins
ἐξαρτίζω is built from these roots:
Why This Word Matters
The Word of God thoroughly prepares the servant of God for faithful ministry. 2 Timothy 3:14-17
Canonical Themes
Revelation
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