What does ἐξομολογέω (exomologéō) mean in the Bible?
ἐξομολογέω (exomologéō): Confess sin or praise God—public acknowledgment that honors the object of confession, not mere private admission.
Greek · G1843
ἐξομολογέω
To acknowledge or (by implication, of assent) agree fully
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ἐξομολογέω G1843
Pronunciation exomologéō
What does ἐξομολογέω (exomologéō) mean in the Bible?
ἐξομολογέω (exomologéō): Confess sin or praise God—public acknowledgment that honors the object of confession, not mere private admission.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1843?
The BSB source-word alignment has 10 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Confessing (3), confess (2), I praise (2), [Judas] consented (1), I will praise (1).
Where does ἐξομολογέω (exomologéō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 3:6. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (2), Matthew (2), Romans (2), 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 Confessing 3× Matthew 3:6, Mark 1:5, Acts 19:18
confess 2× Philippians 2:11, James 5:16
I praise 2× Matthew 11:25, Luke 10:21
[Judas] consented 1× Luke 22:6
I will praise 1× Romans 15:9
will confess 1× Romans 14:11
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Matthew 3:6 ἐξομολογούμενοι to Confessing Verb - Present Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural Matthew 11:25 Ἐξομολογοῦμαί to I praise Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular Mark 1:5 ἐξομολογούμενοι to Confessing Verb - Present Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural Luke 10:21 Ἐξομολογοῦμαί to I praise Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular Luke 22:6 ἐξωμολόγησεν to [Judas] consented Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Acts 19:18 ἐξομολογούμενοι to confessing Verb - Present Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural Romans 14:11 ἐξομολογήσεται to will confess Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular Romans 15:9 ἐξομολογήσομαί to I will praise Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular Philippians 2:11 ἐξομολογήσηται to confess Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Singular James 5:16 Ἐξομολογεῖσθε to confess Verb - Present Imperative Middle - 2nd Person Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 3:6
Aligned rows 10
Books represented 7
Matthew 2 Mark 1 Luke 2 Acts 1 Romans 2 Philippians 1 James 1
Source forms
ἐξομολογούμενοι 3x exomologoumenoi Matthew 3:6, Mark 1:5, Acts 19:18
Ἐξομολογοῦμαί 2x Exomologoumai Matthew 11:25, Luke 10:21
Ἐξομολογεῖσθε 1x Exomologeisthe James 5:16
ἐξομολογήσεται 1x exomologēsetai Romans 14:11
ἐξομολογήσηται 1x exomologēsētai Philippians 2:11
ἐξομολογήσομαί 1x exomologēsomai Romans 15:9
ἐξωμολόγησεν 1x exōmologēsen Luke 22:6
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural 3x Matthew 3:6, Mark 1:5, Acts 19:18
Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular 2x Matthew 11:25, Luke 10:21
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Luke 22:6
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Singular 1x Philippians 2:11
Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular 1x Romans 15:9
Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular 1x Romans 14:11
Verb - Present Imperative Middle - 2nd Person Plural 1x James 5:16
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Confess sin or praise God—public acknowledgment that honors the object of confession, not mere private admission.
Strong's G1843
Lexical occurrences 10 verses Greek text appearances 11 times Word forms 4 forms 10 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Matthew 3:1-6 Source Gloss
to acknowledge or (by implication, of assent) agree fully
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
11 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 3:6 Verb Present Middle Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ἐξομολογούμενοι exomologoumenoi
I consent fully, confess
Read verse Matthew 11:25 Verb First Person Singular Present Middle Indicative
Ἐξομολογοῦμαί exomologoumai
I consent fully, confess
Read verse Mark 1:5 Verb Present Middle Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ἐξομολογούμενοι exomologoumenoi
I consent fully, confess
Read verse Luke 10:21 Verb First Person Singular Present Middle Indicative
Ἐξομολογοῦμαί exomologoumai
I consent fully, confess
Read verse Luke 22:6 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἐξωμολόγησε, exwmologhsen
I consent fully, confess
Read verse Acts 19:18 Verb Present Middle Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ἐξομολογούμενοι, exomologoumenoi
I consent fully, confess
Read verse Romans 14:11 Verb Third Person Singular Future Middle Indicative
ἐξομολογήσεται exomologhsetai
I consent fully, confess
Read verse Romans 15:9 Verb First Person Singular Future Middle Indicative
ἐξομολογήσομαί exomologhsomai
I consent fully, confess
Read verse Philippians 2:11 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Middle Subjunctive
ἐξομολογήσηται exomologhshtai
I consent fully, confess
Read verse James 5:16 Verb Second Person Plural Present Middle Imperative
ἐξομολογεῖσθε exomologeisqe
I consent fully, confess
Read verse Revelation 3:5 Verb First Person Singular Future Middle Indicative
ἐξομολογήσομαι exomologhsomai
I consent fully, confess
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 4 Aligned forms 10 Tenses Present, Aorist, Future Voices Middle, Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 3×
Present Middle Matt 3:6 · Mark 1:5 · Acts 19:18 3×
Indicative states a fact or reality 5×
Present Middle Matt 11:25 · Luke 10:21 2×
Future Middle Rom 14:11 · Rom 15:9 2×
Aorist Active Luke 22:6 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 1×
Aorist Middle Phil 2:11 1×
Imperative command or strong request 1×
Present Middle Jas 5:16 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 9 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 5 aorist 2 future 2
Voice
middle 8 active 1
Mood
indicative 5 participle 2 imperative 1 subjunctive 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 3:6 ἐξομολογούμενοι present middle participle participle Matthew 11:25 Ἐξομολογοῦμαί present middle indicative ongoing Mark 1:5 ἐξομολογούμενοι present middle participle participle Luke 10:21 Ἐξομολογοῦμαί present middle indicative ongoing Luke 22:6 ἐξωμολόγησεν aorist active indicative completed Romans 14:11 ἐξομολογήσεται future middle indicative prospective Romans 15:9 ἐξομολογήσομαί future middle indicative prospective Philippians 2:11 ἐξομολογήσηται aorist middle subjunctive subjunctive James 5:16 ἐξομολογεῖσθε present middle imperative imperative
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 Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
acknowledging and confessing sins in repentance before baptism
openly acknowledging transgressions for forgiveness and restoration
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 10 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
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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