What does ἐξορκίζω (exorkízō) mean in the Bible?
ἐξορκίζω (exorkízō) is a Greek word meaning "to adjure".
Greek · G1844
ἐξορκίζω
To adjure
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ἐξορκίζωG1844
Pronunciationexorkízō
What does ἐξορκίζω (exorkízō) mean in the Bible?
ἐξορκίζω (exorkízō) is a Greek word meaning "to adjure".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1844?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include I charge You under oath (1).
Where does ἐξορκίζω (exorkízō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 26:63. Its strongest book concentrations include 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 ItI charge You under oath1×Matthew 26:63
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Usage map
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First aligned rowMatthew 26:63
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
Matthew1
Source forms
Ἐξορκίζω1xExorkizōMatthew 26:63
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular1xMatthew 26:63
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to adjure
Strong'sG1844
Lexical occurrences1 verseGreek text appearances1 timeWord forms1 form1 referenceVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to adjure
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
(later form of ἐξορκόω ), [in LXX: Jdg.17:2 (אָלָה), Gen.24:3, 3Ki.22:16 (שָׁבַע hi.)* ;]
1to administer an oath to (Dem., Polyb., al.).
2to adjure: with accusative of person(s), before κατά, with genitive (as frequently in magic π.; MM, Exp., xiv), Mat.26:63.
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.
Matthew 26:63Verb First Person Singular Present Active Indicative
Ἐξορκίζωexorkizw
I adjure, put to oath
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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 forms1TensesPresentVoicesActive
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Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality1×
Present ActiveMatt 26:631×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present1
Voice
active1
Mood
indicative1
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
ἐξορκίζω is built from these roots: