What does ἐπαθροίζω (epathroízō) mean in the Bible?
ἐπαθροίζω (epathroízō) is a Greek word meaning "to accumulate".
Greek · G1865
ἐπαθροίζω
To accumulate
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ἐπαθροίζω G1865
Pronunciation epathroízō
What does ἐπαθροίζω (epathroízō) mean in the Bible?
ἐπαθροίζω (epathroízō) is a Greek word meaning "to accumulate".
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How does the BSB render G1865?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include were increasing (1).
Where does ἐπαθροίζω (epathroízō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 11:29. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (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 were increasing 1× Luke 11:29
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First aligned row Luke 11:29
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Luke 1
Source forms
ἐπαθροιζομένων 1x epathroizomenōn Luke 11:29
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Plural 1x Luke 11:29
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to accumulate
Source Gloss
to accumulate
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
to assemble besides (Plut.): pass., Luk.11:29.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 11:29 Verb Present Passive Participle Genitive Plural Masculine
ἐπαθροιζομένων epaqroizomenwn
I gather together, crowd upon, press around
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.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 1
Voice
passive 1
Mood
participle 1
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
ἐπαθροίζω is built from this root:
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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