What does ἐρέω (eréō) mean in the Bible?
e. speak or say".
Greek · G2046
ἐρέω
An alternate for in certain tenses; to utter, i.e. speak or say
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ἐρέω G2046
Pronunciation eréō
What does ἐρέω (eréō) mean in the Bible?
ἐρέω (eréō) is a Greek word meaning "an alternate for in certain tenses; to utter, i.e. speak or say".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2046?
The BSB source-word alignment has 96 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include was spoken (8), it was said (6), shall we say (6), say (4), will say (4).
Where does ἐρέω (eréō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 1:22. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (30), Luke (19), Romans (13), Acts (7).
Are there verse guides for ἐρέω (eréō)?
This entry includes 2 verse guides that explain exact original-language forms in context.
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 was spoken 8× Matthew 2:23, Matthew 4:14, Matthew 8:17, Matthew 12:17
it was said 6× Matthew 5:21, Matthew 5:27, Matthew 5:33, Matthew 5:38
shall we say 6× Romans 3:5, Romans 4:1, Romans 6:1, Romans 7:7
say 4× Luke 15:18, Luke 22:11, Romans 9:20, 1 Corinthians 14:16
will say 4× Matthew 7:22, Matthew 25:34, Luke 17:7, James 2:18
He will ask 3× Matthew 21:25, Mark 11:31, Luke 20:5
[and] tell 2× Luke 14:9, Luke 14:10
had spoken 2× Matthew 2:15, Matthew 26:75
I will tell 2× Matthew 13:30, Mark 11:29
tell [him] 2× Matthew 21:3, Luke 19:31
will tell 2× Matthew 21:24, Revelation 17:7
[God] has said 1× Hebrews 4:3
[Jesus] had told 1× Luke 22:13
[people] will say 1× Luke 23:29
[People] will tell 1× Luke 17:23
As He has said 1× Acts 13:34
can you say 1× Matthew 7:4
did [God] ever say 1× Hebrews 1:13
Do not speak 1× Acts 23:5
had said 1× Matthew 1:22
has said 1× Hebrews 13:5
has told 1× John 12:50
have said 1× Acts 17:28
He adds 1× Hebrews 10:9
he had been told 1× Romans 4:18
He has spoken 1× Hebrews 4:4
He said 1× 2 Corinthians 12:9
He says 1× Hebrews 10:15
he will answer 1× Luke 13:27
he will reply 1× Luke 13:25
He will say 1× Matthew 25:41
his statement 1× Acts 20:38
I answered 1× Revelation 7:14
I have called 1× John 15:15
I have told 1× John 14:29
I told 1× John 6:65
I will say 1× Luke 12:19
I will say [it] 1× Philippians 4:4
I would be speaking 1× 2 Corinthians 12:6
It [also] says 1× Luke 4:12
It has also been said 1× Matthew 5:31
One of you will say 1× Romans 9:19
said 1× Matthew 22:31
speaks 1× Luke 12:10
specified 1× Luke 2:24
spoken 1× Matthew 2:17
spoken of 1× Matthew 24:15
they called out 1× Revelation 19:3
told 1× Revelation 6:11
was speaking 1× John 11:13
was spoken of 1× Matthew 3:3
was told 1× Romans 9:12
were spoken 1× Galatians 3:16
were told 1× Revelation 9:4
what was spoken 1× Acts 13:40
will [people] say 1× Luke 17:21
will ask 1× 1 Corinthians 15:35
will reply 1× Matthew 25:40
will they not say 1× 1 Corinthians 14:23
will we say 1× Romans 9:30
won’t he tell 1× Luke 17:8
you can say 1× Matthew 17:20
you have said 1× Acts 8:24
You have spoken 1× John 4:18
you will quote 1× Luke 4:23
You will say 1× Romans 11:19
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 1:22 ῥηθὲν to had said Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Neuter Singular Matthew 2:15 ῥηθὲν to had spoken Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Neuter Singular Matthew 2:17 ῥηθὲν to spoken Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Neuter Singular Matthew 2:23 ῥηθὲν to was spoken Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Neuter Singular Matthew 3:3 ῥηθεὶς to was spoken of Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular Matthew 4:14 ῥηθὲν to was spoken Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Neuter Singular Matthew 5:21 ἐρρέθη to it was said Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Matthew 5:27 ἐρρέθη to it was said Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Matthew 5:31 Ἐρρέθη to It has also been said Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Matthew 5:33 ἐρρέθη to it was said Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 1:22
Aligned rows 96
Books represented 13
Matthew 30 Mark 2 Luke 19 John 6 Acts 7 Romans 13 1 Corinthians 3 2 Corinthians 2 Galatians 1 Philippians 1 Hebrews 6 James 1 Revelation 5
Source forms
ἐρεῖ 17x erei Matthew 21:25, Matthew 25:34, Matthew 25:40, Matthew 25:41
ῥηθὲν 12x rhēthen Matthew 1:22, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 2:17, Matthew 2:23
ἐρρέθη 9x errethē Matthew 5:21, Matthew 5:27, Matthew 5:33, Matthew 5:38
ἐρῶ 8x erō Matthew 13:30, Matthew 21:24, Mark 11:29, Luke 12:19
ἐροῦμεν 7x eroumen Romans 3:5, Romans 4:1, Romans 6:1, Romans 7:7
εἴρηκεν 5x eirēken Acts 13:34, Hebrews 4:3, Hebrews 4:4, Hebrews 10:9
εἴρηκα 4x eirēka John 6:65, John 14:29, John 15:15, Revelation 7:14
εἰρημένον 4x eirēmenon Luke 2:24, Acts 2:16, Acts 13:40, Romans 4:18
Parsing patterns
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 17x Matthew 21:25, Matthew 25:34, Matthew 25:40, Matthew 25:41
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular 10x Matthew 5:21, Matthew 5:27, Matthew 5:31, Matthew 5:33
Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Neuter Singular 10x Matthew 1:22, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 2:17, Matthew 2:23
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular 8x Matthew 13:30, Matthew 21:24, Mark 11:29, Luke 12:19
Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 8x John 12:50, Acts 13:34, 2 Corinthians 12:9, Hebrews 1:13
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural 7x Romans 3:5, Romans 4:1, Romans 6:1, Romans 7:7
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural 5x Matthew 17:20, Matthew 21:3, Luke 4:23, Luke 19:31
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 5x Matthew 7:22, Luke 17:21, Luke 17:23, Luke 23:29
Key Verse and Form Guides
Verse-level guides showing how this original-language form works in its specific context, including grammar, verse function, and guarded interpretation.
Matthew 1:22 Verb Aorist Passive Participle Nominative Singular Neuter
ῥηθὲν rethen an alternate for in certain tenses; to utter, i.e. speak or say The form helps the reader hear the verse as fulfillment of a definite spoken word, while keeping the emphasis on what was said and on its divine source. Read verse guide Romans 3:5 Verb First Person Plural Future Active Indicative
ἐροῦμεν; eroumen an alternate for in certain tenses; to utter, i.e. speak or say The form makes the verse sound like a reasoned, inclusive inquiry, helping the reader hear the argument as dialogue. Read verse guide Evidence Summary
Greek word. an alternate for in certain tenses; to utter, i.e. speak or say
Source Gloss
an alternate for in certain tenses; to utter, i.e. speak or say
Extended definition
:--call, say, speak (of), tell.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
16 of 97 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
rhqen
I say, speak
Read verse Matthew 2:15 Verb Aorist Passive Participle Nominative Singular Neuter
ῥηθὲν rhqen
I say, speak
Read verse Matthew 2:17 Verb Aorist Passive Participle Nominative Singular Neuter
ῥηθὲν rhqen
I say, speak
Read verse Matthew 2:23 Verb Aorist Passive Participle Nominative Singular Neuter
ῥηθὲν rhqen
I say, speak
Read verse Matthew 3:3 Verb Aorist Passive Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ῥηθεὶς rhqeiv
I say, speak
Read verse Matthew 4:14 Verb Aorist Passive Participle Nominative Singular Neuter
ῥηθὲν rhqen
I say, speak
Read verse Matthew 5:21 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Passive Indicative
ἐρρέθη erreqh
I say, speak
Read verse Matthew 5:27 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Passive Indicative
ἐρρέθη erreqh
I say, speak
Read verse Matthew 5:31 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Passive Indicative
ἐρρέθη erreqh
I say, speak
Read verse Matthew 5:33 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Passive Indicative
ἐρρέθη erreqh
I say, speak
Read verse Matthew 5:38 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Passive Indicative
ἐρρέθη, erreqh
I say, speak
Read verse Matthew 5:43 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Passive Indicative
ἐρρέθη, erreqh
I say, speak
Read verse Matthew 7:4 Verb Second Person Singular Future Active Indicative
ἐρεῖς ereiv
I say, speak
Read verse Matthew 7:22 Verb Third Person Plural Future Active Indicative
ἐροῦσί erousin
I say, speak
Read verse Matthew 8:17 Verb Aorist Passive Participle Nominative Singular Neuter
ῥηθὲν rhqen
I say, speak
Read verse Matthew 12:17 Verb Aorist Passive Participle Nominative Singular Neuter
ῥηθὲν rhqen
I say, speak
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 72 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
future 46 perfect 23 pluperfect 3
Voice
active 67 passive 5
Mood
indicative 66 participle 5 infinitive 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 7:22 ἐροῦσίν future active indicative prospective Matthew 7:4 ἐρεῖς future active indicative prospective Matthew 13:30 ἐρῶ future active indicative prospective Matthew 17:20 ἐρεῖτε future active indicative prospective Matthew 21:24 ἐρῶ future active indicative prospective Matthew 21:25 ἐρεῖ future active indicative prospective Matthew 21:3 ἐρεῖτε future active indicative prospective Matthew 25:34 ἐρεῖ future active indicative prospective Matthew 25:40 ἐρεῖ future active indicative prospective Matthew 25:41 ἐρεῖ future active indicative prospective Matthew 26:75 εἰρηκότος perfect active participle participle Mark 11:29 ἐρῶ future active indicative prospective Mark 11:31 ἐρεῖ future active indicative prospective Luke 2:24 εἰρημένον perfect passive participle participle Luke 4:12 Εἴρηται perfect passive indicative resultant Luke 4:23 ἐρεῖτέ future active indicative prospective Luke 12:10 ἐρεῖ future active indicative prospective Luke 12:19 ἐρῶ future active indicative prospective Luke 13:25 ἐρεῖ future active indicative prospective Luke 13:27 ἐρεῖ future active indicative prospective Luke 14:10 ἐρεῖ future active indicative prospective Luke 14:9 ἐρεῖ future active indicative prospective Luke 15:18 ἐρῶ future active indicative prospective Luke 17:21 ἐροῦσιν future active indicative prospective Luke 17:23 ἐροῦσιν future active indicative prospective Luke 17:7 ἐρεῖ future active indicative prospective Luke 17:8 ἐρεῖ future active indicative prospective Luke 19:31 ἐρεῖτε future active indicative prospective Luke 20:5 ἐρεῖ future active indicative prospective Luke 22:11 ἐρεῖτε future active indicative prospective Luke 22:13 εἰρήκει pluperfect active indicative resultant Luke 23:29 ἐροῦσιν future active indicative prospective John 4:18 εἴρηκας perfect active indicative resultant John 6:65 εἴρηκα perfect active indicative resultant John 11:13 εἰρήκει pluperfect active indicative resultant John 12:50 εἴρηκέν perfect active indicative resultant John 14:29 εἴρηκα perfect active indicative resultant John 15:15 εἴρηκα perfect active indicative resultant Acts 2:16 εἰρημένον perfect passive participle participle Acts 8:24 εἰρήκατε perfect active indicative resultant
+32 more 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
ἐρέω is built from this root:
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