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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ἐρέωG2046
Pronunciationeréō
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 Itwas spoken8×Matthew 2:23, Matthew 4:14, Matthew 8:17, Matthew 12:17
it was said6×Matthew 5:21, Matthew 5:27, Matthew 5:33, Matthew 5:38
shall we say6×Romans 3:5, Romans 4:1, Romans 6:1, Romans 7:7
say4×Luke 15:18, Luke 22:11, Romans 9:20, 1 Corinthians 14:16
will say4×Matthew 7:22, Matthew 25:34, Luke 17:7, James 2:18
He will ask3×Matthew 21:25, Mark 11:31, Luke 20:5
[and] tell2×Luke 14:9, Luke 14:10
had spoken2×Matthew 2:15, Matthew 26:75
I will tell2×Matthew 13:30, Mark 11:29
tell [him]2×Matthew 21:3, Luke 19:31
will tell2×Matthew 21:24, Revelation 17:7
[God] has said1×Hebrews 4:3
[Jesus] had told1×Luke 22:13
[people] will say1×Luke 23:29
[People] will tell1×Luke 17:23
As He has said1×Acts 13:34
can you say1×Matthew 7:4
did [God] ever say1×Hebrews 1:13
Do not speak1×Acts 23:5
had said1×Matthew 1:22
has said1×Hebrews 13:5
has told1×John 12:50
have said1×Acts 17:28
He adds1×Hebrews 10:9
he had been told1×Romans 4:18
He has spoken1×Hebrews 4:4
He said1×2 Corinthians 12:9
He says1×Hebrews 10:15
he will answer1×Luke 13:27
he will reply1×Luke 13:25
He will say1×Matthew 25:41
his statement1×Acts 20:38
I answered1×Revelation 7:14
I have called1×John 15:15
I have told1×John 14:29
I told1×John 6:65
I will say1×Luke 12:19
I will say [it]1×Philippians 4:4
I would be speaking1×2 Corinthians 12:6
It [also] says1×Luke 4:12
It has also been said1×Matthew 5:31
One of you will say1×Romans 9:19
said1×Matthew 22:31
speaks1×Luke 12:10
specified1×Luke 2:24
spoken1×Matthew 2:17
spoken of1×Matthew 24:15
they called out1×Revelation 19:3
told1×Revelation 6:11
was speaking1×John 11:13
was spoken of1×Matthew 3:3
was told1×Romans 9:12
were spoken1×Galatians 3:16
were told1×Revelation 9:4
what was spoken1×Acts 13:40
will [people] say1×Luke 17:21
will ask1×1 Corinthians 15:35
will reply1×Matthew 25:40
will they not say1×1 Corinthians 14:23
will we say1×Romans 9:30
won’t he tell1×Luke 17:8
you can say1×Matthew 17:20
you have said1×Acts 8:24
You have spoken1×John 4:18
you will quote1×Luke 4:23
You will say1×Romans 11:19
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 1:22ῥηθὲνtohad saidVerb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Neuter SingularMatthew 2:15ῥηθὲνtohad spokenVerb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Neuter SingularMatthew 2:17ῥηθὲνtospokenVerb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Neuter SingularMatthew 2:23ῥηθὲνtowas spokenVerb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Neuter SingularMatthew 3:3ῥηθεὶςtowas spoken ofVerb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine SingularMatthew 4:14ῥηθὲνtowas spokenVerb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Neuter SingularMatthew 5:21ἐρρέθηtoit was saidVerb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingularMatthew 5:27ἐρρέθηtoit was saidVerb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingularMatthew 5:31ἘρρέθηtoIt has also been saidVerb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingularMatthew 5:33ἐρρέθηtoit was saidVerb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 1:22
Aligned rows96
Books represented13
Matthew30Mark2Luke19John6Acts7Romans131 Corinthians32 Corinthians2Galatians1Philippians1Hebrews6James1Revelation5
Source forms
ἐρεῖ17xereiMatthew 21:25, Matthew 25:34, Matthew 25:40, Matthew 25:41
ῥηθὲν12xrhēthenMatthew 1:22, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 2:17, Matthew 2:23
ἐρρέθη9xerrethēMatthew 5:21, Matthew 5:27, Matthew 5:33, Matthew 5:38
ἐρῶ8xerōMatthew 13:30, Matthew 21:24, Mark 11:29, Luke 12:19
ἐροῦμεν7xeroumenRomans 3:5, Romans 4:1, Romans 6:1, Romans 7:7
εἴρηκεν5xeirēkenActs 13:34, Hebrews 4:3, Hebrews 4:4, Hebrews 10:9
εἴρηκα4xeirēkaJohn 6:65, John 14:29, John 15:15, Revelation 7:14
εἰρημένον4xeirēmenonLuke 2:24, Acts 2:16, Acts 13:40, Romans 4:18
Parsing patterns
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular17xMatthew 21:25, Matthew 25:34, Matthew 25:40, Matthew 25:41
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular10xMatthew 5:21, Matthew 5:27, Matthew 5:31, Matthew 5:33
Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Neuter Singular10xMatthew 1:22, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 2:17, Matthew 2:23
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular8xMatthew 13:30, Matthew 21:24, Mark 11:29, Luke 12:19
Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular8xJohn 12:50, Acts 13:34, 2 Corinthians 12:9, Hebrews 1:13
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural7xRomans 3:5, Romans 4:1, Romans 6:1, Romans 7:7
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural5xMatthew 17:20, Matthew 21:3, Luke 4:23, Luke 19:31
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural5xMatthew 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 1:22Verb Aorist Passive Participle Nominative Singular Neuter
ῥηθὲνrethenan alternate for in certain tenses; to utter, i.e. speak or sayThe 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 guideRomans 3:5Verb First Person Plural Future Active Indicative
ἐροῦμεν;eroumenan alternate for in certain tenses; to utter, i.e. speak or sayThe form makes the verse sound like a reasoned, inclusive inquiry, helping the reader hear the argument as dialogue.Read verse guideEvidence 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 corpusGreek 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 verseMatthew 2:15Verb Aorist Passive Participle Nominative Singular Neuter
ῥηθὲνrhqen
I say, speak
Read verseMatthew 2:17Verb Aorist Passive Participle Nominative Singular Neuter
ῥηθὲνrhqen
I say, speak
Read verseMatthew 2:23Verb Aorist Passive Participle Nominative Singular Neuter
ῥηθὲνrhqen
I say, speak
Read verseMatthew 3:3Verb Aorist Passive Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ῥηθεὶςrhqeiv
I say, speak
Read verseMatthew 4:14Verb Aorist Passive Participle Nominative Singular Neuter
ῥηθὲνrhqen
I say, speak
Read verseMatthew 5:21Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Passive Indicative
ἐρρέθηerreqh
I say, speak
Read verseMatthew 5:27Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Passive Indicative
ἐρρέθηerreqh
I say, speak
Read verseMatthew 5:31Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Passive Indicative
ἐρρέθηerreqh
I say, speak
Read verseMatthew 5:33Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Passive Indicative
ἐρρέθηerreqh
I say, speak
Read verseMatthew 5:38Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Passive Indicative
ἐρρέθη,erreqh
I say, speak
Read verseMatthew 5:43Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Passive Indicative
ἐρρέθη,erreqh
I say, speak
Read verseMatthew 7:4Verb Second Person Singular Future Active Indicative
ἐρεῖςereiv
I say, speak
Read verseMatthew 7:22Verb Third Person Plural Future Active Indicative
ἐροῦσίerousin
I say, speak
Read verseMatthew 8:17Verb Aorist Passive Participle Nominative Singular Neuter
ῥηθὲνrhqen
I say, speak
Read verseMatthew 12:17Verb Aorist Passive Participle Nominative Singular Neuter
ῥηθὲνrhqen
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
future46perfect23pluperfect3
Voice
active67passive5
Mood
indicative66participle5infinitive1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 7:22ἐροῦσίνfuture active indicativeprospectiveMatthew 7:4ἐρεῖςfuture active indicativeprospectiveMatthew 13:30ἐρῶfuture active indicativeprospectiveMatthew 17:20ἐρεῖτεfuture active indicativeprospectiveMatthew 21:24ἐρῶfuture active indicativeprospectiveMatthew 21:25ἐρεῖfuture active indicativeprospectiveMatthew 21:3ἐρεῖτεfuture active indicativeprospectiveMatthew 25:34ἐρεῖfuture active indicativeprospectiveMatthew 25:40ἐρεῖfuture active indicativeprospectiveMatthew 25:41ἐρεῖfuture active indicativeprospectiveMatthew 26:75εἰρηκότοςperfect active participleparticipleMark 11:29ἐρῶfuture active indicativeprospectiveMark 11:31ἐρεῖfuture active indicativeprospectiveLuke 2:24εἰρημένονperfect passive participleparticipleLuke 4:12Εἴρηταιperfect passive indicativeresultantLuke 4:23ἐρεῖτέfuture active indicativeprospectiveLuke 12:10ἐρεῖfuture active indicativeprospectiveLuke 12:19ἐρῶfuture active indicativeprospectiveLuke 13:25ἐρεῖfuture active indicativeprospectiveLuke 13:27ἐρεῖfuture active indicativeprospectiveLuke 14:10ἐρεῖfuture active indicativeprospectiveLuke 14:9ἐρεῖfuture active indicativeprospectiveLuke 15:18ἐρῶfuture active indicativeprospectiveLuke 17:21ἐροῦσινfuture active indicativeprospectiveLuke 17:23ἐροῦσινfuture active indicativeprospectiveLuke 17:7ἐρεῖfuture active indicativeprospectiveLuke 17:8ἐρεῖfuture active indicativeprospectiveLuke 19:31ἐρεῖτεfuture active indicativeprospectiveLuke 20:5ἐρεῖfuture active indicativeprospectiveLuke 22:11ἐρεῖτεfuture active indicativeprospectiveLuke 22:13εἰρήκειpluperfect active indicativeresultantLuke 23:29ἐροῦσινfuture active indicativeprospectiveJohn 4:18εἴρηκαςperfect active indicativeresultantJohn 6:65εἴρηκαperfect active indicativeresultantJohn 11:13εἰρήκειpluperfect active indicativeresultantJohn 12:50εἴρηκένperfect active indicativeresultantJohn 14:29εἴρηκαperfect active indicativeresultantJohn 15:15εἴρηκαperfect active indicativeresultantActs 2:16εἰρημένονperfect passive participleparticipleActs 8:24εἰρήκατεperfect active indicativeresultant+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: