What does ἀγαλλιάω · ἅγιος · πνεῦμα mean in the Bible?
ἀγαλλιάω · ἅγιος · πνεῦμα is a Greek phrase meaning "rejoiced, exulted in the Holy Spirit".
Greek · G21, G40, G4151
ἠγαλλιάσατο τῷ πνεύματι τῷ ἁγίῳ
To rejoice · holy · spirit/breath: spirit
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ἀγαλλιάωG21to rejoice
Pronunciationagalliáō
Exultant joy that expresses gladness in God, often with overtones of triumph or celebration
Open lexicon entry →ἅγιοςG40holy
Pronunciationhágios
Set apart to God for his service, characterized by moral purity reflecting God's own nature.
Open lexicon entry →πνεῦμαG4151spirit/breath: spirit
Pronunciationpneûma
Spirit as the immaterial dimension of human existence, or God's transformative power, distinct from soul and body.
Open lexicon entry →What does ἠγαλλιάσατο τῷ πνεύματι τῷ ἁγίῳ (ēgalliasato tō pneumati tō hagiō) mean in the Bible?
ἀγαλλιάω · ἅγιος · πνεῦμα is a Greek phrase meaning "rejoiced, exulted in the Holy Spirit".
Full entry for ἠγαλλιάσατο τῷ πνεύματι τῷ ἁγίῳ (G21, G40, G4151) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G21, G40, G4151?
G21, G40, G4151 is connected to 11 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. rejoiced, exulted in the Holy Spirit
Source Gloss
rejoiced, exulted in the Holy Spirit
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 groups5Aligned forms11TensesAorist, PresentVoicesMiddle, Active, Passive
Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality7×
Aorist MiddleLuke 10:21 · John 8:56 · Acts 2:26 · Acts 16:344×
Present Middle1 Pet 1:6 · 1 Pet 1:82×
Aorist ActiveLuke 1:471×
Imperativecommand or strong request1×
Present MiddleMatt 5:121×
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract1×
Aorist PassiveJohn 5:351×
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality1×
Present Middle1 Pet 4:131×
Subjunctivepossibility, probability, or purpose1×
Present ActiveRev 19:71×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 11 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist6present5
Voice
middle8active2passive1
Mood
indicative7participle1infinitive1imperative1subjunctive1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 5:12ἀγαλλιᾶσθεpresent middle imperativeimperativeLuke 1:47ἠγαλλίασενaorist active indicativecompletedLuke 10:21ἠγαλλιάσατοaorist middle indicativecompletedJohn 5:35ἀγαλλιαθῆναιaorist passive infinitiveinfinitiveJohn 8:56ἠγαλλιάσατοaorist middle indicativecompletedActs 2:26ἠγαλλιάσατοaorist middle indicativecompletedActs 16:34ἠγαλλιάσατοaorist middle indicativecompleted1 Peter 1:6ἀγαλλιᾶσθεpresent middle indicativeongoing1 Peter 1:8ἀγαλλιᾶσθεpresent middle indicativeongoing1 Peter 4:13ἀγαλλιώμενοιpresent middle participleparticipleRevelation 19:7ἀγαλλιῶμενpresent active subjunctivesubjunctive
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
ἠγαλλιάσατο τῷ πνεύματι τῷ ἁγίῳ is built from this root: