What does ἁλίζω (halízō) mean in the Bible?
ἁλίζω (halízō): To season or preserve with salt; metaphorically, to give moral flavor or worthiness to disciples.
Greek · G233
ἁλίζω
To salt
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ἁλίζω G233
Pronunciation halízō
What does ἁλίζω (halízō) mean in the Bible?
ἁλίζω (halízō): To season or preserve with salt; metaphorically, to give moral flavor or worthiness to disciples.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G233?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include can it be made salty again (1), will be salted (1).
Where does ἁλίζω (halízō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 5:13. Its strongest book concentrations include Mark (1), Matthew (1).
Are there verse guides for ἁλίζω (halízō)?
This entry includes 1 verse guide 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 can it be made salty again 1× Matthew 5:13
will be salted 1× Mark 9:49
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Usage map
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First aligned row Matthew 5:13
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Matthew 1 Mark 1
Source forms
ἁλισθήσεται 2x halisthēsetai Matthew 5:13, Mark 9:49
Parsing patterns
Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular 2x Matthew 5:13, Mark 9:49
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.
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To season or preserve with salt; metaphorically, to give moral flavor or worthiness to disciples.
Source Gloss
to salt
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
alisqhsetai
I salt, sprinkle with salt, keep fresh and sound
Read verse Mark 9:49 Verb Third Person Singular Future Passive Indicative
ἁλισθήσεται, alisqhsetai
I salt, sprinkle with salt, keep fresh and sound
Read verse Mark 9:49 Verb Third Person Singular Future Passive Indicative
ἁλισθήσεται. alisqhsetai
I salt, sprinkle with salt, keep fresh and sound
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.
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 groups 1 Aligned forms 2 Tenses Future Voices Passive
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 2×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
future 2
Voice
passive 2
Mood
indicative 2
NT 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)
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Witnesses
Mark 9:49–50 ἁλίζω halízō
to salt, season
Showing 1 selected witness from 2 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ἁλίζω is built from this root:
ἅλς G251
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