Greek · G2358 · unreviewed

θριαμβεύω

To triumph

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θριαμβεύω G2358
Pronunciation thriambeúō

What does θριαμβεύω (thriambeúō) mean in the Bible?

θριαμβεύω (thriambeúō) is a Greek word meaning "to triumph". θριαμβεύω (θρίαμβος, 1.

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Meaning

to triumph
Extended definition

To lead captive in public triumph; God displays believers or enemies conspicuously through Christ.

(θρίαμβος, 1. a festal hymn to Bacchus. 2. The Roman triumphus),

1to triumph (and rarely, with accusative, to triumph over; so perh. Col.2:15, but see infr.).
2to lead in triumph: with accusative of person(s), 2Co.2:14; hence, generally, to make a spectacle or show of: Col.2:15 (but see supr.; cf. MM, Exp., xv; and esp. Field, Notes, 181).
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Present Aorist
Voices
Active
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality
Present Active 2 Cor 2:14
Aorist Active Col 2:15
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
participle 2
Tense
present 1 aorist 1
Voice
active 2
Mood
participle 2

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 Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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