What does θριαμβεύω (thriambeúō) mean in the Bible?
θριαμβεύω (thriambeúō): To lead captive in public triumph; God displays believers or enemies conspicuously through Christ.
Greek · G2358
θριαμβεύω
To triumph
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θριαμβεύωG2358
Pronunciationthriambeúō
What does θριαμβεύω (thriambeúō) mean in the Bible?
θριαμβεύω (thriambeúō): To lead captive in public triumph; God displays believers or enemies conspicuously through Christ.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2358?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include leads us triumphantly as captives (1), triumphing (1).
Where does θριαμβεύω (thriambeúō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Corinthians 2:14. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Corinthians (1), Colossians (1).
Are there verse guides for θριαμβεύω (thriambeúō)?
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 Itleads us triumphantly as captives1×2 Corinthians 2:14
triumphing1×Colossians 2:15
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row2 Corinthians 2:14
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
2 Corinthians1Colossians1
Source forms
θριαμβεύοντι1xthriambeuonti2 Corinthians 2:14
θριαμβεύσας1xthriambeusasColossians 2:15
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular1xColossians 2:15
Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Singular1x2 Corinthians 2:14
Key Verse and Form Guides
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Evidence Summary
Greek word. To lead captive in public triumph; God displays believers or enemies conspicuously through Christ.
Source Gloss
to triumph
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
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.).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
2 Corinthians 2:14Verb Present Active Participle Dative Singular Masculine
θριαμβεύοντιqriambeuonti
I lead around, make a spectacle of
Read verseqriambeusav
I lead around, make a spectacle of
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.
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Form groups1Aligned forms2TensesPresent, AoristVoicesActive
Tenses
Voices
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality2×
Present Active2 Cor 2:141×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present1aorist1
Voice
active2
Mood
participle2
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)
Word Origins
θριαμβεύω is built from this root: