What does ἅλλομαι (hállomai) mean in the Bible?
ἅλλομαι (hállomai) is a Greek word meaning "to jump; figuratively, to gush".
Greek · G242
ἅλλομαι
To jump; figuratively, to gush
Reading a lexicon entry
What this page is: Each lexicon entry shows the original Hebrew or Greek word behind the English translation: its meaning, its range of use, and where it appears in Scripture.
Strong's number: The Strong's code (H- or G-) is the standard reference number for this word. It connects this entry to chapter and passage language tabs.
Where it appears: The witness passages show where this word is used in context. Click any to open the study page for that passage.
This lexicon entry is part of our ongoing editorial review. If you notice missing content, unclear wording, or a possible correction, please send us a note through theConnect page. Screenshots are helpful.
ἅλλομαιG242
Pronunciationhállomai
What does ἅλλομαι (hállomai) mean in the Bible?
ἅλλομαι (hállomai) is a Greek word meaning "to jump; figuratively, to gush".
Full entry for ἅλλομαι (G242) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G242?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [the man] jumped up (1), leaping (1), springing up (1).
Where does ἅλλομαι (hállomai) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at John 4:14. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (2), John (1).
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[the man] jumped up1×Acts 14:10
leaping1×Acts 3:8
springing up1×John 4:14
Show sample aligned rows
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowJohn 4:14
Aligned rows3
Books represented2
John1Acts2
Source forms
ἁλλόμενος1xhallomenosActs 3:8
ἁλλομένου1xhallomenouJohn 4:14
ἥλατο1xhēlatoActs 14:10
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular1xActs 14:10
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Neuter Singular1xJohn 4:14
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular1xActs 3:8
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to jump; figuratively, to gush
Strong'sG242
Lexical occurrences3 versesGreek text appearances3 timesWord forms2 forms3 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to jump; figuratively, to gush
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
John 4:14Verb Present Middle or Passive Deponent Participle Genitive Singular Neuter
ἁλλομένουallomenou
I leap, bubble up
Read verseActs 3:8Verb Present Middle or Passive Deponent Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ἁλλόμενοςallomenov
I leap, bubble up
Read verseActs 14:10Verb Third Person Singular Imperfect Middle or Passive Deponent Indicative
ἥλλετοhlleto
I leap, bubble up
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 groups2Aligned forms3TensesPresent, AoristVoicesMiddle
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality2×
Present MiddleJohn 4:14 · Acts 3:82×
Indicativestates a fact or reality1×
Aorist MiddleActs 14:101×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present2aorist1
Voice
middle3
Mood
participle2indicative1
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
ἅλλομαι is a primary verb - no further derivation.