What does Ἰουδαΐζω (Ioudaḯzō) mean in the Bible?
e. "Judaize"".
Greek · G2450
Ἰουδαΐζω
To become a Judæan, i.e. "Judaize"
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Ἰουδαΐζω G2450
Pronunciation Ioudaḯzō
What does Ἰουδαΐζω (Ioudaḯzō) mean in the Bible?
Ἰουδαΐζω (Ioudaḯzō) is a Greek word meaning "to become a Judæan, i.e. "Judaize"".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2450?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include to live like Jews (1).
Where does Ἰουδαΐζω (Ioudaḯzō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Galatians 2:14. Its strongest book concentrations include Galatians (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 to live like Jews 1× Galatians 2:14
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Usage map
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First aligned row Galatians 2:14
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Galatians 1
Source forms
ἰουδαΐζειν 1x ioudaizein Galatians 2:14
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Infinitive Active 1x Galatians 2:14
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to become a Judæan, i.e. "Judaize"
Source Gloss
to become a Judæan, i.e. "Judaize"
Extended definition
:--live as the Jews.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Galatians 2:14 Verb Present Active Infinitive
Ἰουδαΐζειν; ioudaizein
I live as a Jew
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.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 1
Voice
active 1
Mood
infinitive 1
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
Ἰουδαΐζω is built from this root:
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