What does ἱστορέω (historéō) mean in the Bible?
ἱστορέω (historéō) is a Greek word meaning "to get acquainted".
Greek · G2477
ἱστορέω
To get acquainted
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ἱστορέωG2477
Pronunciationhistoréō
What does ἱστορέω (historéō) mean in the Bible?
ἱστορέω (historéō) is a Greek word meaning "to get acquainted".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2477?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include to confer with (1).
Where does ἱστορέω (historéō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Galatians 1:18. 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 Itto confer with1×Galatians 1:18
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First aligned rowGalatians 1:18
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
Galatians1
Source forms
ἱστορῆσαι1xhistorēsaiGalatians 1:18
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active1xGalatians 1:18
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to get acquainted
Source Gloss
to get acquainted
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
(ἵστωρ, one learned or skilled in) [in LXX: 1Es.1:33 Est.1:42 * ;]
1with accusative of thing(s), to inquire into, learn by inquiry.
2C. accusative of person(s), to inquire of or about.
3to narrate, record.
4In late writers, to visit, become acquainted with: Gal.1:18 (see Ellic., in l, and cf. MM, Exp., xv).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek 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 1:18Verb Aorist Active Infinitive
ἱστορῆσαιistorhsai
I get acquainted with, visit
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
aorist1
Voice
active1
Mood
infinitive1
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
ἱστορέω is built from this root: