Greek · G2661 · unreviewed

καταξιόω

To deem entirely deserving

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καταξιόω G2661
Pronunciation kataxióō

What does καταξιόω (kataxióō) mean in the Bible?

καταξιόω (kataxióō) is a Greek word meaning "to deem entirely deserving". κατ-αξιόω, -ῶ [in LXX: 2Ma.

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Meaning

to deem entirely deserving
Extended definition

To regard someone as worthy of receiving something; divine judgment of deserving.

to deem worthy: with accusative of person(s) and genitive of thing(s), 2Th.1:5; pass. before inf., Luk.20:35, Act.5:41.

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

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

Tenses
Aorist
Voices
Passive
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality
Aorist Passive Luke 20:35
Indicative states a fact or reality
Aorist Passive Acts 5:41
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract
Aorist Passive 2 Thess 1:5
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 1 infinitive 1 participle 1
Tense
aorist 3
Voice
passive 3
Mood
infinitive 1 indicative 1 participle 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)

Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

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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