What does καταξιόω (kataxióō) mean in the Bible?
καταξιόω (kataxióō): To regard someone as worthy of receiving something; divine judgment of deserving.
Greek · G2661
καταξιόω
To deem entirely deserving
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καταξιόωG2661
Pronunciationkataxióō
What does καταξιόω (kataxióō) mean in the Bible?
καταξιόω (kataxióō): To regard someone as worthy of receiving something; divine judgment of deserving.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2661?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include considered worthy (1), they had been counted worthy (1), will be counted worthy (1).
Where does καταξιόω (kataxióō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 20:35. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Thessalonians (1), Acts (1), Luke (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 Itconsidered worthy1×Luke 20:35
they had been counted worthy1×Acts 5:41
will be counted worthy1×2 Thessalonians 1:5
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLuke 20:35
Aligned rows3
Books represented3
Luke1Acts12 Thessalonians1
Source forms
καταξιωθέντες1xkataxiōthentesLuke 20:35
καταξιωθῆναι1xkataxiōthēnai2 Thessalonians 1:5
κατηξιώθησαν1xkatēxiōthēsanActs 5:41
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural1xActs 5:41
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive1x2 Thessalonians 1:5
Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural1xLuke 20:35
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To regard someone as worthy of receiving something; divine judgment of deserving.
Strong'sG2661
Lexical occurrences3 versesGreek text appearances4 timesWord forms3 forms3 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to deem entirely deserving
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 20:35Verb Aorist Passive Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
καταξιωθέντεςkataxiwqentev
I deem worthy
Read verseLuke 21:36Verb Second Person Plural Aorist Passive Subjunctive
καταξιωθῆτεkataxiwqhte
I deem worthy
Read verseActs 5:41Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Passive Indicative
κατηξιώθησανkathxiwqhsan
I deem worthy
Read verse2 Thessalonians 1:5Verb Aorist Passive Infinitive
καταξιωθῆναιkataxiwqhnai
I deem worthy
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 groups3Aligned forms3TensesAoristVoicesPassive
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Tenses
Voices
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality1×
Aorist PassiveLuke 20:351×
Indicativestates a fact or reality1×
Aorist PassiveActs 5:411×
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract1×
Aorist Passive2 Thess 1:51×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist3
Voice
passive3
Mood
infinitive1indicative1participle1
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)
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Witnesses
Luke 20:27–40καταξιωθέντεςkataxióō
Having been considered worthy
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Word Origins
καταξιόω is built from these roots: