What does κατασκευάζω · ὁδός mean in the Bible?
κατασκευάζω · ὁδός is a Greek phrase meaning "prepare your way".
Greek · G2680, G3598
κατασκευάσει τὴν ὁδόν σου
To prepare · road
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κατασκευάζωG2680to prepare
Pronunciationkataskeuázō
Prepare by constructing or building something with deliberate arrangement; implies thorough, purposeful preparation.
Open lexicon entry →ὁδόςG3598road
Pronunciationhodós
Metaphorically denotes a course of conduct or way of life, especially God's approved pathway or the Christian faith itself.
Open lexicon entry →What does κατασκευάσει τὴν ὁδόν σου (kataskeuasei tēn hodon sou) mean in the Bible?
κατασκευάζω · ὁδός is a Greek phrase meaning "prepare your way".
Full entry for κατασκευάσει τὴν ὁδόν σου (G2680, G3598) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2680, G3598?
G2680, G3598 is connected to 11 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. prepare your way
Source Gloss
prepare your way
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 forms11TensesFuture, Aorist, Perfect, PresentVoicesActive, Passive
Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality6×
Future ActiveMatt 11:10 · Mark 1:2 · Luke 7:273×
Present PassiveHeb 3:41×
Aorist PassiveHeb 9:21×
Aorist ActiveHeb 11:71×
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality5×
Aorist ActiveHeb 3:3 · Heb 3:42×
Perfect PassiveLuke 1:17 · Heb 9:62×
Present Passive1 Pet 3:201×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 11 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist4future3present2perfect2
Voice
active6passive5
Mood
indicative6participle5
NT Occurrences
Matthew 11:10κατασκευάσειfuture active indicativeprospectiveMark 1:2κατασκευάσειfuture active indicativeprospectiveLuke 1:17κατεσκευασμένονperfect passive participleparticipleLuke 7:27κατασκευάσειfuture active indicativeprospectiveHebrews 3:3κατασκευάσαςaorist active participleparticipleHebrews 3:4κατασκευάζεταιpresent passive indicativeongoingHebrews 3:4κατασκευάσαςaorist active participleparticipleHebrews 9:2κατεσκευάσθηaorist passive indicativecompletedHebrews 9:6κατεσκευασμένωνperfect passive participleparticipleHebrews 11:7κατεσκεύασενaorist active indicativecompleted1 Peter 3:20κατασκευαζομένηςpresent passive participleparticiple
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
κατασκευάσει τὴν ὁδόν σου is built from these roots: