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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κατασκευάζω G2680 to prepare
Pronunciation kataskeuázō
Prepare by constructing or building something with deliberate arrangement; implies thorough, purposeful preparation.
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ὁδός G3598 road
Pronunciation hodós
Metaphorically denotes a course of conduct or way of life, especially God's approved pathway or the Christian faith itself.
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What does κατασκευάσει τὴν ὁδόν σου (kataskeuasei tēn hodon sou) mean in the Bible?
κατασκευάζω · ὁδός is a Greek phrase meaning "prepare your way".
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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 groups 2 Aligned forms 11 Tenses Future, Aorist, Perfect, Present Voices Active, Passive
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 6×
Future Active Matt 11:10 · Mark 1:2 · Luke 7:27 3×
Present Passive Heb 3:4 1×
Aorist Passive Heb 9:2 1×
Aorist Active Heb 11:7 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 5×
Aorist Active Heb 3:3 · Heb 3:4 2×
Perfect Passive Luke 1:17 · Heb 9:6 2×
Present Passive 1 Pet 3:20 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 11 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 4 future 3 present 2 perfect 2
Voice
active 6 passive 5
Mood
indicative 6 participle 5
NT Occurrences
Matthew 11:10 κατασκευάσει future active indicative prospective Mark 1:2 κατασκευάσει future active indicative prospective Luke 1:17 κατεσκευασμένον perfect passive participle participle Luke 7:27 κατασκευάσει future active indicative prospective Hebrews 3:3 κατασκευάσας aorist active participle participle Hebrews 3:4 κατασκευάζεται present passive indicative ongoing Hebrews 3:4 κατασκευάσας aorist active participle participle Hebrews 9:2 κατεσκευάσθη aorist passive indicative completed Hebrews 9:6 κατεσκευασμένων perfect passive participle participle Hebrews 11:7 κατεσκεύασεν aorist active indicative completed 1 Peter 3:20 κατασκευαζομένης present passive participle participle
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:
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