What does κινδυνεύω (kindyneúō) mean in the Bible?
κινδυνεύω (kindyneúō) is a Greek word meaning "to undergo peril".
Greek · G2793
κινδυνεύω
To undergo peril
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κινδυνεύωG2793
Pronunciationkindyneúō
What does κινδυνεύω (kindyneúō) mean in the Bible?
κινδυνεύω (kindyneúō) is a Greek word meaning "to undergo peril".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2793?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [There is] danger (1), endanger ourselves (1), they were in great danger (1), we are in jeopardy of (1).
Where does κινδυνεύω (kindyneúō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 8:23. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (2), 1 Corinthians (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 It[There is] danger1×Acts 19:27
endanger ourselves1×1 Corinthians 15:30
they were in great danger1×Luke 8:23
we are in jeopardy of1×Acts 19:40
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 8:23ἐκινδύνευονtothey were in great dangerVerb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralActs 19:27κινδυνεύειto[There is] dangerVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularActs 19:40κινδυνεύομενtowe are in jeopardy ofVerb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural1 Corinthians 15:30κινδυνεύομενtoendanger ourselvesVerb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLuke 8:23
Aligned rows4
Books represented3
Luke1Acts21 Corinthians1
Source forms
κινδυνεύομεν2xkindyneuomenActs 19:40, 1 Corinthians 15:30
ἐκινδύνευον1xekindyneuonLuke 8:23
κινδυνεύει1xkindyneueiActs 19:27
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural2xActs 19:40, 1 Corinthians 15:30
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural1xLuke 8:23
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular1xActs 19:27
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to undergo peril
Strong'sG2793
Lexical occurrences4 versesGreek text appearances4 timesWord forms1 form4 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to undergo peril
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 8:23Verb Third Person Plural Imperfect Active Indicative
ἐκινδύνευον.ekinduneuon
I am in danger
Read verseActs 19:27Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative
κινδυνεύειkinduneuei
I am in danger
Read verseActs 19:40Verb First Person Plural Present Active Indicative
κινδυνεύομενkinduneuomen
I am in danger
Read verse1 Corinthians 15:30Verb First Person Plural Present Active Indicative
κινδυνεύομενkinduneuomen
I am in danger
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 groups1Aligned forms4TensesPresent, ImperfectVoicesActive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality4×
Present ActiveActs 19:40 · 1 Cor 15:30 · Acts 19:273×
Imperfect ActiveLuke 8:231×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present3imperfect1
Voice
active4
Mood
indicative4
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)
Word Origins
κινδυνεύω is built from this root: