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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κινδυνεύω G2793
Pronunciation kindyneúō
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] danger 1× Acts 19:27
endanger ourselves 1× 1 Corinthians 15:30
they were in great danger 1× Luke 8:23
we are in jeopardy of 1× Acts 19:40
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 8:23 ἐκινδύνευον to they were in great danger Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Acts 19:27 κινδυνεύει to [There is] danger Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Acts 19:40 κινδυνεύομεν to we are in jeopardy of Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural 1 Corinthians 15:30 κινδυνεύομεν to endanger ourselves Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 8:23
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 3
Luke 1 Acts 2 1 Corinthians 1
Source forms
κινδυνεύομεν 2x kindyneuomen Acts 19:40, 1 Corinthians 15:30
ἐκινδύνευον 1x ekindyneuon Luke 8:23
κινδυνεύει 1x kindyneuei Acts 19:27
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural 2x Acts 19:40, 1 Corinthians 15:30
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Luke 8:23
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Acts 19:27
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to undergo peril
Strong's G2793
Lexical occurrences 4 verses Greek text appearances 4 times Word forms 1 form 4 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to undergo peril
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek 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 8:23 Verb Third Person Plural Imperfect Active Indicative
ἐκινδύνευον. ekinduneuon
I am in danger
Read verse Acts 19:27 Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative
κινδυνεύει kinduneuei
I am in danger
Read verse Acts 19:40 Verb First Person Plural Present Active Indicative
κινδυνεύομεν kinduneuomen
I am in danger
Read verse 1 Corinthians 15:30 Verb First Person Plural Present Active Indicative
κινδυνεύομεν kinduneuomen
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 groups 1 Aligned forms 4 Tenses Present, Imperfect Voices Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 4×
Present Active Acts 19:40 · 1 Cor 15:30 · Acts 19:27 3×
Imperfect Active Luke 8:23 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 3 imperfect 1
Voice
active 4
Mood
indicative 4
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:
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