What does κολάζω (kolázō) mean in the Bible?
κολάζω (kolázō) is a Greek word meaning "to punish".
Greek · G2849
κολάζω
To punish
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κολάζω G2849
Pronunciation kolázō
What does κολάζω (kolázō) mean in the Bible?
κολάζω (kolázō) is a Greek word meaning "to punish".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2849?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include for punishment (1), to punish (1).
Where does κολάζω (kolázō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 4:21. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Peter (1), Acts (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 for punishment 1× 2 Peter 2:9
to punish 1× Acts 4:21
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Acts 4:21
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Acts 1 2 Peter 1
Source forms
κολαζομένους 1x kolazomenous 2 Peter 2:9
κολάσωνται 1x kolasōntai Acts 4:21
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Plural 1x Acts 4:21
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Plural 1x 2 Peter 2:9
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to punish
Strong's G2849
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Greek text appearances 2 times Word forms 2 forms 2 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to punish
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 4:21 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Middle Subjunctive
κολάσωνται kolaswntai
I chastise, punish
Read verse 2 Peter 2:9 Verb Present Passive Participle Accusative Plural Masculine
κολαζομένους kolazomenouv
I chastise, punish
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 2 Aligned forms 2 Tenses Aorist, Present Voices Middle, Passive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 1×
Aorist Middle Acts 4:21 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Present Passive 2 Pet 2:9 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 1 aorist 1
Voice
passive 1 middle 1
Mood
participle 1 subjunctive 1
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)
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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