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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κολάζωG2849
Pronunciationkolázō
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 Itfor punishment1×2 Peter 2:9
to punish1×Acts 4:21
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowActs 4:21
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
Acts12 Peter1
Source forms
κολαζομένους1xkolazomenous2 Peter 2:9
κολάσωνται1xkolasōntaiActs 4:21
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Plural1xActs 4:21
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Plural1x2 Peter 2:9
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to punish
Strong'sG2849
Lexical occurrences2 versesGreek text appearances2 timesWord forms2 forms2 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to punish
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek 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 4:21Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Middle Subjunctive
κολάσωνταιkolaswntai
I chastise, punish
Read verse2 Peter 2:9Verb Present Passive Participle Accusative Plural Masculine
κολαζομένουςkolazomenouv
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 groups2Aligned forms2TensesAorist, PresentVoicesMiddle, Passive
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Tenses
Voices
Subjunctivepossibility, probability, or purpose1×
Aorist MiddleActs 4:211×
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality1×
Present Passive2 Pet 2:91×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present1aorist1
Voice
passive1middle1
Mood
participle1subjunctive1
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)
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