Greek · G2905 · unreviewed

κραυγάζω

To clamor

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κραυγάζω G2905
Pronunciation kraugázō

What does κραυγάζω (kraugázō) mean in the Bible?

κραυγάζω (kraugázō) is a Greek word meaning "to clamor". κραυγάζω (κραυγή) [in LXX: Est.

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Meaning

to clamor
Extended definition

To cry out vehemently with loud voice; emphatic shouting rather than ordinary speech.

= κράζω

1of animals, to bay, to croak, etc.
2Of men, to cry out, shout: Mat.12:19, Jhn.12:13 19:15 Act.22:23; before λέγων, Jhn.18:40 19:6, 12; καὶ λέγων, Luk.4:41 (WH, κράζ -); φωνῇ μεγάλῃ, Jhn.11:43 (cf. Abbott, JV, 269 f.).
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Aorist Future Present Imperfect
Voices
Active
Indicative states a fact or reality
Aorist Active John 18:40 · John 19:6 · John 19:12 · John 19:15 · John 11:43
Future Active Matt 12:19
Imperfect Active John 12:13
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality
Present Active Luke 4:41 · Acts 22:23
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 9 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 5 prospective 1 background 1 participle 2
Tense
aorist 5 present 2 imperfect 1 future 1
Voice
active 9
Mood
indicative 7 participle 2

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 Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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