What does κρεμάννυμι (kremánnymi) mean in the Bible?
κρεμάννυμι (kremánnymi): To hang or suspend; metaphorically, to depend upon or be contingent upon something
Greek · G2910
κρεμάννυμι
To hang
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κρεμάννυμι G2910
Pronunciation kremánnymi
What does κρεμάννυμι (kremánnymi) mean in the Bible?
κρεμάννυμι (kremánnymi): To hang or suspend; metaphorically, to depend upon or be contingent upon something
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2910?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include by hanging [Him] (2), hang (1), hanging (1), hung (1), is hung (1).
Where does κρεμάννυμι (kremánnymi) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 18:6. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (3), Matthew (2), Galatians (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 by hanging [Him] 2× Acts 5:30, Acts 10:39
hang 1× Matthew 22:40
hanging 1× Acts 28:4
hung 1× Matthew 18:6
is hung 1× Galatians 3:13
who hung [there] 1× Luke 23:39
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 18:6 κρεμασθῇ to hung Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular Matthew 22:40 κρέμαται to hang Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular Luke 23:39 κρεμασθέντων to who hung [there] Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Genitive Masculine Plural Acts 5:30 κρεμάσαντες to by hanging [Him] Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Acts 10:39 κρεμάσαντες to by hanging [Him] Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Acts 28:4 κρεμάμενον to hanging Verb - Present Participle Middle - Accusative Neuter Singular Galatians 3:13 κρεμάμενος to is hung Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 18:6
Aligned rows 7
Books represented 4
Matthew 2 Luke 1 Acts 3 Galatians 1
Source forms
κρεμάσαντες 2x kremasantes Acts 5:30, Acts 10:39
κρεμάμενον 1x kremamenon Acts 28:4
κρεμάμενος 1x kremamenos Galatians 3:13
κρεμασθέντων 1x kremasthentōn Luke 23:39
κρεμασθῇ 1x kremasthē Matthew 18:6
κρέμαται 1x krematai Matthew 22:40
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural 2x Acts 5:30, Acts 10:39
Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Galatians 3:13
Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Genitive Masculine Plural 1x Luke 23:39
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1x Matthew 18:6
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1x Matthew 22:40
Verb - Present Participle Middle - Accusative Neuter Singular 1x Acts 28:4
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To hang or suspend; metaphorically, to depend upon or be contingent upon something
Strong's G2910
Lexical occurrences 7 verses Greek text appearances 7 times Word forms 3 forms 7 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to hang
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
To hang or suspend; metaphorically, to depend upon or be contingent upon something
(also κρεμαννύω, κρεμάω; the Pres. is not found in NT), [in LXX (where also κρεμάζω, Job.26:7) chiefly for תָּלָה ;] trans., to hang, suspend: with accusative of person(s), before ἐπὶ ξύλου, Act.5:30 10:39; pass., Luk.23:39; before περί, Mat.18:6. Mid., κρέμαμαι, intrans., to hang: before ἐκ, Act.28:4; ἐπὶ ξύλου, Gal.3:13 (LXX); metaphorically, before ἐν, Mat.22:40.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
7 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 18:6 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Passive Subjunctive
κρεμασθῇ kremasqh
I hang up, suspend
Read verse Matthew 22:40 Verb Third Person Plural Present Passive Indicative
κρέμανται. kremantai
I hang up, suspend
Read verse Luke 23:39 Verb Aorist Passive Participle Genitive Plural Masculine
κρεμασθέντων kremasqentwn
I hang up, suspend
Read verse Acts 5:30 Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
κρεμάσαντες kremasantev
I hang up, suspend
Read verse Acts 10:39 Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
κρεμάσαντες kremasantev
I hang up, suspend
Read verse Acts 28:4 Verb Present Middle Participle Accusative Singular Neuter
κρεμάμενον kremamenon
I hang up, suspend
Read verse Galatians 3:13 Verb Present Middle Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
κρεμάμενος kremamenov
I hang up, suspend
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 3 Aligned forms 7 Tenses Aorist, Present Voices Active, Passive, Middle
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 5×
Aorist Active Acts 5:30 · Acts 10:39 2×
Aorist Passive Luke 23:39 1×
Present Middle Acts 28:4 1×
Aorist Middle Gal 3:13 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 1×
Aorist Passive Matt 18:6 1×
Indicative states a fact or reality 1×
Present Passive Matt 22:40 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 7 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 5 present 2
Voice
passive 3 active 2 middle 2
Mood
participle 5 subjunctive 1 indicative 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 18:6 κρεμασθῇ aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 22:40 κρέμαται present passive indicative ongoing Luke 23:39 κρεμασθέντων aorist passive participle participle Acts 5:30 κρεμάσαντες aorist active participle participle Acts 10:39 κρεμάσαντες aorist active participle participle Acts 28:4 κρεμάμενον present middle participle participle Galatians 3:13 κρεμάμενος aorist middle participle participle
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
κρεμάννυμι is a primary verb - no further derivation.
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