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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κρεμάννυμιG2910
Pronunciationkremánnymi
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 Itby hanging [Him]2×Acts 5:30, Acts 10:39
hang1×Matthew 22:40
hanging1×Acts 28:4
hung1×Matthew 18:6
is hung1×Galatians 3:13
who hung [there]1×Luke 23:39
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 18:6κρεμασθῇtohungVerb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person SingularMatthew 22:40κρέματαιtohangVerb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularLuke 23:39κρεμασθέντωνtowho hung [there]Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Genitive Masculine PluralActs 5:30κρεμάσαντεςtoby hanging [Him]Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralActs 10:39κρεμάσαντεςtoby hanging [Him]Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralActs 28:4κρεμάμενονtohangingVerb - Present Participle Middle - Accusative Neuter SingularGalatians 3:13κρεμάμενοςtois hungVerb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 18:6
Aligned rows7
Books represented4
Matthew2Luke1Acts3Galatians1
Source forms
κρεμάσαντες2xkremasantesActs 5:30, Acts 10:39
κρεμάμενον1xkremamenonActs 28:4
κρεμάμενος1xkremamenosGalatians 3:13
κρεμασθέντων1xkremasthentōnLuke 23:39
κρεμασθῇ1xkremasthēMatthew 18:6
κρέμαται1xkremataiMatthew 22:40
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural2xActs 5:30, Acts 10:39
Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular1xGalatians 3:13
Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Genitive Masculine Plural1xLuke 23:39
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular1xMatthew 18:6
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular1xMatthew 22:40
Verb - Present Participle Middle - Accusative Neuter Singular1xActs 28:4
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To hang or suspend; metaphorically, to depend upon or be contingent upon something
Strong'sG2910
Lexical occurrences7 versesGreek text appearances7 timesWord forms3 forms7 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to hang
Extended definitionSource: 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 corpusGreek 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 18:6Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Passive Subjunctive
κρεμασθῇkremasqh
I hang up, suspend
Read verseMatthew 22:40Verb Third Person Plural Present Passive Indicative
κρέμανται.kremantai
I hang up, suspend
Read verseLuke 23:39Verb Aorist Passive Participle Genitive Plural Masculine
κρεμασθέντωνkremasqentwn
I hang up, suspend
Read verseActs 5:30Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
κρεμάσαντεςkremasantev
I hang up, suspend
Read verseActs 10:39Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
κρεμάσαντεςkremasantev
I hang up, suspend
Read verseActs 28:4Verb Present Middle Participle Accusative Singular Neuter
κρεμάμενονkremamenon
I hang up, suspend
Read verseGalatians 3:13Verb Present Middle Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
κρεμάμενοςkremamenov
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 groups3Aligned forms7TensesAorist, PresentVoicesActive, Passive, Middle
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality5×
Aorist ActiveActs 5:30 · Acts 10:392×
Aorist PassiveLuke 23:391×
Present MiddleActs 28:41×
Aorist MiddleGal 3:131×
Subjunctivepossibility, probability, or purpose1×
Aorist PassiveMatt 18:61×
Indicativestates a fact or reality1×
Present PassiveMatt 22:401×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 7 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist5present2
Voice
passive3active2middle2
Mood
participle5subjunctive1indicative1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 18:6κρεμασθῇaorist passive subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 22:40κρέματαιpresent passive indicativeongoingLuke 23:39κρεμασθέντωνaorist passive participleparticipleActs 5:30κρεμάσαντεςaorist active participleparticipleActs 10:39κρεμάσαντεςaorist active participleparticipleActs 28:4κρεμάμενονpresent middle participleparticipleGalatians 3:13κρεμάμενοςaorist middle participleparticiple
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.