What does κυλιόω (kylióō) mean in the Bible?
κυλιόω (kylióō) is a Greek word meaning "to roll about".
Greek · G2947
κυλιόω
To roll about
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κυλιόωG2947
Pronunciationkylióō
What does κυλιόω (kylióō) mean in the Bible?
κυλιόω (kylióō) is a Greek word meaning "to roll about".
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How does the BSB render G2947?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include [and] rolled around (1).
Where does κυλιόω (kylióō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 9:20. Its strongest book concentrations include Mark (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[and] rolled around1×Mark 9:20
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First aligned rowMark 9:20
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
Mark1
Source forms
ἐκυλίετο1xekylietoMark 9:20
Parsing patterns
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular1xMark 9:20
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to roll about
Source Gloss
to roll about
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
to roll, roll along. Pass., to be rolled; of persons (in Hom, as sign of grief), to roll or wallow: Mrk.9:20.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 9:20Verb Third Person Singular Imperfect Middle or Passive Indicative
ἐκυλίετοekulieto
I roll
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.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
imperfect1
Voice
middle1
Mood
indicative1
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)
Word Origins
κυλιόω is built from these roots:
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