What does μαραίνω (maraínō) mean in the Bible?
μαραίνω (maraínō) is a Greek word meaning "to fade".
Greek · G3133
μαραίνω
To fade
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μαραίνω G3133
Pronunciation maraínō
What does μαραίνω (maraínō) mean in the Bible?
μαραίνω (maraínō) is a Greek word meaning "to fade".
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How does the BSB render G3133?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include will fade away (1).
Where does μαραίνω (maraínō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at James 1:11. Its strongest book concentrations include James (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 will fade away 1× James 1:11
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row James 1:11
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
James 1
Source forms
μαρανθήσεται 1x maranthēsetai James 1:11
Parsing patterns
Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1x James 1:11
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to fade
Source Gloss
to fade
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
in cl.,
1prop., to quench fire; pass., of fire, to die away, go out.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
James 1:11 Verb Third Person Singular Future Passive Indicative
μαρανθήσεται. maranqhsetai
I die, wither
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
future 1
Voice
passive 1
Mood
indicative 1
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
μαραίνω is of uncertain origin - 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