What does μυέω (myéō) mean in the Bible?
μυέω (myéō): Initiating someone into sacred mysteries; metaphorically, learning profound spiritual secrets through instruction.
Greek · G3453
μυέω
To initiate
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μυέωG3453
Pronunciationmyéō
What does μυέω (myéō) mean in the Bible?
μυέω (myéō): Initiating someone into sacred mysteries; metaphorically, learning profound spiritual secrets through instruction.
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How does the BSB render G3453?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include I have learned the secret (1).
Where does μυέω (myéō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Philippians 4:12. Its strongest book concentrations include Philippians (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 ItI have learned the secret1×Philippians 4:12
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First aligned rowPhilippians 4:12
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
Philippians1
Source forms
μεμύημαι1xmemyēmaiPhilippians 4:12
Parsing patterns
Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular1xPhilippians 4:12
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Initiating someone into sacred mysteries; metaphorically, learning profound spiritual secrets through instruction.
Strong'sG3453
Lexical occurrences0 versesGreek text appearances1 timeVerse guides0 guides
Study linkPhilippians 4:10–23Source Gloss
to initiate
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Initiating someone into sacred mysteries; metaphorically, learning profound spiritual secrets through instruction.
(μύω, to shut the mouth), [in LXX: 3Ma.2:30 * ;] to initiate into the mysteries (so chiefly in cl.; LXX, l.with); hence, to instruct: pass., Php.4:12 (RV, I have learned the secret).
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.
Philippians 4:12Verb First Person Singular Perfect Passive Indicative
μεμύημαιmemuhmai
I initiate, instruct
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
perfect1
Voice
passive1
Mood
indicative1
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)
Sampled Scripture Occurrences
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Biblical Witnesses
Paul's passive experience of being initiated into spiritual contentment and sufficiency
Word Origins
μυέω is built from this root: