What does μυκάομαι (mykáomai) mean in the Bible?
μυκάομαι (mykáomai) is a Greek word meaning "to bellow (roar)".
Greek · G3455
μυκάομαι
To bellow (roar)
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μυκάομαιG3455
Pronunciationmykáomai
What does μυκάομαι (mykáomai) mean in the Bible?
μυκάομαι (mykáomai) is a Greek word meaning "to bellow (roar)".
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How does the BSB render G3455?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include the roar (1).
Where does μυκάομαι (mykáomai) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Revelation 10:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Revelation (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 Itthe roar1×Revelation 10:3
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Usage map
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First aligned rowRevelation 10:3
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
Revelation1
Source forms
μυκᾶται1xmykataiRevelation 10:3
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular1xRevelation 10:3
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to bellow (roar)
Source Gloss
to bellow (roar)
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.
Revelation 10:3Verb Third Person Singular Present Middle or Passive Deponent Indicative
μυκᾶται·mukatai
I bellow, roar
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
present1
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)