What does ἀναλίσκω (analískō) mean in the Bible?
ἀναλίσκω (analískō) is a Greek word meaning "to consume".
Greek · G355
ἀναλίσκω
To consume
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ἀναλίσκω G355
Pronunciation analískō
What does ἀναλίσκω (analískō) mean in the Bible?
ἀναλίσκω (analískō) is a Greek word meaning "to consume".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G355?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include to consume (1), you will be consumed (1).
Where does ἀναλίσκω (analískō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 9:54. Its strongest book concentrations include 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 It to consume 1× Luke 9:54
you will be consumed 1× Galatians 5:15
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 9:54
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Luke 1 Galatians 1
Source forms
ἀναλωθῆτε 1x analōthēte Galatians 5:15
ἀναλῶσαι 1x analōsai Luke 9:54
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active 1x Luke 9:54
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 2nd Person Plural 1x Galatians 5:15
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to consume
Strong's G355
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Greek text appearances 3 times Word forms 2 forms 2 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to consume
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 9:54 Verb Aorist Active Infinitive
ἀναλῶσαι analwsai
I destroy, annihilate
Read verse Galatians 5:15 Verb Second Person Plural Aorist Passive Subjunctive
ἀναλωθῆτε. analwqhte
I destroy, annihilate
Read verse 2 Thessalonians 2:8 Verb Third Person Singular Future Active Indicative
ἀναλώσει analwsei
I destroy, annihilate
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 groups 2 Aligned forms 2 Tenses Aorist Voices Active, Passive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Aorist Active Luke 9:54 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 1×
Aorist Passive Gal 5:15 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 2
Voice
passive 1 active 1
Mood
subjunctive 1 infinitive 1
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
ἀναλίσκω is built from these roots:
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