Greek · G3560 · unreviewed

νουθετέω

To admonish

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νουθετέω G3560

Pronunciation nouthetéō

What does νουθετέω (nouthetéō) mean in the Bible?

νουθετέω (nouthetéō) is a Greek word meaning "to admonish". νουθετέω, -ῶ (νοῦς, τίθημι, hence, put in mind), [in LXX: 1Ki.

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Meaning

to admonish

Extended definition

To put in mind through warning; correction motivated by care for spiritual growth, not punishment.

(νοῦς, τίθημι, hence, put in mind), [in LXX: 1Ki.3:13 (כָּהָה pi.), Job.8:1-22 (יָסַר pi., בִּין), Wis.11:10 12:2, 26 * ;] to admonish, exhort: with accusative of person(s), Act.20:31, Rom.15:14, 1Co.4:14, Col.1:28 3:16, 1Th.5:12 5:14, 2Th.3:15.

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses

Present

Voices

Active

Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 5×

Present Active Acts 20:31 · 1 Cor 4:14 · Col 1:28 · Col 3:16 · 1 Thess 5:12 5×

Imperative command or strong request 2×

Present Active 1 Thess 5:14 · 2 Thess 3:15 2×

Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×

Present Active Rom 15:14 1×

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 7 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

imperative 2 infinitive 1 participle 4

Tense

present 7

Voice

active 7

Mood

participle 4 imperative 2 infinitive 1

NT Occurrences

Acts 20:31 νουθετῶν present active participle participle Romans 15:14 νουθετεῖν present active infinitive infinitive 1 Corinthians 4:14 νουθετῶν present active participle participle Colossians 1:28 νουθετοῦντες present active participle participle 1 Thessalonians 5:12 νουθετοῦντας present active participle participle 1 Thessalonians 5:14 νουθετεῖτε present active imperative imperative 2 Thessalonians 3:15 νουθετεῖτε present active imperative imperative

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

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Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

Biblical Witnesses

1 Corinthians 4:14 admonishing nouthetéō Participle · Present Active

Paul exhorts the Corinthians as beloved children with paternal concern

1 Thessalonians 5:12 admonish nouthetéō Participle · Present Active

Church leaders work hard to admonish members in their spiritual care

1 Thessalonians 5:14 admonish nouthetéō Imperative · Present Active

Community members admonish the disorderly and lazy among their congregation

Colossians 1:28 admonishing nouthetéō Participle · Present Active

Paul proclaims Christ while admonishing every person toward spiritual maturity

Colossians 3:16 admonishing nouthetéō Participle · Present Active

Believers admonish one another in wisdom through singing and spiritual instruction

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Colossians 1 — The Supremacy of Christ and the Gospel of Reconciliation Colossians 3 — Raised with Christ: Putting Off the Old Life and Putting On the New Romans 15 — Bearing with the Weak, Welcoming One Another, and Paul’s Priestly Mission to the Gentiles

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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