What does ἀνανεόω (ananeóō) mean in the Bible?
ἀνανεόω (ananeóō): Renewal involving restoration to original condition, emphasizing transformation from old to new state.
Greek · G365
ἀνανεόω
ἀνανεόω (ananeóō): Renewal involving restoration to original condition, emphasizing transformation from old to new state.
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ἀνανεόωG365
Pronunciationananeóō
What does ἀνανεόω (ananeóō) mean in the Bible?
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How does the BSB render G365?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include to be renewed (1).
Where does ἀνανεόω (ananeóō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Ephesians 4:23. Its strongest book concentrations include Ephesians (1).
Source Word Evidence
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How English Renders Itto be renewed1×Ephesians 4:23
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First aligned rowEphesians 4:23
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
Ephesians1
Source forms
ἀνανεοῦσθαι1xananeousthaiEphesians 4:23
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive1xEphesians 4:23
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Renewal involving restoration to original condition, emphasizing transformation from old to new state.
Strong'sG365
Lexical occurrences1 verseGreek text appearances1 timeWord forms1 form1 referenceVerse guides0 guides
Study linkEphesians 4:17-24Source Gloss
to renew
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
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Ephesians 4:23Verb Present Passive Infinitive
ἀνανεοῦσθαιananeousqai
I renew
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Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
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Form groups1Aligned forms1TensesPresentVoicesPassive
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Tenses
Voices
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract1×
Present PassiveEph 4:231×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present1
Voice
passive1
Mood
infinitive1
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)
Where It Appears in Scripture
Where this word appears in Scripture: passage, original form, and sense in context.
Biblical Witnesses
spiritual renewal of the mind in Christian transformation and growth
Word Origins
ἀνανεόω is built from these roots: