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ὀνομάζω

To name

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ὀνομάζω G3687
Pronunciation onomázō

What does ὀνομάζω (onomázō) mean in the Bible?

ὀνομάζω (onomázō) is a Greek word meaning "to name". ὀνομάζω (ὄνομα), [in LXX for זָכַר, נָקַב, קָרָא ;] __1.

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Meaning

to name
Extended definition

To name or call someone by name, emphasizing public identification and formal designation rather than mere mention.

(ὄνομα), [in LXX for זָכַר, נָקַב, קָרָא ;]

1to name, mention, or address by name: Act.19:13; pass., Rom.15:20, Eph.1:21 5:3; of the use of the Divine name in praise and worship, 2Ti.2:19 (LXX, Num.16:26; cf. Isa.52:11, Amo.6:10).
2to name, call, give a name to: Mrk.3:14 (T, R, txt. om.), Luk.6:13-14; pass., 1Co.5:11; before ἐξ (cl.), Eph.3:15 (cf. ἐπ-ονομάζω).
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

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

Tenses
Aorist Present
Voices
Active Passive
Indicative states a fact or reality 4×
Aorist Active Luke 6:13 · Luke 6:14 2×
Aorist Passive Rom 15:20 1×
Present Passive Eph 3:15 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Present Active Acts 19:13 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 3×
Present Passive 1 Cor 5:11 · Eph 1:21 2×
Present Active 2 Tim 2:19 1×
Imperative command or strong request 1×
Present Passive Eph 5:3 1×
9 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 8 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 3 ongoing 1 imperative 1 infinitive 1 participle 2
Tense
present 5 aorist 3
Voice
active 4 passive 4
Mood
indicative 4 participle 2 infinitive 1 imperative 1
NT Occurrences
Luke 6:13 ὠνόμασεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 6:14 ὠνόμασεν aorist active indicative completed Acts 19:13 ὀνομάζειν present active infinitive infinitive Romans 15:20 ὠνομάσθη aorist passive indicative completed Ephesians 1:21 ὀνομαζομένου present passive participle participle Ephesians 3:15 ὀνομάζεται present passive indicative ongoing Ephesians 5:3 ὀνομαζέσθω present passive imperative imperative 2 Timothy 2:19 ὀνομάζων present active participle participle

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)

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
Ephesians 1:20-23 named onomázō Participle · Present Passive
to name or mention a title or authority by name in exaltation
Ephesians 3:14-21 named onomázō Indicative · Present Passive
to name or designate a family or lineage from which names derive
Ephesians 5:3-7 named onomázō Imperative · Present Passive
to mention or name something by verbal reference or utterance
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.

Acts 19 — The Word of the Lord Grows Mightily in Ephesus

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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