What does ἀνατίθεμαι (anatíthemai) mean in the Bible?
e propound".
Greek · G394
ἀνατίθεμαι
To set forth (for oneself), i.e propound
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ἀνατίθεμαι G394
Pronunciation anatíthemai
What does ἀνατίθεμαι (anatíthemai) mean in the Bible?
ἀνατίθεμαι (anatíthemai) is a Greek word meaning "to set forth (for oneself), i.e propound".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G394?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include laid out (1), set before (1).
Where does ἀνατίθεμαι (anatíthemai) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 25:14. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (1), Galatians (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 laid out 1× Acts 25:14
set before 1× Galatians 2:2
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Acts 25:14
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Acts 1 Galatians 1
Source forms
ἀνεθέμην 1x anethemēn Galatians 2:2
ἀνέθετο 1x anetheto Acts 25:14
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular 1x Galatians 2:2
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular 1x Acts 25:14
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to set forth (for oneself), i.e propound
Strong's G394
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Greek text appearances 2 times Word forms 1 form 2 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to set forth (for oneself), i.e propound
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 25:14 Verb Third Person Singular Second Aorist Middle Indicative
ἀνέθετο aneqeto
I lay a case before, impart, communicate, relate
Read verse Galatians 2:2 Verb First Person Singular Second Aorist Middle Indicative
ἀνεθέμην aneqemhn
I lay a case before, impart, communicate, relate
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 1 Aligned forms 2 Tenses Aorist Voices Middle
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 2×
Aorist Middle Acts 25:14 · Gal 2:2 2×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 2
Voice
middle 2
Mood
indicative 2
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
ἀνατίθεμαι is built from these roots:
Part of These Phrases
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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