What does ἀναψύχω (anapsýchō) mean in the Bible?
ἀναψύχω (anapsýchō): To refresh someone by providing relief or reviving their spirits after hardship or weariness
Greek · G404
ἀναψύχω
ἀναψύχω (anapsýchō): To refresh someone by providing relief or reviving their spirits after hardship or weariness
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ἀναψύχωG404
Pronunciationanapsýchō
What does ἀναψύχω (anapsýchō) mean in the Bible?
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How does the BSB render G404?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include he has often refreshed (1).
Where does ἀναψύχω (anapsýchō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Timothy 1:16. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Timothy (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 Ithe has often refreshed1×2 Timothy 1:16
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First aligned row2 Timothy 1:16
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
2 Timothy1
Source forms
ἀνέψυξεν1xanepsyxen2 Timothy 1:16
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular1x2 Timothy 1:16
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To refresh someone by providing relief or reviving their spirits after hardship or weariness
Strong'sG404
Lexical occurrences1 verseGreek text appearances1 timeWord forms1 form1 referenceVerse guides0 guides
Study link2 Timothy 1:15-18Source Gloss
to refresh
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
To refresh someone by providing relief or reviving their spirits after hardship or weariness
to refresh: with accusative of person(s), 2Ti.1:16 (MM, VGT, see word; Cremer, 588).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
2 Timothy 1:16Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἀνέψυξε,aneyuxen
I refresh, revive, comfort
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 groups1Aligned forms1TensesAoristVoicesActive
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Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality1×
Aorist Active2 Tim 1:161×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist1
Voice
active1
Mood
indicative1
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)
Where It Appears in Scripture
Where this word appears in Scripture: passage, original form, and sense in context.
New Testament Witnesses
to revive, refresh, or give relief
Word Origins
ἀναψύχω is built from these roots:
Why This Word Matters
Onesiphorus’ actions demonstrate practical encouragement and strengthening for those suffering for the gospel.2 Timothy 1:15-18