What does ἀνδρίζομαι (andrízomai) mean in the Bible?
ἀνδρίζομαι (andrízomai): To fortify oneself with courage; to strengthen one's resolve in facing difficulty or danger.
Greek · G407
ἀνδρίζομαι
To act manly
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ἀνδρίζομαι G407
Pronunciation andrízomai
What does ἀνδρίζομαι (andrízomai) mean in the Bible?
ἀνδρίζομαι (andrízomai): To fortify oneself with courage; to strengthen one's resolve in facing difficulty or danger.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G407?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include Be men of courage (1).
Where does ἀνδρίζομαι (andrízomai) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Corinthians 16:13. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Corinthians (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 Be men of courage 1× 1 Corinthians 16:13
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First aligned row 1 Corinthians 16:13
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
1 Corinthians 1
Source forms
ἀνδρίζεσθε 1x andrizesthe 1 Corinthians 16:13
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural 1x 1 Corinthians 16:13
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To fortify oneself with courage; to strengthen one's resolve in facing difficulty or danger.
Strong's G407
Lexical occurrences 1 verse Greek text appearances 1 time Word forms 1 form 1 reference Verse guides 0 guides
Study link 1 Corinthians 16:13-14 Source Gloss
to act manly
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
To fortify oneself with courage; to strengthen one's resolve in facing difficulty or danger.
to make a man of. Mid., to play the man (cf. MM, VGT, see word): 1Co.16:13.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
1 Corinthians 16:13 Verb Second Person Plural Present Middle or Passive Deponent Imperative
ἀνδρίζεσθε, andrizesqe
I act like a man, am brave
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
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Form groups 1 Aligned forms 1 Tenses Present Voices Middle
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Tenses
Voices
Imperative command or strong request 1×
Present Middle 1 Cor 16:13 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 1
Voice
middle 1
Mood
imperative 1
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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
exhortation to display courage and strength in faith
Word Origins
ἀνδρίζομαι is built from this root:
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