What does ἀνεμίζω (anemízō) mean in the Bible?
ἀνεμίζω (anemízō) is a Greek word meaning "to toss with the wind".
Greek · G416
ἀνεμίζω
To toss with the wind
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ἀνεμίζωG416
Pronunciationanemízō
What does ἀνεμίζω (anemízō) mean in the Bible?
ἀνεμίζω (anemízō) is a Greek word meaning "to toss with the wind".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G416?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include blown (1).
Where does ἀνεμίζω (anemízō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at James 1:6. Its strongest book concentrations include James (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 Itblown1×James 1:6
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First aligned rowJames 1:6
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
James1
Source forms
ἀνεμιζομένῳ1xanemizomenōJames 1:6
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Masculine Singular1xJames 1:6
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to toss with the wind
Source Gloss
to toss with the wind
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
(ἄνεμος); pass., to be driven by the wind: Jas.1:6.
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.
James 1:6Verb Present Passive Participle Dative Singular Masculine
ἀνεμιζομένῳanemizomenw
I am blown with the wind
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.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present1
Voice
passive1
Mood
participle1
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
ἀνεμίζω is built from this root: