What does ἀνήκω (anḗkō) mean in the Bible?
ἀνήκω (anḗkō) is a Greek word meaning "be fitting".
Greek · G433
ἀνήκω
Be fitting
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ἀνήκω G433
Pronunciation anḗkō
What does ἀνήκω (anḗkō) mean in the Bible?
ἀνήκω (anḗkō) is a Greek word meaning "be fitting".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G433?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include are out of character (1), is fitting (1), proper (1).
Where does ἀνήκω (anḗkō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Ephesians 5:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Colossians (1), Ephesians (1), Philemon (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 are out of character 1× Ephesians 5:4
is fitting 1× Colossians 3:18
proper 1× Philemon 1:8
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Ephesians 5:4
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 3
Ephesians 1 Colossians 1 Philemon 1
Source forms
ἀνῆκεν 2x anēken Ephesians 5:4, Colossians 3:18
ἀνῆκον 1x anēkon Philemon 1:8
Parsing patterns
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 2x Ephesians 5:4, Colossians 3:18
Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Neuter Singular 1x Philemon 1:8
Evidence Summary
Greek word. be fitting
Strong's G433
Lexical occurrences 3 verses Greek text appearances 3 times Word forms 2 forms 3 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
be fitting
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Ephesians 5:4 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Plural Neuter
ἀνήκοντα· anhkonta
is due, becoming, suitable, proper
Read verse Colossians 3:18 Verb Third Person Singular Imperfect Active Indicative
ἀνῆκεν anhken
is due, becoming, suitable, proper
Read verse Philemon 1:8 Verb Present Active Participle Accusative Singular Neuter
ἀνῆκον, anhkon
is due, becoming, suitable, proper
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 2 Aligned forms 3 Tenses Imperfect, Present Voices Active
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×
Imperfect Active Eph 5:4 · Col 3:18 2×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Present Active Phlm 1:8 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
imperfect 2 present 1
Voice
active 3
Mood
indicative 2 participle 1
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
ἀνήκω is built from these roots:
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