What does προσηλόω (prosēlóō) mean in the Bible?
προσηλόω (prosēlóō) is a Greek word meaning "to nail".
Greek · G4338
προσηλόω
To nail
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προσηλόω G4338
Pronunciation prosēlóō
What does προσηλόω (prosēlóō) mean in the Bible?
προσηλόω (prosēlóō) is a Greek word meaning "to nail".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4338?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include nailing (1).
Where does προσηλόω (prosēlóō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Colossians 2:14. Its strongest book concentrations include Colossians (1).
Are there verse guides for προσηλόω (prosēlóō)?
This entry includes 1 verse guide that explain exact original-language forms in context.
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 nailing 1× Colossians 2:14
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Usage map
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First aligned row Colossians 2:14
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Colossians 1
Source forms
προσηλώσας 1x prosēlōsas Colossians 2:14
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Colossians 2:14
Key Verse and Form Guides
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Evidence Summary
Greek word. to nail
Source Gloss
to nail
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
to nail to: with accusative and dative, figuratively, Col.2:14.
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.
proshlwsav
I nail to
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 1 Tenses Aorist Voices Active
Tenses
Voices
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 1
Voice
active 1
Mood
participle 1
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
προσηλόω 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