What does προσρήγνυμι (prosrḗgnymi) mean in the Bible?
προσρήγνυμι (prosrḗgnymi) is a Greek word meaning "to strike".
Greek · G4366
προσρήγνυμι
To strike
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προσρήγνυμιG4366
Pronunciationprosrḗgnymi
What does προσρήγνυμι (prosrḗgnymi) mean in the Bible?
προσρήγνυμι (prosrḗgnymi) is a Greek word meaning "to strike".
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How does the BSB render G4366?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include crashed against (2).
Where does προσρήγνυμι (prosrḗgnymi) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 6:48. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itcrashed against2×Luke 6:48, Luke 6:49
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLuke 6:48
Aligned rows2
Books represented1
Luke2
Source forms
προσέρηξεν2xproserēxenLuke 6:48, Luke 6:49
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular2xLuke 6:48, Luke 6:49
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to strike
Source Gloss
to strike
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
[in Aq.: Psa.2:9 * ;] to break against, dash against;
atrans. (παιδία πέτραις, FlJ, Ant., ix, 4, 6);
bintrans., with dative: Luk.6:48-49 (cf. προσπίπτω).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 6:48Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
προσέρρηξενproserrhxen
I dash against
Read verseLuke 6:49Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
προσέρρηξενproserrhxen
I dash against
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 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist2
Voice
active2
Mood
indicative2
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
προσρήγνυμι is built from these roots: