What does πτοέω (ptoéō) mean in the Bible?
πτοέω (ptoéō) is a Greek word meaning "to scare".
Greek · G4422
πτοέω
To scare
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πτοέω G4422
Pronunciation ptoéō
What does πτοέω (ptoéō) mean in the Bible?
πτοέω (ptoéō) is a Greek word meaning "to scare".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4422?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include be alarmed (1), they were startled (1).
Where does πτοέω (ptoéō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 21:9. 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 It be alarmed 1× Luke 21:9
they were startled 1× Luke 24:37
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 21:9
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 1
Luke 2
Source forms
πτοηθέντες 1x ptoēthentes Luke 24:37
πτοηθῆτε 1x ptoēthēte Luke 21:9
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x Luke 24:37
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 2nd Person Plural 1x Luke 21:9
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to scare
Source Gloss
to scare
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek 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 21:9 Verb Second Person Plural Aorist Passive Subjunctive
πτοηθῆτε· ptohqhte
I terrify, scare
Read verse Luke 24:37 Verb Aorist Passive Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
πτοηθέντες ptohqentev
I terrify, scare
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
aorist 2
Voice
passive 2
Mood
subjunctive 1 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
πτοέω 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