Greek · G4563, G3614

σαροῖ τὴν οἰκίαν

Meaning a broom; to sweep · home

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σαρόω G4563 meaning a broom; to sweep

Pronunciation saróō

To sweep clean, often with spiritual or moral implications in Jesus's parabolic teachings about inner cleansing.

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οἰκία G3614 home

Pronunciation oikía

Physical dwelling structure itself, distinct from οἶκος which emphasizes the entire estate or household members.

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What does σαροῖ τὴν οἰκίαν (saroi tēn oikian) mean in the Bible?

σαρόω · οἰκία is a Greek phrase meaning "sweeps the house".

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What does σαρόω · οἰκία mean in the Bible?

σαρόω · οἰκία is a Greek phrase meaning "sweeps the house".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4563, G3614?

G4563, G3614 is connected to 3 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. sweeps the house

Strong's G4563, G3614

Lexical occurrences 3 verses Word forms 2 forms 3 references

Source Gloss

sweeps the house

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 Perfect, Present Voices Passive, Active

Tenses

Perfect Present

Voices

Passive Active

Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 2×

Perfect Passive Matt 12:44 · Luke 11:25 2×

Indicative states a fact or reality 1×

Present Active Luke 15:8 1×

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

ongoing 1 participle 2

Tense

perfect 2 present 1

Voice

passive 2 active 1

Mood

participle 2 indicative 1

NT Occurrences

Matthew 12:44 σεσαρωμένον perfect passive participle participle Luke 11:25 σεσαρωμένον perfect passive participle participle Luke 15:8 σαροῖ present active indicative ongoing

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)

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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