What does σκιρτάω (skirtáō) mean in the Bible?
σκιρτάω (skirtáō): Expressive physical leap, especially joyful movement in response to spiritual gladness or recognition.
Greek · G4640
σκιρτάω
σκιρτάω (skirtáō): Expressive physical leap, especially joyful movement in response to spiritual gladness or recognition.
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σκιρτάωG4640
Pronunciationskirtáō
What does σκιρτάω (skirtáō) mean in the Bible?
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4640?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include leaped (2), leap for joy (1).
Where does σκιρτάω (skirtáō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 1:41. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itleaped2×Luke 1:41, Luke 1:44
leap for joy1×Luke 6:23
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Usage map
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First aligned rowLuke 1:41
Aligned rows3
Books represented1
Luke3
Source forms
ἐσκίρτησεν2xeskirtēsenLuke 1:41, Luke 1:44
σκιρτήσατε1xskirtēsateLuke 6:23
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular2xLuke 1:41, Luke 1:44
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural1xLuke 6:23
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Expressive physical leap, especially joyful movement in response to spiritual gladness or recognition.
Strong'sG4640
Lexical occurrences3 versesGreek text appearances3 timesWord forms2 forms3 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to leap
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 1:41Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἐσκίρτησεeskirthsen
I leap for joy
Read verseLuke 1:44Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἐσκίρτησενeskirthsen
I leap for joy
Read verseLuke 6:23Verb Second Person Plural Aorist Active Imperative
σκιρτήσατε·skirthsate
I leap for joy
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 groups2Aligned forms3TensesAoristVoicesActive
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Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality2×
Aorist ActiveLuke 1:41 · Luke 1:442×
Imperativecommand or strong request1×
Aorist ActiveLuke 6:231×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist3
Voice
active3
Mood
indicative2imperative1
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)
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Witnesses
Luke 1:39–45ἐσκίρτησενskirtáō
Leaped, jumped
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