Greek · G4766 · unreviewed

στρώννυμι

To spread

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στρώννυμι G4766

Pronunciation strṓnnymi

What does στρώννυμι (strṓnnymi) mean in the Bible?

στρώννυμι (strṓnnymi) is a Greek word meaning "to spread". στρωννύω or στρώννυμι (seeBl.

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Meaning

to spread

Extended definition

(seeBl., § 23, 1; Veitch, see word), [in LXX for יַצַע hoph., etc. ;] to spread: ἱμάτια ἐν τ. ὁδῷ (εἰς τ. ὁδόν), Mat.21:8, Mrk.11:8; of making a bed, στρῶσον (sc. τ. κλίνην) σεαυτῷ, Act.9:34; of furnishing a room, ἐστρωμένον, spread with carpets or carpeted couches (cf. Eze.23:41), Mrk.14:15, Luk.22:12.

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 6 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

completed 2 imperative 1 background 1 participle 2

Tense

aorist 3 perfect 2 imperfect 1

Voice

active 4 passive 2

Mood

indicative 3 participle 2 imperative 1

NT Occurrences

Matthew 21:8 ἔστρωσαν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 21:8 ἐστρώννυον imperfect active indicative background Mark 11:8 ἔστρωσαν aorist active indicative completed Mark 14:15 ἐστρωμένον perfect passive participle participle Luke 22:12 ἐστρωμένον perfect passive participle participle Acts 9:34 στρῶσον aorist active imperative imperative

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

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