What does στρώννυμι (strṓnnymi) mean in the Bible?
στρώννυμι (strṓnnymi) is a Greek word meaning "to spread".
Greek · G4766
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".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4766?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include spread (2), already furnished (1), furnished (1), put away your mat (1), spread [them] (1).
Where does στρώννυμι (strṓnnymi) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 21:8. Its strongest book concentrations include Mark (2), Matthew (2), Acts (1), Luke (1).
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 spread 2× Matthew 21:8, Mark 11:8
already furnished 1× Luke 22:12
furnished 1× Mark 14:15
put away your mat 1× Acts 9:34
spread [them] 1× Matthew 21:8
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 21:8 ἔστρωσαν to spread Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Matthew 21:8 ἐστρώννυον to spread [them] Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Mark 11:8 ἔστρωσαν to spread Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Mark 14:15 ἐστρωμένον to furnished Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Singular Luke 22:12 ἐστρωμένον to already furnished Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Singular Acts 9:34 στρῶσον to put away your mat Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 21:8
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 4
Matthew 2 Mark 2 Luke 1 Acts 1
Source forms
ἐστρωμένον 2x estrōmenon Mark 14:15, Luke 22:12
ἔστρωσαν 2x estrōsan Matthew 21:8, Mark 11:8
ἐστρώννυον 1x estrōnnyon Matthew 21:8
στρῶσον 1x strōson Acts 9:34
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 2x Matthew 21:8, Mark 11:8
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Singular 2x Mark 14:15, Luke 22:12
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular 1x Acts 9:34
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Matthew 21:8
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to spread
Strong's G4766
Lexical occurrences 6 verses Greek text appearances 7 times Word forms 3 forms 6 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to spread
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
(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.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
7 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 21:8 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ἔστρωσαν estrwsan
I spread, make a bed
Read verse Matthew 21:8 Verb Third Person Plural Imperfect Active Indicative
ἐστρώννυον estrwnnuon
I spread, make a bed
Read verse Mark 11:8 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ἔστρωσαν estrwsan
I spread, make a bed
Read verse Mark 11:8 Verb Third Person Plural Imperfect Active Indicative
ἐστρώννυον estrwnnuon
I spread, make a bed
Read verse Mark 14:15 Verb Perfect Passive Participle Accusative Singular Neuter
ἐστρωμένον estrwmenon
I spread, make a bed
Read verse Luke 22:12 Verb Perfect Passive Participle Accusative Singular Neuter
ἐστρωμένον· estrwmenon
I spread, make a bed
Read verse Acts 9:34 Verb Second Person Singular Aorist Active Imperative
στρῶσον strwson
I spread, make a bed
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 groups 3 Aligned forms 6 Tenses Aorist, Perfect, Imperfect Voices Active, Passive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 3×
Aorist Active Matt 21:8 · Mark 11:8 2×
Imperfect Active Matt 21:8 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 2×
Perfect Passive Mark 14:15 · Luke 22:12 2×
Imperative command or strong request 1×
Aorist Active Acts 9:34 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 6 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
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)
Word Origins
στρώννυμι is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
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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