What does στυγνάζω (stygnázō) mean in the Bible?
στυγνάζω (stygnázō): Visible darkening of appearance, expressing inner emotional distress through facial expression or weather.
Greek · G4768
στυγνάζω
Be gloomy
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στυγνάζω G4768
Pronunciation stygnázō
What does στυγνάζω (stygnázō) mean in the Bible?
στυγνάζω (stygnázō): Visible darkening of appearance, expressing inner emotional distress through facial expression or weather.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4768?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [and] overcast (1), [the man] was saddened (1).
Where does στυγνάζω (stygnázō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 16:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Mark (1), Matthew (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 [and] overcast 1× Matthew 16:3
[the man] was saddened 1× Mark 10:22
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 16:3
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Matthew 1 Mark 1
Source forms
στυγνάζων 1x stygnazōn Matthew 16:3
στυγνάσας 1x stygnasas Mark 10:22
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Mark 10:22
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Matthew 16:3
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Visible darkening of appearance, expressing inner emotional distress through facial expression or weather.
Strong's G4768
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Greek text appearances 2 times Word forms 1 form 2 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
be gloomy
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Visible darkening of appearance, expressing inner emotional distress through facial expression or weather.
(στυγνός, sombre, gloomy, sullen, Isa.5:17, Wis.17:5, Dan LXX 2:12*), [in LXX: Eze.27:35 28:19 32:10 (שָׁמֵם)* ;] to have a sombre, gloomy appearance: of the human countenance (RV, his countenance fell), Mrk.10:22; of the sky (so στυγνότης, Polyb., iv, 21, 1), Mat.16:3 ([WH], R, mg., om.).
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.
Matthew 16:3 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
στυγνάζων stugnazwn
I am gloomy
Read verse Mark 10:22 Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
στυγνάσας stugnasav
I am gloomy
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 1 Aligned forms 2 Tenses Present, Aorist Voices Active
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Tenses
Voices
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 2×
Present Active Matt 16:3 1×
Aorist Active Mark 10:22 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 1 present 1
Voice
active 2
Mood
participle 2
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
στυγνάζω is built from this root:
στυγνητός G4767
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