What does τετραρχέω (tetrarchéō) mean in the Bible?
τετραρχέω (tetrarchéō) is a Greek word meaning "to be a tetrarch".
Greek · G5075
τετραρχέω
To be a tetrarch
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τετραρχέω G5075
Pronunciation tetrarchéō
What does τετραρχέω (tetrarchéō) mean in the Bible?
τετραρχέω (tetrarchéō) is a Greek word meaning "to be a tetrarch".
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How does the BSB render G5075?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include tetrarch (3).
Where does τετραρχέω (tetrarchéō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 3:1. 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 It tetrarch 3× Luke 3:1
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 3:1
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 1
Luke 3
Source forms
τετρααρχοῦντος 3x tetraarchountos Luke 3:1
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular 3x Luke 3:1
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to be a tetrarch
Source Gloss
to be a tetrarch
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
(τετραάρχης), to be tetrarch: with genitive, Luk.3:1 (FlJ, BJ, iii, 10, 7).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek 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 3:1 Verb Present Active Participle Genitive Singular Masculine
τετραρχοῦντος tetrarcountov
I rule over as a tetrarch
Read verse Luke 3:1 Verb Present Active Participle Genitive Singular Masculine
τετραρχοῦντος tetrarcountov
I rule over as a tetrarch
Read verse Luke 3:1 Verb Present Active Participle Genitive Singular Masculine
τετραρχοῦντος, tetrarcountov
I rule over as a tetrarch
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.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 3
Voice
active 3
Mood
participle 3
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
τετραρχέω is built from this root:
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