What does τίλλω (tíllō) mean in the Bible?
τίλλω (tíllō) is a Greek word meaning "to pull off".
Greek · G5089
τίλλω
To pull off
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τίλλω G5089
Pronunciation tíllō
What does τίλλω (tíllō) mean in the Bible?
τίλλω (tíllō) is a Greek word meaning "to pull off".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5089?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include to pick (2), began to pick (1).
Where does τίλλω (tíllō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 12:1. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (1), 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 to pick 2× Matthew 12:1, Mark 2:23
began to pick 1× Luke 6:1
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 12:1
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 3
Matthew 1 Mark 1 Luke 1
Source forms
ἔτιλλον 1x etillon Luke 6:1
τίλλειν 1x tillein Matthew 12:1
τίλλοντες 1x tillontes Mark 2:23
Parsing patterns
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Luke 6:1
Verb - Present Infinitive Active 1x Matthew 12:1
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x Mark 2:23
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to pull off
Strong's G5089
Lexical occurrences 3 verses Greek text appearances 3 times Word forms 3 forms 3 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to pull off
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.
Matthew 12:1 Verb Present Active Infinitive
τίλλειν tillein
I pluck, pluck off
Read verse Mark 2:23 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
τίλλοντες tillontev
I pluck, pluck off
Read verse Luke 6:1 Verb Third Person Plural Imperfect Active Indicative
ἔτιλλον etillon
I pluck, pluck off
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 3 Tenses Present, Imperfect Voices Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Present Active Matt 12:1 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Present Active Mark 2:23 1×
Indicative states a fact or reality 1×
Imperfect Active Luke 6:1 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 2
Voice
active 2
Mood
participle 1 infinitive 1
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
τίλλω is built from these roots:
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