What does τιμωρέω (timōréō) mean in the Bible?
τιμωρέω (timōréō) is a Greek word meaning "to punish".
Greek · G5097
τιμωρέω
To punish
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τιμωρέωG5097
Pronunciationtimōréō
What does τιμωρέω (timōréō) mean in the Bible?
τιμωρέω (timōréō) is a Greek word meaning "to punish".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5097?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include be punished (1), I frequently had them punished (1).
Where does τιμωρέω (timōréō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 22:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itbe punished1×Acts 22:5
I frequently had them punished1×Acts 26:11
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowActs 22:5
Aligned rows2
Books represented1
Acts2
Source forms
τιμωρηθῶσιν1xtimōrēthōsinActs 22:5
τιμωρῶν1xtimōrōnActs 26:11
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Plural1xActs 22:5
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular1xActs 26:11
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to punish
Strong'sG5097
Lexical occurrences2 versesGreek text appearances2 timesWord forms2 forms2 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to punish
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 22:5Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Passive Subjunctive
τιμωρηθῶσιν.timwrhqwsin
I punish
Read verseActs 26:11Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
τιμωρῶνtimwrwn
I punish
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 groups2Aligned forms2TensesAorist, PresentVoicesPassive, Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Subjunctivepossibility, probability, or purpose1×
Aorist PassiveActs 22:51×
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality1×
Present ActiveActs 26:111×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist1present1
Voice
passive1active1
Mood
subjunctive1participle1
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
τιμωρέω is built from this root:
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