What does τραχηλίζω (trachēlízō) mean in the Bible?
τραχηλίζω (trachēlízō) is a Greek word meaning "to lay bare".
Greek · G5136
τραχηλίζω
To lay bare
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τραχηλίζω G5136
Pronunciation trachēlízō
What does τραχηλίζω (trachēlízō) mean in the Bible?
τραχηλίζω (trachēlízō) is a Greek word meaning "to lay bare".
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How does the BSB render G5136?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include exposed (1).
Where does τραχηλίζω (trachēlízō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Hebrews 4:13. Its strongest book concentrations include Hebrews (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 exposed 1× Hebrews 4:13
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First aligned row Hebrews 4:13
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Hebrews 1
Source forms
τετραχηλισμένα 1x tetrachēlismena Hebrews 4:13
Parsing patterns
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter Plural 1x Hebrews 4:13
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to lay bare
Source Gloss
to lay bare
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
(τράχηλος), prop., of wrestlers, to take by the throat, hence (Philo), to prostrate, overthrow. Metaphorical, but in what sense and from what age it is doubtful (see Westc., Rendall, on He, l.with; DB, iii, 625n), τραχηλισμένα, laid open (RV, Westc.; downcast, Rendall): Heb.4:13.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Hebrews 4:13 Verb Perfect Passive Participle Nominative Plural Neuter
τετραχηλισμένα tetrachlismena
I am laid bare, laid open
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 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
perfect 1
Voice
passive 1
Mood
participle 1
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
τραχηλίζω is built from this root:
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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