What does τροποφορέω (tropophoréō) mean in the Bible?
τροποφορέω (tropophoréō) is a Greek word meaning "to endure one's habits".
Greek · G5159
τροποφορέω
To endure one's habits
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τροποφορέω G5159
Pronunciation tropophoréō
What does τροποφορέω (tropophoréō) mean in the Bible?
τροποφορέω (tropophoréō) is a Greek word meaning "to endure one's habits".
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How does the BSB render G5159?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include He endured their conduct (1).
Where does τροποφορέω (tropophoréō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 13:18. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (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 He endured their conduct 1× Acts 13:18
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Acts 13:18
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Acts 1
Source forms
ἐτροποφόρησεν 1x etropophorēsen Acts 13:18
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Acts 13:18
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to endure one's habits
Source Gloss
to endure one's habits
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
1to bear another's manners (R, txt., suffered he their manners): with accusative of person(s), Act.13:18 (Rec., WH, R, txt.; ἐτροφο-, T, R, mg.).
2= τροφοφορέω (which see), (see Kühner3, I, 276): Ac, l.with
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.
Acts 13:18 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἐτροποφόρησεν etropoforhsen
I endure the ways of
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
aorist 1
Voice
active 1
Mood
indicative 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
τροποφορέω is built from these roots:
τρόπος G5158
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