What does φυτεύω · θάλασσα mean in the Bible?
φυτεύω · θάλασσα is a Greek phrase meaning "be planted in the sea".
Greek · G5452, G2281
φυτεύθητι ἐν τῇ θαλάσσῃ
To plant · the sea (genitive case or specially)
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φυτεύω G5452 to plant
Pronunciation phyteúō
To plant something deliberately for future growth; used metaphorically for establishing spiritual foundations.
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θάλασσα G2281 the sea (genitive case or specially)
Pronunciation thálassa
Sea as boundary between divine and human realms; often represents chaos, danger, or divine judgment in NT theology.
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What does φυτεύθητι ἐν τῇ θαλάσσῃ (phyteuthēti en tē thalassē) mean in the Bible?
φυτεύω · θάλασσα is a Greek phrase meaning "be planted in the sea".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5452, G2281?
G5452, G2281 is connected to 11 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. be planted in the sea
Source Gloss
be planted in the sea
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 11 Tenses Aorist, Present, Perfect, Imperfect Voices Active, Passive
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 7×
Aorist Active Matt 15:13 · Matt 21:33 · Mark 12:1 · Luke 20:9 · 1 Cor 3:6 5×
Imperfect Active Luke 17:28 1×
Present Active 1 Cor 9:7 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 3×
Present Active 1 Cor 3:7 · 1 Cor 3:8 2×
Perfect Passive Luke 13:6 1×
Imperative command or strong request 1×
Aorist Passive Luke 17:6 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 11 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 6 present 3 perfect 1 imperfect 1
Voice
active 9 passive 2
Mood
indicative 7 participle 3 imperative 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 15:13 ἐφύτευσεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 21:33 ἐφύτευσεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 12:1 ἐφύτευσεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 13:6 πεφυτευμένην perfect passive participle participle Luke 17:28 ἐφύτευον imperfect active indicative background Luke 17:6 φυτεύθητι aorist passive imperative imperative Luke 20:9 ἐφύτευσεν aorist active indicative completed 1 Corinthians 3:6 ἐφύτευσα aorist active indicative completed 1 Corinthians 3:7 φυτεύων present active participle participle 1 Corinthians 3:8 φυτεύων present active participle participle 1 Corinthians 9:7 φυτεύει present active indicative ongoing
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
φυτεύθητι ἐν τῇ θαλάσσῃ 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