What does χαλιναγωγέω (chalinagōgéō) mean in the Bible?
χαλιναγωγέω (chalinagōgéō) is a Greek word meaning "to bridle".
Greek · G5468
χαλιναγωγέω
To bridle
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χαλιναγωγέω G5468
Pronunciation chalinagōgéō
What does χαλιναγωγέω (chalinagōgéō) mean in the Bible?
χαλιναγωγέω (chalinagōgéō) is a Greek word meaning "to bridle".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5468?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [and yet] does not bridle (1), to control (1).
Where does χαλιναγωγέω (chalinagōgéō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at James 1:26. Its strongest book concentrations include James (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 It [and yet] does not bridle 1× James 1:26
to control 1× James 3:2
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Usage map
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First aligned row James 1:26
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 1
James 2
Source forms
χαλιναγωγῆσαι 1x chalinagōgēsai James 3:2
χαλιναγωγῶν 1x chalinagōgōn James 1:26
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active 1x James 3:2
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x James 1:26
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to bridle
Source Gloss
to bridle
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
James 1:26 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
χαλιναγωγῶν calinagwgwn
I bridle, curb
Read verse James 3:2 Verb Aorist Active Infinitive
χαλιναγωγῆσαι calinagwghsai
I bridle, curb
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 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 1 aorist 1
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
χαλιναγωγέω 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