What does χειραγωγέω (cheiragōgéō) mean in the Bible?
χειραγωγέω (cheiragōgéō) is a Greek word meaning "to guide".
Greek · G5496
χειραγωγέω
To guide
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χειραγωγέω G5496
Pronunciation cheiragōgéō
What does χειραγωγέω (cheiragōgéō) mean in the Bible?
χειραγωγέω (cheiragōgéō) is a Greek word meaning "to guide".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5496?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include led me by the hand (1), they led him by the hand (1).
Where does χειραγωγέω (cheiragōgéō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 9:8. 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 It led me by the hand 1× Acts 22:11
they led him by the hand 1× Acts 9:8
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Acts 9:8
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 1
Acts 2
Source forms
χειραγωγούμενος 1x cheiragōgoumenos Acts 22:11
χειραγωγοῦντες 1x cheiragōgountes Acts 9:8
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x Acts 9:8
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Acts 22:11
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to guide
Source Gloss
to guide
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.
Acts 9:8 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
χειραγωγοῦντες ceiragwgountev
I lead by the hand
Read verse Acts 22:11 Verb Present Passive Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
χειραγωγούμενος ceiragwgoumenov
I lead by the hand
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 2
Voice
active 1 passive 1
Mood
participle 2
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
χειραγωγέω is built from this root:
χειραγωγός G5497
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