What does ψώχω (psṓchō) mean in the Bible?
ψώχω (psṓchō) is a Greek word meaning "to rub".
Greek · G5597
ψώχω
To rub
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ψώχωG5597
Pronunciationpsṓchō
What does ψώχω (psṓchō) mean in the Bible?
ψώχω (psṓchō) is a Greek word meaning "to rub".
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How does the BSB render G5597?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include rub [them] (1).
Where does ψώχω (psṓchō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 6:1. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (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 Itrub [them]1×Luke 6:1
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLuke 6:1
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
Luke1
Source forms
ψώχοντες1xpsōchontesLuke 6:1
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural1xLuke 6:1
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to rub
Strong'sG5597
Lexical occurrences1 verseGreek text appearances1 timeWord forms1 form1 referenceVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to rub
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
(ψώω, collat. form of ψάω, to rub) to rub: Luk.6:1.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 6:1Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ψώχοντεςywcontev
I rub, rub to pieces
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.
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 groups1Aligned forms1TensesPresentVoicesActive
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Tenses
Voices
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality1×
Present ActiveLuke 6:11×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present1
Voice
active1
Mood
participle1
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
ψώχω is built from this root:
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