What does ἀποκρίνομαι · Ἰησοῦς · λέγω mean in the Bible?
e. (by implication) to respond; by Hebraism (compare ) to begin to speak (where an address is expected)".
Greek · G611, G2424, G3004
ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν
To answer · Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites · to say
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ἀποκρίνομαι G611 to answer
Pronunciation apokrínomai
To answer or respond; Hebraically, to begin speaking or introduce new topic in conversation.
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Ἰησοῦς G2424 Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites
Pronunciation Iēsoûs
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λέγω G3004 to say
Pronunciation légō
Emphasizes meaning and thought content of speech, not mere utterance; what is said corresponds to thought
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What does ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν (apokritheis de ho Iesous eipen) mean in the Bible?
ἀποκρίνομαι · Ἰησοῦς · λέγω is a Greek phrase meaning "to conclude for oneself, i.e. (by implication) to respond; by Hebraism (compare ) to begin to speak (where an address is expected)".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G611, G2424, G3004?
G611, G2424, G3004 is connected to 232 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. to conclude for oneself, i.e. (by implication) to respond; by Hebraism (compare ) to begin to speak (where an address is expected)
Source Gloss
to conclude for oneself, i.e. (by implication) to respond; by Hebraism (compare ) to begin to speak (where an address is expected)
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 5 Aligned forms 232 Tenses Aorist, Present, Future Voices Passive, Middle
Tenses
Voices
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 104×
Aorist Passive Matt 3:15 · Matt 4:4 · Matt 8:8 · Matt 11:4 · Matt 11:25 · Matt 12:39 · Matt 12:48 · Matt 13:11 · Matt 13:37 · Matt 14:28 · Matt 15:3 · Matt 15:13 · Matt 15:15 · Matt 15:24 · Matt 15:26 · Matt 15:28 104×
Indicative states a fact or reality 121×
Aorist Passive Matt 15:23 · Matt 27:14 · Mark 7:28 · Mark 9:17 · Mark 12:28 · Mark 12:29 · Mark 12:34 · Mark 15:5 · Mark 15:9 · Luke 4:4 · Luke 8:50 · Luke 13:15 · Luke 17:20 · John 1:21 · John 1:26 · John 1:48 104×
Aorist Middle Matt 27:12 · Mark 14:61 · Luke 3:16 · Luke 23:9 · John 5:17 · John 5:19 · Acts 3:12 7×
Present Middle Matt 26:62 · Mark 14:60 · Mark 15:4 · John 18:22 · John 12:23 · John 13:26 · John 13:38 7×
Future Passive Matt 25:37 · Matt 25:44 · Matt 25:45 3×
Imperative command or strong request 2×
Aorist Passive Mark 11:29 · Mark 11:30 2×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 2×
Aorist Passive Matt 22:46 1×
Present Middle Col 4:6 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 3×
Aorist Passive Mark 9:6 · Mark 14:40 · Luke 22:68 3×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1307 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 1134 imperfect 151 aorist 22
Voice
active 1282 passive 25
Mood
indicative 807 participle 438 infinitive 43 subjunctive 10 imperative 9
NT Occurrences
Matthew 1:20 λέγων present active participle participle Matthew 1:22 ῥηθὲν aorist passive participle participle Matthew 1:22 λέγοντος present active participle participle Matthew 2:13 λέγων present active participle participle Matthew 2:15 ῥηθὲν aorist passive participle participle Matthew 2:15 λέγοντος present active participle participle Matthew 2:17 ῥηθὲν aorist passive participle participle Matthew 2:17 λέγοντος present active participle participle Matthew 2:2 λέγοντες present active participle participle Matthew 2:20 λέγων present active participle participle Matthew 2:23 ῥηθὲν aorist passive participle participle Matthew 3:14 λέγων present active participle participle Matthew 3:17 λέγουσα present active participle participle Matthew 3:2 λέγων present active participle participle Matthew 3:3 ῥηθεὶς aorist passive participle participle Matthew 3:3 λέγοντος present active participle participle Matthew 3:9 λέγειν present active infinitive infinitive Matthew 3:9 λέγω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 4:10 λέγει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 4:14 ῥηθὲν aorist passive participle participle Matthew 4:14 λέγοντος present active participle participle Matthew 4:17 λέγειν present active infinitive infinitive Matthew 4:19 λέγει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 4:6 λέγει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 5:18 λέγω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 5:2 λέγων present active participle participle Matthew 5:20 λέγω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 5:22 λέγω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 5:26 λέγω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 5:28 λέγω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 5:32 λέγω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 5:34 λέγω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 5:39 λέγω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 5:44 λέγω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 6:16 λέγω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 6:2 λέγω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 6:25 λέγω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 6:29 λέγω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 6:31 λέγοντες present active participle participle Matthew 6:5 λέγω present active indicative ongoing
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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
ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν is built from this root:
Cross-Language Connections
Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.
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