What does ἀποκρίνομαι · λέγω mean in the Bible?
ἀποκρίνομαι · λέγω is a Greek phrase meaning "Jesus answered and said".
To answer · to say
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ἀποκρίνομαι · λέγω is a Greek phrase meaning "Jesus answered and said".
Full entry for ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν (G611, G3004) · Open the biblical lexicon
ἀποκρίνομαι · λέγω is a Greek phrase meaning "Jesus answered and said".
G611, G3004 is connected to 232 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Greek phrase. Jesus answered and said
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How this verb appears across 1307 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
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ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν is built from this root:
Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.
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