What does ἀποκυέω (apokyéō) mean in the Bible?
ἀποκυέω (apokyéō) is a Greek word meaning "to generate".
Greek · G616
ἀποκυέω
To generate
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ἀποκυέω G616
Pronunciation apokyéō
What does ἀποκυέω (apokyéō) mean in the Bible?
ἀποκυέω (apokyéō) is a Greek word meaning "to generate".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G616?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include gives birth to (1), to give us birth (1).
Where does ἀποκυέω (apokyéō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at James 1:15. 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 gives birth to 1× James 1:15
to give us birth 1× James 1:18
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row James 1:15
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 1
James 2
Source forms
ἀπεκύησεν 1x apekyēsen James 1:18
ἀποκύει 1x apokyei James 1:15
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x James 1:18
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x James 1:15
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to generate
Source Gloss
to generate
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
(Rec. -κύω), -ῶ (ἀπό, κυέω or κύω, to be pregnant), [in LXX: 4Ma.15:17 * ;] prop., "the medical word for birth as the close of pregnancy" (Hort, Ja., 26 f.). In κοιν, "an ordinary syn. of τίκτω, but definitely 'perfectivised' (M, Pr., 111 ff.; MM, see word) by the ἀπό, and so implying safe delivery," to bring forth, give birth to: Jas.1:15, 18.
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 1:15 Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative
ἀποκύει apokuei
I bring forth, give birth to
Read verse James 1:18 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἀπεκύησεν apekuhsen
I bring forth, give birth to
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
indicative 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
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