What does ἀριθμέω (arithméō) mean in the Bible?
ἀριθμέω (arithméō): Counting with purpose toward a specific end, especially enumeration for assessment or accountability.
Greek · G705
ἀριθμέω
To enumerate or count
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ἀριθμέωG705
Pronunciationarithméō
What does ἀριθμέω (arithméō) mean in the Bible?
ἀριθμέω (arithméō): Counting with purpose toward a specific end, especially enumeration for assessment or accountability.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G705?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include are all numbered (1), numbered (1), to count (1).
Where does ἀριθμέω (arithméō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 10:30. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (1), Matthew (1), Revelation (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 Itare all numbered1×Luke 12:7
numbered1×Matthew 10:30
to count1×Revelation 7:9
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 10:30
Aligned rows3
Books represented3
Matthew1Luke1Revelation1
Source forms
ἀριθμῆσαι1xarithmēsaiRevelation 7:9
ἠριθμημέναι1xērithmēmenaiMatthew 10:30
ἠρίθμηνται1xērithmēntaiLuke 12:7
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active1xRevelation 7:9
Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural1xLuke 12:7
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine Plural1xMatthew 10:30
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Counting with purpose toward a specific end, especially enumeration for assessment or accountability.
Strong'sG705
Lexical occurrences3 versesGreek text appearances3 timesWord forms3 forms3 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to enumerate or count
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 10:30Verb Perfect Passive Participle Nominative Plural Feminine
ἠριθμημέναιhriqmhmenai
I number, count
Read verseLuke 12:7Verb Third Person Plural Perfect Passive Indicative
ἠρίθμηνται.hriqmhntai
I number, count
Read verseRevelation 7:9Verb Aorist Active Infinitive
ἀριθμῆσαιariqmhsai
I number, count
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 groups3Aligned forms3TensesPerfect, AoristVoicesPassive, Active
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Tenses
Voices
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality1×
Perfect PassiveMatt 10:301×
Indicativestates a fact or reality1×
Perfect PassiveLuke 12:71×
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract1×
Aorist ActiveRev 7:91×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
perfect1aorist1
Voice
passive1active1
Mood
indicative1infinitive1
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)
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Witnesses
Luke 12:4–7ἠριθμημέναιarithméō
Having been numbered
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Word Origins
ἀριθμέω is built from this root: