What does ἁρμόζω (harmózō) mean in the Bible?
ἁρμόζω (harmózō) is a Greek word meaning "to betroth".
Greek · G718
ἁρμόζω
To betroth
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ἁρμόζω G718
Pronunciation harmózō
What does ἁρμόζω (harmózō) mean in the Bible?
ἁρμόζω (harmózō) is a Greek word meaning "to betroth".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G718?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include I promised (1).
Where does ἁρμόζω (harmózō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Corinthians 11:2. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Corinthians (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 It I promised 1× 2 Corinthians 11:2
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First aligned row 2 Corinthians 11:2
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
2 Corinthians 1
Source forms
ἡρμοσάμην 1x hērmosamēn 2 Corinthians 11:2
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular 1x 2 Corinthians 11:2
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to betroth
Source Gloss
to betroth
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
(ἁρμός), [in LXX for אמן, etc. ;]
1to fit, join.
2of marriage, to betroth. Mid.,
ato join to oneself, marry, take to wife; (b) to give in marriage: 2Co.11:2 (for this there is no direct parallel. But see M, Pr., 160; MM, see word).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
2 Corinthians 11:2 Verb First Person Singular Aorist Middle Indicative
ἡρμοσάμην hrmosamhn
I fit, join
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 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 1
Voice
middle 1
Mood
indicative 1
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
ἁρμόζω is built from this root:
ἁρμός G719
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