What does ἀδημονέω (adēmonéō) mean in the Bible?
ἀδημονέω (adēmonéō): Mental anguish or deep distress of spirit, often accompanying anticipation of suffering or separation from loved ones.
Greek · G85
ἀδημονέω
To be in distress (of mind)
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ἀδημονέω G85
Pronunciation adēmonéō
What does ἀδημονέω (adēmonéō) mean in the Bible?
ἀδημονέω (adēmonéō): Mental anguish or deep distress of spirit, often accompanying anticipation of suffering or separation from loved ones.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G85?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include deeply distressed (1), distressed (1), is distressed (1).
Where does ἀδημονέω (adēmonéō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 26:37. Its strongest book concentrations include Mark (1), Matthew (1), Philippians (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 deeply distressed 1× Matthew 26:37
distressed 1× Mark 14:33
is distressed 1× Philippians 2:26
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 26:37
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 3
Matthew 1 Mark 1 Philippians 1
Source forms
ἀδημονεῖν 2x adēmonein Matthew 26:37, Mark 14:33
ἀδημονῶν 1x adēmonōn Philippians 2:26
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Infinitive Active 2x Matthew 26:37, Mark 14:33
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Philippians 2:26
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Mental anguish or deep distress of spirit, often accompanying anticipation of suffering or separation from loved ones.
Strong's G85
Lexical occurrences 3 verses Greek text appearances 3 times Word forms 2 forms 3 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to be in distress (of mind)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek 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 26:37 Verb Present Active Infinitive
ἀδημονεῖν. adhmonein
I am troubled, distressed
Read verse Mark 14:33 Verb Present Active Infinitive
ἀδημονεῖν. adhmonein
I am troubled, distressed
Read verse Philippians 2:26 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ἀδημονῶν, adhmonwn
I am troubled, distressed
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 groups 2 Aligned forms 3 Tenses Present Voices Active
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Tenses
Voices
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 2×
Present Active Matt 26:37 · Mark 14:33 2×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Present Active Phil 2:26 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 3
Voice
active 3
Mood
infinitive 2 participle 1
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)
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