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
ἀδημονέω (adēmonéō): Mental anguish or deep distress of spirit, often accompanying anticipation of suffering or separation from loved ones.
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ἀδημονέωG85
Pronunciationadēmonéō
What does ἀδημονέω (adēmonéō) mean in the Bible?
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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 Itdeeply distressed1×Matthew 26:37
distressed1×Mark 14:33
is distressed1×Philippians 2:26
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 26:37
Aligned rows3
Books represented3
Matthew1Mark1Philippians1
Source forms
ἀδημονεῖν2xadēmoneinMatthew 26:37, Mark 14:33
ἀδημονῶν1xadēmonōnPhilippians 2:26
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Infinitive Active2xMatthew 26:37, Mark 14:33
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular1xPhilippians 2:26
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Mental anguish or deep distress of spirit, often accompanying anticipation of suffering or separation from loved ones.
Strong'sG85
Lexical occurrences3 versesGreek text appearances3 timesWord forms2 forms3 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to be in distress (of mind)
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 26:37Verb Present Active Infinitive
ἀδημονεῖν.adhmonein
I am troubled, distressed
Read verseMark 14:33Verb Present Active Infinitive
ἀδημονεῖν.adhmonein
I am troubled, distressed
Read versePhilippians 2:26Verb 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 groups2Aligned forms3TensesPresentVoicesActive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract2×
Present ActiveMatt 26:37 · Mark 14:332×
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality1×
Present ActivePhil 2:261×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present3
Voice
active3
Mood
infinitive2participle1
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)