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βασκαίνω

To bewitch

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βασκαίνω G940
Pronunciation baskaínō

What does βασκαίνω (baskaínō) mean in the Bible?

βασκαίνω (baskaínō) is a Greek word meaning "to bewitch". βασκαίνω, [in LXX: Deu.

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Meaning

to bewitch
Extended definition
1to slander (Dem.).
2to blight by the evil eye, to fascinate, bewitch: Gal.3:1.
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Aorist
Voices
Active
Indicative states a fact or reality 1×
Aorist Active Gal 3:1 1×
1 total occurrences across this form in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 1
Tense
aorist 1
Voice
active 1
Mood
indicative 1
NT Occurrences
Galatians 3:1 ἐβάσκανεν aorist active indicative completed

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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