Greek · G131 · unreviewed

αἱμοῤῥέω

To bleed

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αἱμοῤῥέω G131
Pronunciation haimorrhéō

What does αἱμοῤῥέω (haimorrhéō) mean in the Bible?

αἱμοῤῥέω (haimorrhéō) is a Greek word meaning "to bleed". αἱμορροέω, (αἷμα, ῥέω), [in LXX: Lev.

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Meaning

to bleed
Extended definition

Continuous pathological blood loss, emphasizing ongoing discharge rather than acute bleeding or wound.

(αἷμα, ῥέω), [in LXX: Lev.15:33 (דָּוֶה) * ;] to lose blood, suffer from a flow of blood (Hipp.): Mat.9:20.

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Discourse Aspect

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

Aspect
participle 1
Tense
present 1
Voice
active 1
Mood
participle 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 Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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