What does ἐνίστημι · μέλλω mean in the Bible?
e. (reflexively) impend, (participle) be instant".
Greek · G1764, G3195
ἐνεστῶτα οὔτε μέλλοντα
Be present · to ensue
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ἐνίστημιG1764be present
Pronunciationenístēmi
Open lexicon entry →μέλλωG3195to ensue
Pronunciationméllō
Expresses certainty of future action, whether from intention, compulsion, or divine necessity.
Open lexicon entry →What does ἐνεστῶτα οὔτε μέλλοντα (enestōta oute mellonta) mean in the Bible?
ἐνίστημι · μέλλω is a Greek phrase meaning "to place on hand, i.e. (reflexively) impend, (participle) be instant".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1764, G3195?
G1764, G3195 is connected to 7 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. to place on hand, i.e. (reflexively) impend, (participle) be instant
Source Gloss
to place on hand, i.e. (reflexively) impend, (participle) be instant
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 forms7TensesPerfect, FutureVoicesActive, Middle
Tenses
Voices
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality5×
Perfect ActiveRom 8:38 · 1 Cor 3:22 · 1 Cor 7:26 · Gal 1:4 · Heb 9:95×
Indicativestates a fact or reality2×
Perfect Active2 Thess 2:21×
Future Middle2 Tim 3:11×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 109 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present89imperfect18future2
Voice
active109
Mood
participle53indicative47infinitive6subjunctive3
NT Occurrences
Matthew 2:13μέλλειpresent active indicativeongoingMatthew 3:7μελλούσηςpresent active participleparticipleMatthew 11:14μέλλωνpresent active participleparticipleMatthew 12:32μέλλοντιpresent active participleparticipleMatthew 16:27μέλλειpresent active indicativeongoingMatthew 17:12μέλλειpresent active indicativeongoingMatthew 17:22Μέλλειpresent active indicativeongoingMatthew 20:22μέλλωpresent active indicativeongoingMatthew 24:6μελλήσετεfuture active indicativeprospectiveMark 10:32μέλλονταpresent active participleparticipleMark 13:4μέλλῃpresent active subjunctivesubjunctiveLuke 3:7μελλούσηςpresent active participleparticipleLuke 7:2ἤμελλενimperfect active indicativebackgroundLuke 9:31ἤμελλενimperfect active indicativebackgroundLuke 9:44μέλλειpresent active indicativeongoingLuke 10:1ἤμελλενimperfect active indicativebackgroundLuke 13:9μέλλονpresent active participleparticipleLuke 19:11μέλλειpresent active indicativeongoingLuke 19:4ἤμελλενimperfect active indicativebackgroundLuke 21:36μέλλονταpresent active participleparticipleLuke 21:7μέλλῃpresent active subjunctivesubjunctiveLuke 22:23μέλλωνpresent active participleparticipleLuke 24:21μέλλωνpresent active participleparticipleJohn 4:47ἤμελλενimperfect active indicativebackgroundJohn 6:15μέλλουσινpresent active indicativeongoingJohn 6:6ἔμελλενimperfect active indicativebackgroundJohn 6:71ἔμελλενimperfect active indicativebackgroundJohn 7:35μέλλειpresent active indicativeongoingJohn 7:35μέλλειpresent active indicativeongoingJohn 7:39ἔμελλονimperfect active indicativebackgroundJohn 11:51ἔμελλενimperfect active indicativebackgroundJohn 12:33ἤμελλενimperfect active indicativebackgroundJohn 12:4μέλλωνpresent active participleparticipleJohn 14:22μέλλειςpresent active indicativeongoingJohn 18:32ἤμελλενimperfect active indicativebackgroundActs 3:3μέλλονταςpresent active participleparticipleActs 5:35μέλλετεpresent active indicativeongoingActs 11:28μέλλεινpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveActs 12:6ἤμελλενimperfect active indicativebackgroundActs 13:34μέλλονταpresent active participleparticiple+69 more 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)
Word Origins
ἐνεστῶτα οὔτε μέλλοντα is built from these roots: