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ἐντρέπω

To cause shame

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ἐντρέπω G1788
Pronunciation entrépō

What does ἐντρέπω (entrépō) mean in the Bible?

ἐντρέπω (entrépō) is a Greek word meaning "to cause shame". ἐν-τρέπω [in LXX for כָּנַע ni.

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Meaning

to cause shame
Extended definition

To shame someone by turning them around morally; in middle voice, to show deference or respect.

to turn about; metaphorically, put to shame: with accusative, 1Co.4:14; pass., 2Th.3:14, Tit.2:8; mid., to reverence: with accusative of person(s) (cl. with genitive), Mat.21:37, Mrk.12:6, Luk.18:2, 4 20:13, Heb.12:9 (cf. MM, Exp., iii, xiii).

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

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

Tenses
Future Aorist Present Imperfect
Voices
Passive Active
Indicative states a fact or reality 5×
Future Passive Matt 21:37 · Mark 12:6 · Luke 20:13 3×
Present Passive Luke 18:4 1×
Imperfect Passive Heb 12:9 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 2×
Aorist Passive 2 Thess 3:14 · Titus 2:8 2×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 2×
Present Passive Luke 18:2 1×
Present Active 1 Cor 4:14 1×
9 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 9 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
ongoing 1 prospective 3 background 1 subjunctive 2 participle 2
Tense
present 3 future 3 aorist 2 imperfect 1
Voice
passive 8 active 1
Mood
indicative 5 participle 2 subjunctive 2
NT Occurrences
Matthew 21:37 Ἐντραπήσονται future passive indicative prospective Mark 12:6 Ἐντραπήσονται future passive indicative prospective Luke 18:2 ἐντρεπόμενος present passive participle participle Luke 18:4 ἐντρέπομαι present passive indicative ongoing Luke 20:13 ἐντραπήσονται future passive indicative prospective 1 Corinthians 4:14 ἐντρέπων present active participle participle 2 Thessalonians 3:14 ἐντραπῇ aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive Titus 2:8 ἐντραπῇ aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive Hebrews 12:9 ἐνετρεπόμεθα imperfect passive indicative background

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.

Mark 12 — The Rejected Son, the Greatest Commandment, the Lord of David, and the Widow’s Offering Matthew 21 — The King Enters Jerusalem, Judges Fruitless Religion, and Exposes Rejected-Son Leadership

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

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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