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ἐξηγέομαι

To tell

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ἐξηγέομαι G1834
Pronunciation exēgéomai

What does ἐξηγέομαι (exēgéomai) mean in the Bible?

ἐξηγέομαι (exēgéomai) is a Greek word meaning "to tell". ἐξ-ηγέομαι, -οῦμαι [in LXX chiefly for סָפַר pi.

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Meaning

to tell
Extended definition

To narrate by unfolding details; to declare or explain something fully to an audience.

to lead, show the way; metaphorically, to unfold, narrate, declare: with accusative of thing(s), Luk.24:35 Act.21:19; with dative of person(s), Act.10:8; θεόν (understood), Jhn.1:18; before ὅσα, Act.15:12; καθώς, Act.15:14.

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

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

Tenses
Aorist Imperfect Present
Voices
Middle
Indicative states a fact or reality 4×
Aorist Middle John 1:18 · Acts 15:14 2×
Imperfect Middle Luke 24:35 · Acts 21:19 2×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 2×
Aorist Middle Acts 10:8 1×
Present Middle Acts 15:12 1×
6 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 6 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 2 background 2 participle 2
Tense
aorist 3 imperfect 2 present 1
Voice
middle 6
Mood
indicative 4 participle 2
NT Occurrences
Luke 24:35 ἐξηγοῦντο imperfect middle indicative background John 1:18 ἐξηγήσατο aorist middle indicative completed Acts 10:8 ἐξηγησάμενος aorist middle participle participle Acts 15:12 ἐξηγουμένων present middle participle participle Acts 15:14 ἐξηγήσατο aorist middle indicative completed Acts 21:19 ἐξηγεῖτο imperfect middle 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.

Acts 21 — Paul Goes to Jerusalem and Is Seized in the Temple

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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