Greek · G444, G3004

κατὰ ἄνθρωπον λέγω

A human · to say

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ἄνθρωποςG444a human

Pronunciationánthrōpos

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λέγωG3004to say

Pronunciationlégō

Emphasizes meaning and thought content of speech, not mere utterance; what is said corresponds to thought

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What does κατὰ ἄνθρωπον λέγω (kata anthrōpon legō) mean in the Bible?

ἄνθρωπος · λέγω is a Greek phrase meaning "man-faced, i.e. a human being".

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Questions this entry answers

What does ἄνθρωπος · λέγω mean in the Bible?

e. a human being".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G444, G3004?

G444, G3004 is connected to 550 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. man-faced, i.e. a human being

Strong'sG444, G3004

Lexical occurrences550 verses Word forms9 forms550 references

Source Gloss

man-faced, i.e. a human being

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

This word appears as a noun across 9 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.

Form patterns9Aligned forms550Case patternGenitive (228)Number patternSingular (348)

Nominative · Singular · MasculineMatt 4:4 · Matt 7:9 · Matt 8:9 · Matt 11:19 · Matt 12:10 · Matt 12:11 · Matt 12:12 · Matt 12:35 · Matt 13:28 · Matt 13:31 · Matt 13:44 · Matt 16:26 · Matt 17:14 · Matt 19:5 · Matt 19:6 · Matt 21:28122×

Nominative · Plural · MasculineMatt 7:12 · Matt 8:27 · Matt 12:36 · Matt 16:13 · Mark 8:27 · Luke 6:22 · Luke 6:26 · Luke 6:31 · Luke 11:44 · Luke 18:10 · John 3:19 · John 6:14 · Acts 4:13 · Acts 14:15 · Acts 16:17 · Acts 16:2028×

Genitive · Singular · MasculineMatt 8:20 · Matt 9:6 · Matt 10:23 · Matt 10:36 · Matt 11:19 · Matt 12:8 · Matt 12:32 · Matt 12:40 · Matt 12:43 · Matt 12:45 · Matt 13:37 · Matt 13:41 · Matt 16:13 · Matt 16:27 · Matt 16:28 · Matt 17:9129×

Genitive · Plural · MasculineMatt 4:19 · Matt 5:13 · Matt 5:16 · Matt 6:1 · Matt 6:2 · Matt 10:17 · Matt 10:32 · Matt 10:33 · Matt 15:9 · Matt 16:23 · Matt 17:22 · Matt 19:12 · Matt 21:25 · Matt 21:26 · Matt 22:16 · Matt 23:499×

Dative · Plural · MasculineMatt 6:5 · Matt 6:14 · Matt 6:15 · Matt 6:16 · Matt 6:18 · Matt 9:8 · Matt 12:31 · Matt 19:26 · Matt 23:5 · Matt 23:28 · Mark 10:27 · Luke 1:25 · Luke 2:14 · Luke 2:52 · Luke 12:36 · Luke 16:1544×

Dative · Singular · MasculineMatt 12:13 · Matt 13:24 · Matt 13:45 · Matt 13:52 · Matt 18:7 · Matt 18:12 · Matt 18:23 · Matt 19:3 · Matt 20:1 · Matt 22:2 · Matt 26:24 · Mark 3:3 · Mark 3:5 · Mark 14:21 · Luke 6:48 · Luke 6:4926×

Accusative · Singular · MasculineMatt 9:9 · Matt 9:32 · Matt 10:35 · Matt 11:8 · Matt 15:11 · Matt 15:18 · Matt 15:20 · Matt 22:11 · Matt 26:72 · Matt 26:74 · Matt 27:32 · Mark 2:27 · Mark 7:15 · Mark 7:18 · Mark 7:20 · Mark 7:2362×

Accusative · Plural · MasculineMatt 5:19 · Matt 13:25 · Mark 8:24 · Luke 5:10 · Luke 7:31 · Luke 11:46 · Luke 13:4 · John 6:10 · Acts 5:34 · Acts 16:35 · Acts 16:37 · Acts 18:13 · Acts 22:15 · Acts 24:16 · Rom 5:12 · Rom 5:1831×

Vocative · Singular · MasculineLuke 5:20 · Luke 12:14 · Luke 22:58 · Luke 22:60 · Rom 2:1 · Rom 2:3 · Rom 9:20 · 1 Tim 6:11 · Jas 2:209×

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 1307 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

completed2ongoing654imperative9background151subjunctive10infinitive43participle438

Tense

present1134imperfect151aorist22

Voice

active1282passive25

Mood

indicative807participle438infinitive43subjunctive10imperative9

NT 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)

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Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

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