What does ἄνθρωπος · λέγω mean in the Bible?
e. a human being".
Greek · G444, G3004
κατὰ ἄνθρωπον λέγω
A human · to say
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ἄνθρωπος G444 a human
Pronunciation ánthrōpos
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λέγω G3004 to say
Pronunciation légō
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
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
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 patterns 9 Aligned forms 550 Case pattern Genitive (228) Number pattern Singular (348)
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 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 21:28 122×
Nominative · Plural · Masculine Matt 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 16:20 28×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Matt 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 17:9 129×
Genitive · Plural · Masculine Matt 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 23:4 99×
Dative · Plural · Masculine Matt 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 16:15 44×
Dative · Singular · Masculine Matt 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 6:49 26×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 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 7:23 62×
Accusative · Plural · Masculine Matt 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 5:18 31×
Vocative · Singular · Masculine Luke 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 2:20 9×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1307 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 1134 imperfect 151 aorist 22
Voice
active 1282 passive 25
Mood
indicative 807 participle 438 infinitive 43 subjunctive 10 imperative 9
NT Occurrences
Matthew 1:20 λέγων present active participle participle Matthew 1:22 ῥηθὲν aorist passive participle participle Matthew 1:22 λέγοντος present active participle participle Matthew 2:13 λέγων present active participle participle Matthew 2:15 ῥηθὲν aorist passive participle participle Matthew 2:15 λέγοντος present active participle participle Matthew 2:17 ῥηθὲν aorist passive participle participle Matthew 2:17 λέγοντος present active participle participle Matthew 2:2 λέγοντες present active participle participle Matthew 2:20 λέγων present active participle participle Matthew 2:23 ῥηθὲν aorist passive participle participle Matthew 3:14 λέγων present active participle participle Matthew 3:17 λέγουσα present active participle participle Matthew 3:2 λέγων present active participle participle Matthew 3:3 ῥηθεὶς aorist passive participle participle Matthew 3:3 λέγοντος present active participle participle Matthew 3:9 λέγειν present active infinitive infinitive Matthew 3:9 λέγω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 4:10 λέγει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 4:14 ῥηθὲν aorist passive participle participle Matthew 4:14 λέγοντος present active participle participle Matthew 4:17 λέγειν present active infinitive infinitive Matthew 4:19 λέγει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 4:6 λέγει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 5:18 λέγω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 5:2 λέγων present active participle participle Matthew 5:20 λέγω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 5:22 λέγω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 5:26 λέγω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 5:28 λέγω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 5:32 λέγω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 5:34 λέγω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 5:39 λέγω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 5:44 λέγω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 6:16 λέγω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 6:2 λέγω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 6:25 λέγω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 6:29 λέγω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 6:31 λέγοντες present active participle participle Matthew 6:5 λέγω present active indicative ongoing
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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
κατὰ ἄνθρωπον λέγω is built from these roots:
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain