verb
cheiragōgamō
Strong’sG5496
I lead by the hand
stem cheiragōg-2 times in the New Testament2 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
χειραγωγέω, -ῶ
(< χειραγωγός), [in LXX: Jg 16:26 A (בְּיָר מַחֲזׅיק), To 11:16 א *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5496 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkhi-rag-ogue-eh'-o
to be a hand-leader, i.e. to guide (a blind person)
Fromfrom G5497;
King Jameslead by the hand.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
lead by the hand, τινα LXX+1st c.AD+: generally, guide, direct, φρυκτώρια ἐς ἀσφαλεῖς καταγωγὰς τὰς ναῦς χ. Refs 2nd c.AD+; χ. τούτῳ τὴν ἔξοδον will guide his exit, Procop.Gaz.Refs 1st c.BC+; also 'lead by the nose', cajole, Refs 2nd c.BC+:—passive, LXX+3rd c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| cheiragōgarōntoisχειραγωγοῦντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | led … bythe hand | 1× |
| cheiragōgorōntosχειραγωγούμενος | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine | led by the hand | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 140, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | cheiragōgamō | cheiragōgame | cheiragōgami | cheiragōgama | cheiragōgamē | cheiragōgamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | cheiragōgasō | cheiragōgase | cheiragōgasi | cheiragōgasa | cheiragōgasē | cheiragōgaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | cheiragōgatō | cheiragōgate | cheiragōgati | cheiragōgata | cheiragōgatē | cheiragōgatelē |
| we 1st person plural | cheiragōganō | cheiragōgane | cheiragōgani | cheiragōgana | cheiragōganē | cheiragōganelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | cheiragōgavō | cheiragōgave | cheiragōgavi | cheiragōgava | cheiragōgavē | cheiragōgavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | cheiragōgalō | cheiragōgale | cheiragōgali | cheiragōgala | cheiragōgalē | cheiragōgalelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | cheiragōgomō | cheiragōgome | cheiragōgomē | cheiragōgomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | cheiragōgosō | cheiragōgose | cheiragōgosē | cheiragōgoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | cheiragōgotō | cheiragōgote | cheiragōgotē | cheiragōgotelē |
| we 1st person plural | cheiragōgonō | cheiragōgone | cheiragōgonē | cheiragōgonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | cheiragōgovō | cheiragōgove | cheiragōgovē | cheiragōgovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | cheiragōgolō | cheiragōgole | cheiragōgolē | cheiragōgolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | cheiragōgameiō | cheiragōgameia | cheiragōgameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | cheiragōgaseiō | cheiragōgaseia | cheiragōgaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | cheiragōgateiō | cheiragōgateia | cheiragōgateiē |
| we 1st person plural | cheiragōganeiō | cheiragōganeia | cheiragōganeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | cheiragōgaveiō | cheiragōgaveia | cheiragōgaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | cheiragōgaleiō | cheiragōgaleia | cheiragōgaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | cheiragōgomeiō | cheiragōgomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | cheiragōgoseiō | cheiragōgoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | cheiragōgoteiō | cheiragōgoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | cheiragōgoneiō | cheiragōgoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | cheiragōgoveiō | cheiragōgoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | cheiragōgoleiō | cheiragōgoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | cheiragōgasōr | cheiragōgasar | cheiragōgasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | cheiragōgatōr | cheiragōgatar | cheiragōgatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | cheiragōgavōr | cheiragōgavar | cheiragōgavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | cheiragōgalōr | cheiragōgalar | cheiragōgalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | cheiragōgosōr | cheiragōgosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | cheiragōgotōr | cheiragōgotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | cheiragōgovōr | cheiragōgovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | cheiragōgolōr | cheiragōgolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | cheiragōgamoiō | cheiragōgamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | cheiragōgasoiō | cheiragōgasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | cheiragōgatoiō | cheiragōgatoia |
| we 1st person plural | cheiragōganoiō | cheiragōganoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | cheiragōgavoiō | cheiragōgavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | cheiragōgaloiō | cheiragōgaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | cheiragōgomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | cheiragōgosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | cheiragōgotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | cheiragōgonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | cheiragōgovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | cheiragōgoloiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | cheiragōgarō | cheiragōgari | cheiragōgara | cheiragōgarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | cheiragōgorō | cheiragōgorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | cheiragōgarōntos1× | cheiragōgarintos | cheiragōgarantos | cheiragōgarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | cheiragōgorōntos1×χειραγωγούμενος | cheiragōgorēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
cheiragōg is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Words built on the same stem
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
cheiragōgarōntois“led … bythe hand”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Acts 9:8… de toiu ofthalmoiu autou oudenem blepate; cheiragōgarōntois de auton eisagala eis Damaskan.… not see a thing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus.
cheiragōgorōntos“led by the hand”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine1×
Acts 22:11“led by the hand”… apo tau doxau teu fōteu ekeineu, cheiragōgorōntos hupo toiu suneiarōntoiu mi erchama eis …Because the brilliance of the light had blinded me, my companions led me by the hand into Damascus.