verb
diēgomō
Strong’sG1334
I relate in full, describe
stem diēg-8 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books6 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.
δι-ηγέομαι, -οῦμαι
[in LXX chiefly for ספר pi.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1334 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
set out in detail, describe, [ἔργα] Refs 5th c.BC+ such as you describe him, Refs 5th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| diēgetiδιηγήσεται | will happen · he/she/itfuture middle indicative 3rd person singular | describe | 1× |
| diēgetaδιηγήσατο | happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular | described | 2× |
| diēgelaδιηγήσαντο | happened · theyaorist middle indicative 3rd person plural | told | 2× |
| diēgeleiaδιηγήσωνται | happened · theyaorist middle subjunctive 3rd person plural | tell | 1× |
| diēgosōrδιηγοῦ | happening now · youpresent middle or passive imperative 2nd person singular | tell | 1× |
| diēgorōntonδιηγούμενον | happening now · objectpresent middle or passive participle accusative singular masculine | tell | 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 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 5 occurrences
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 | diēgomō | diēgome | diēgomē | diēgomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | diēgosō | diēgose | diēgosē | diēgoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diēgotō | diēgote | diēgotē | diēgotelē |
| we 1st person plural | diēgonō | diēgone | diēgonē | diēgonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | diēgovō | diēgove | diēgovē | diēgovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | diēgolō | diēgole | diēgolē | diēgolelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diēgemi | diēgema |
| you 2nd person singular | diēgesi | diēgesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diēgeti1×διηγήσεται | diēgeta2×διηγήσατο |
| we 1st person plural | diēgeni | diēgena |
| ye 2nd person plural | diēgevi | diēgeva |
| they 3rd person plural | diēgeli | diēgela2×διηγήσαντο |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diēgomeiō | diēgomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | diēgoseiō | diēgoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diēgoteiō | diēgoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | diēgoneiō | diēgoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | diēgoveiō | diēgoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | diēgoleiō | diēgoleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diēgemeia |
| you 2nd person singular | diēgeseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diēgeteia |
| we 1st person plural | diēgeneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | diēgeveia |
| they 3rd person plural | diēgeleia1×διηγήσωνται |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | diēgosōr1×διηγοῦ | diēgosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diēgotōr | diēgotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | diēgovōr | diēgovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | diēgolōr | diēgolēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | diēgesar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diēgetar |
| ye 2nd person plural | diēgevar |
| they 3rd person plural | diēgelar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diēgomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | diēgosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diēgotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | diēgonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | diēgovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | diēgoloiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diēgemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | diēgesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diēgetoia |
| we 1st person plural | diēgenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | diēgevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | diēgeloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | diēgorō | diēgorē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | diēgeri | diēgera |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | diēgorōntos1× | diēgorēntos | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | diēgerintos | diēgerantos |
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
diēg 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
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
8 occurrences, every one of them listed
diēgeti“describe”will happen · he/she/itfuture middle indicative 3rd person singular1×
Acts 8:33“describe”… autou airita; tan genean autou tinos diēgeti? hoti airotō apo tau gēau tas …… of justice. Who can recount His descendants? For His life was removed from the earth.”
diēgeta“described”happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular2×
Acts 9:27… auton agata pros toin apostoloin, kai diēgeta autoi pōs en ta hoda horata …… brought him to the apostles and described how Saul had seen the Lord …
Acts 12:17kataseiarantos de autoi ta cheira sigarō diēgeta autoi pōs tos kurios auton exagata …… his hand for silence, and he described how the Lord had brought him …
diēgela“told”happened · theyaorist middle indicative 3rd person plural2×
Mark 5:16kai diēgela autoi tois horarantois pōs geneta to …Those who had seen it described what had happened to the demon-possessed …
Luke 9:10“told”Kai hupostrefarantois tois apostolois diēgela auto hoseim poiala. kai paralabarantos autoin …Then the apostles returned and reported to Jesus all that they had done. Taking them away privately …
diēgeleia“tell”happened · theyaorist middle subjunctive 3rd person plural1×
Mark 9:9… diasteleta autoi hina mēdeno heim horala diēgeleia, ei mē hotan tos huios tou …… mountain, Jesus admonished them not to tell anyone what they had seen until …
diēgosōr“tell”happening now · youpresent middle or passive imperative 2nd person singular1×
Luke 8:39“tell”Hupostrefasōr eis ton oikon su, kai diēgosōr hoseim si poiata tos theos. kai …“Return home and describe how much God has done for you.” So the man went away and proclaimed all …
diēgorōnton“tell”happening now · objectpresent middle or passive participle accusative singular masculine1×
Hebrews 11:32… tinem ēti legameiō? epileipati min gar diēgorōnton tos chronos peri Gedeōn, Barak, Sampsōn, …… Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David …