verb
diermēneuamō
Strong’sG1329
I translate, interpret, explain
stem diermēneu-6 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books5 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-ερμηνεύω
[in LXX: II Mac 1:36 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1329 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
interpret, expound, NT+4th c.BC+; translate, Refs:—passive, LXX+1st c.AD+
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| diermēneualōδιερμηνεύουσιν | happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural | interpret | 1× |
| diermēneuataδιερμήνευσεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | interpreted | 1× |
| diermēneuateiōδιερμηνεύῃ | happening now · he/she/itpresent active subjunctive 3rd person singular | interpret | 2× |
| diermēneuatōrδιερμηνευέτω | happening now · he/she/itpresent active imperative 3rd person singular | interpret | 1× |
| diermēneuorōntasδιερμηνευομένη | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative singular feminine | translated | 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, 2 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 | diermēneuamō | diermēneuame | diermēneuami | diermēneuama | diermēneuamē | diermēneuamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | diermēneuasō | diermēneuase | diermēneuasi | diermēneuasa | diermēneuasē | diermēneuaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diermēneuatō | diermēneuate | diermēneuati | diermēneuata1×διερμήνευσεν | diermēneuatē | diermēneuatelē |
| we 1st person plural | diermēneuanō | diermēneuane | diermēneuani | diermēneuana | diermēneuanē | diermēneuanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | diermēneuavō | diermēneuave | diermēneuavi | diermēneuava | diermēneuavē | diermēneuavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | diermēneualō1×διερμηνεύουσιν | diermēneuale | diermēneuali | diermēneuala | diermēneualē | diermēneualelē |
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 | diermēneuomō | diermēneuome | diermēneuomē | diermēneuomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | diermēneuosō | diermēneuose | diermēneuosē | diermēneuoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diermēneuotō | diermēneuote | diermēneuotē | diermēneuotelē |
| we 1st person plural | diermēneuonō | diermēneuone | diermēneuonē | diermēneuonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | diermēneuovō | diermēneuove | diermēneuovē | diermēneuovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | diermēneuolō | diermēneuole | diermēneuolē | diermēneuolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 2 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diermēneuameiō | diermēneuameia | diermēneuameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | diermēneuaseiō | diermēneuaseia | diermēneuaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diermēneuateiō2×διερμηνεύῃ | diermēneuateia | diermēneuateiē |
| we 1st person plural | diermēneuaneiō | diermēneuaneia | diermēneuaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | diermēneuaveiō | diermēneuaveia | diermēneuaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | diermēneualeiō | diermēneualeia | diermēneualeiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diermēneuomeiō | diermēneuomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | diermēneuoseiō | diermēneuoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diermēneuoteiō | diermēneuoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | diermēneuoneiō | diermēneuoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | diermēneuoveiō | diermēneuoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | diermēneuoleiō | diermēneuoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | diermēneuasōr | diermēneuasar | diermēneuasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diermēneuatōr1×διερμηνευέτω | diermēneuatar | diermēneuatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | diermēneuavōr | diermēneuavar | diermēneuavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | diermēneualōr | diermēneualar | diermēneualēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | diermēneuosōr | diermēneuosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diermēneuotōr | diermēneuotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | diermēneuovōr | diermēneuovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | diermēneuolōr | diermēneuolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diermēneuamoiō | diermēneuamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | diermēneuasoiō | diermēneuasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diermēneuatoiō | diermēneuatoia |
| we 1st person plural | diermēneuanoiō | diermēneuanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | diermēneuavoiō | diermēneuavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | diermēneualoiō | diermēneualoia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diermēneuomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | diermēneuosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diermēneuotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | diermēneuonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | diermēneuovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | diermēneuoloiō |
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 | diermēneuarō | diermēneuari | diermēneuara | diermēneuarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | diermēneuorō | diermēneuorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | diermēneuarōntos | diermēneuarintos | diermēneuarantos | diermēneuarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | diermēneuorōntos1× | diermēneuorēntos |
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
diermēneu 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.
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
diermēneualō“interpret”happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural1×
1 Corinthians 12:30… mē pantois glōssai lalalō? mē pantois diermēneualō?… all speak in tongues? Do all interpret?
diermēneuata“interpreted”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 24:27“interpreted”… Mōusou kai apo pantoiu toiu profētoiu diermēneuata autoi en pantai tai grafai teim …… beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them what was written in all the Scriptures about Himself.
diermēneuateiō“interpret”happening now · he/she/itpresent active subjunctive 3rd person singular2×
1 Corinthians 14:5… tos lalarōntos glōssai, ektos ei mē diermēneuateiō, hina tas ekklēsas oikodoman labateia.… who speaks in tongues, unless he interprets so that the church may be …
1 Corinthians 14:13Dio tos lalarōntos glōssa proseuchotōr hina diermēneuateiō.… tongue should pray that he may interpret.
diermēneuatōr“interpret”happening now · he/she/itpresent active imperative 3rd person singular1×
1 Corinthians 14:27… treis, kai ana merem, kai henos diermēneuatōr;… speak in turn, and someone must interpret.
diermēneuorōntas“translated”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative singular feminine1×
Acts 9:36… tinas ate mathētrias onome Tabitha, has diermēneuorōntas legotō Dorkadas; houtas ate plēras ergeiu …… a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated as Dorcas), who was always occupied …