verb
exēgomō
Strong’sG1834
I explain, make declaration
stem exēg-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.
ἐξ-ηγέομαι, -οῦμαι
[in LXX chiefly for סָפַר pi.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1834 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
to be leader of, with genitive person, τῶν δ᾽ ἐξηγείσθω Refs 8th c.BC+
2 with accusative person, lead, govern, in Refs 5th c.BC+
2.b absolutely, Refs 5th c.BC+
3 with dative person et accusative of things, show one the way to, τοῖσι ἐχθροῖσι τῆς πατρίδος ἅλωσιν Refs 5th c.BC+: with dative person only, go before, lead, ἡμῖν Refs 5th c.BC+: with accusative loci only, lead the way to, χῶρον Refs
4 with genitive of things, ἐ. τῆς πράξεως Refs 5th c.BC+
5 ἐ. εἰς τὴν Ἑλλάδα lead an army into Greece, Refs 5th c.BC+
II dictate a form of words, ἐ. τὸν νόμον τῷ κήρυκι Refs 4th c.BC+; ἐξηγοῦ θεούς dictate, name them, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 generally, prescribe, order, ποιήσουσι τοῦτο τὸ ἂν κεῖνος ἐξηγέηται Refs 5th c.BC+: of a diviner, with infinitive, order one to do, Refs 4th c.BC+; especially frequently of religious forms and ceremonies, οἷς τῶν ἄλλων θεῶν οἱ Μάγοι ἐξηγοῦντο, ={τοῖς ἄλλοις θεοῖς οὕς}.. Refs 5th c.BC+
II.3 expound, interpret, ἐ. τὸ οὔνομα καὶ τὴν θυσίην Refs 5th c.BC+ according to which they expound things, Refs 5th c.BC+
III tell at length, relate in full, Refs 5th c.BC+; set forth, explain, τὴν ἔλασιν the line of march, Refs 5th c.BC+: with accusative et infinitive, explain that.., 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| exēgoteἐξηγεῖτο | was happening · he/she/itimperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | reported | 1× |
| exēgoleἐξηγοῦντο | was happening · theyimperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person plural | told | 1× |
| exēgetaἐξηγήσατο | happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular | related | 2× |
| exēgorōntoiuἐξηγουμένων | happening now · of, belonging topresent middle or passive participle genitive plural masculine | told | 1× |
| exēgerantosἐξηγησάμενος | happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative singular masculine | explained | 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, 4 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 | exēgomō | exēgome | exēgomē | exēgomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | exēgosō | exēgose | exēgosē | exēgoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exēgotō | exēgote1×ἐξηγεῖτο | exēgotē | exēgotelē |
| we 1st person plural | exēgonō | exēgone | exēgonē | exēgonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | exēgovō | exēgove | exēgovē | exēgovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | exēgolō | exēgole1×ἐξηγοῦντο | exēgolē | exēgolelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | exēgemi | exēgema |
| you 2nd person singular | exēgesi | exēgesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exēgeti | exēgeta2×ἐξηγήσατο |
| we 1st person plural | exēgeni | exēgena |
| ye 2nd person plural | exēgevi | exēgeva |
| they 3rd person plural | exēgeli | exēgela |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | exēgomeiō | exēgomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | exēgoseiō | exēgoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exēgoteiō | exēgoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | exēgoneiō | exēgoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | exēgoveiō | exēgoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | exēgoleiō | exēgoleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | exēgemeia |
| you 2nd person singular | exēgeseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exēgeteia |
| we 1st person plural | exēgeneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | exēgeveia |
| they 3rd person plural | exēgeleia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | exēgosōr | exēgosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exēgotōr | exēgotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | exēgovōr | exēgovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | exēgolōr | exēgolēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | exēgesar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exēgetar |
| ye 2nd person plural | exēgevar |
| they 3rd person plural | exēgelar |
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 | exēgomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | exēgosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exēgotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | exēgonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | exēgovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | exēgoloiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | exēgemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | exēgesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exēgetoia |
| we 1st person plural | exēgenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | exēgevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | exēgeloia |
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 | exēgorō | exēgorē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | exēgeri | exēgera |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 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 | exēgorōntos1× | exēgorēntos | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | exēgerintos | exēgerantos1×ἐξηγησάμενος |
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
exēg 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
exēgote“reported”was happening · he/she/itimperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Acts 21:19“reported”kai aspazerantos autoin exēgote kata henem hekastem heiu poiata tos …Paul greeted them and recounted one by one the things that God had done among the …
exēgole“told”was happening · theyimperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person plural1×
Luke 24:35kai autois exēgole teim en ta hoda kai hōs …Then the two told what had happened on the road …
exēgeta“related”happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular2×
John 1:18… eis ton kolpon tou patrou ekeinos exēgeta.… is at the Father’s side, has made Him known.
Acts 15:14“related”Sumeōn exēgeta kathōs prōtem tos theos episkepteta labara …… told us how God first visited the Gentiles to take from them …
exēgorōntoiu“told”happening now · of, belonging topresent middle or passive participle genitive plural masculine1×
Acts 15:12“told”… plēthem, kai akouale Barnabou kai Paulou exēgorōntoiu hoseim poiata tos theos sēmeim kai …The whole assembly fell silent as they listened to Barnabas and Paul describing the signs and wonders God had done among the …
exēgerantos“explained”happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative singular masculine1×
Acts 10:8kai exēgerantos hapanteim autoi apostelata autoin eis tan …He explained what had happened and sent them …