verb

exēgemō

Greekἐξηγέομαι (exēgeomai)

Strong’sG1834

I explain, make declaration

stem exēg-6 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books5 forms occur

Translated as

told2×explained1×made … known1×related1×reported1×

What it means

ἐξ-ηγέομαι, -οῦμαι

[in LXX chiefly for סָפַר pi.;]

to lead, show the way; metaph., to unfold, narrate, declare: c. acc rei, Lk 24:35 Ac 21:19; c. dat. pers., Ac 10:8; θεόν (understood), Jo 1:18; seq. ὅσα, Ac 15:12; καθώς, Ac 15:14.†

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

Saidex-ayg-eh'-om-ahee

to consider out (aloud), i.e. rehearse, unfold

Fromfrom G1537 and G2233;

King Jamesdeclare, tell.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind it	What it is	Usually	Times
exēgeteἐξηγεῖτο	was happening · he/she/itimperfect middle indicative 3rd person singular	reported	1×
exēgeleἐξηγοῦντο	was happening · theyimperfect middle indicative 3rd person plural	told	1×
exēgetaἐξηγήσατο	happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular	related	2×
exēgerōtoiuἐξηγουμένων	happening now · of, belonging topresent middle participle genitive plural masculine	told	1×
exēgeratosἐξηγησάμενος	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

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	exēgemō	exēgeme	exēgemi	exēgema	exēgemē	exēgemelē
you 2nd person singular	exēgesō	exēgese	exēgesi	exēgesa	exēgesē	exēgeselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	exēgetō	exēgete1×ἐξηγεῖτο	exēgeti	exēgeta2×ἐξηγήσατο	exēgetē	exēgetelē
we 1st person plural	exēgenō	exēgene	exēgeni	exēgena	exēgenē	exēgenelē
ye 2nd person plural	exēgevō	exēgeve	exēgevi	exēgeva	exēgevē	exēgevelē
they 3rd person plural	exēgelō	exēgele1×ἐξηγοῦντο	exēgeli	exēgela	exēgelē	exēgelelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	exēgemeiō	exēgemeia	exēgemeiē
you 2nd person singular	exēgeseiō	exēgeseia	exēgeseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	exēgeteiō	exēgeteia	exēgeteiē
we 1st person plural	exēgeneiō	exēgeneia	exēgeneiē
ye 2nd person plural	exēgeveiō	exēgeveia	exēgeveiē
they 3rd person plural	exēgeleiō	exēgeleia	exēgeleiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	exēgesōr	exēgesar	exēgesēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	exēgetōr	exēgetar	exēgetēr
ye 2nd person plural	exēgevōr	exēgevar	exēgevēr
they 3rd person plural	exēgelōr	exēgelar	exēgelēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	exēgemoiō	exēgemoia
you 2nd person singular	exēgesoiō	exēgesoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	exēgetoiō	exēgetoia
we 1st person plural	exēgenoiō	exēgenoia
ye 2nd person plural	exēgevoiō	exēgevoia
they 3rd person plural	exēgeloiō	exēgeloia

The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
acts on or for itself middle voice	exēgerō	exēgeri	exēgera	exēgerē

Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
acts on or for itself middle voice	exēgerōtos1×	exēgeritos	exēgeratos1×ἐξηγησάμενος	exēgerētos

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

exēgstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

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

6 occurrences, every one of them listed

exēgete“reported”was happening · he/she/itimperfect middle indicative 3rd person singular1×

Acts 21:19“reported”kai aspazeratos autoin exēgete kata henem hekastem heiu poiata tos theos en tei ethnei dia tau diakoniau autou.Paul greeted them and recounted one by one the things that God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.

exēgele“told”was happening · theyimperfect middle indicative 3rd person plural1×

Luke 24:35“told”kai autois exēgele teim en ta hoda kai hōs gnōskita autoi en ta klasia tou artou.Then the two told what had happened on the road, and how they had recognized Jesus in the breaking of the bread.

exēgeta“related”happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular2×

John 1:18“made … known”theon oudenos horatē pōpote; monogenos theos tos arōtos eis ton kolpon tou patērou ekeinos exēgeta.No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is Himself God and is at the Father’s side, has made Him known.

Acts 15:14“related”Sumeōn exēgeta kathōs prōtem tos theos episkepteta lambara ek ethneiu laon te onome autou.Simon has told us how God first visited the Gentiles to take from them a people to be His own.

exēgerōtoiu“told”happening now · of, belonging topresent middle participle genitive plural masculine1×

Acts 15:12“told”Sigata de pantem tem plēthem, kai akouale Barnabaou kai Paulou exēgerōtoiu hoseim poiata tos theos sēmeim kai terateim en tei ethnei dia autoiu.The whole assembly fell silent as they listened to Barnabas and Paul describing the signs and wonders God had done among the Gentiles through them.

exēgeratos“explained”happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative singular masculine1×

Acts 10:8“explained”kai exēgeratos hapanteim autoi apostelata autoin eis tan Ioppan.He explained what had happened and sent them to Joppa.