verb
hermēneuomō
Strong’sG2059
I translate, interpret
stem hermēneu-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 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.
ἑρμηνεύω
[in LXX: Es 4:7 (תִּרְגַּם), Es 10:3 Jb 42:18*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2059 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidher-mayn-yoo'-o
to translate
Fromfrom a presumed derivative of G2060 (as the god of language);
King Jamesinterpret.
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
Doric dialect ἑρμᾱνεύω Refs, interpret foreign tongues, Refs 5th c.BC+; translate, Refs 1st c.BC+:—passive, Ἑλληνιστί LXX+1st c.BC+
II explain, expound, Refs 5th c.BC+:—middle, Refs:— passive, Refs 4th c.BC+
II.2 put into words, express, Refs 5th c.BC+:— passive, Refs 1st c.BC+
II.3 describe, write about, τὸν Νεῖλον Refs 4th c.BC+
III absolutely, speak clearly, articulate, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| hermēneuotōἑρμηνεύεται | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | means | 2× |
| hermēneuorōntosἑρμηνευόμενος | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine | means | 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 54, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 2 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | hermēneuomō | hermēneuome | hermēneuomē | hermēneuomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | hermēneuosō | hermēneuose | hermēneuosē | hermēneuoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hermēneuotō2×ἑρμηνεύεται | hermēneuote | hermēneuotē | hermēneuotelē |
| we 1st person plural | hermēneuonō | hermēneuone | hermēneuonē | hermēneuonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | hermēneuovō | hermēneuove | hermēneuovē | hermēneuovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | hermēneuolō | hermēneuole | hermēneuolē | hermēneuolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | hermēneuomeiō | hermēneuomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | hermēneuoseiō | hermēneuoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hermēneuoteiō | hermēneuoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | hermēneuoneiō | hermēneuoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | hermēneuoveiō | hermēneuoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | hermēneuoleiō | hermēneuoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | hermēneuosōr | hermēneuosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hermēneuotōr | hermēneuotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | hermēneuovōr | hermēneuovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | hermēneuolōr | hermēneuolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | hermēneuomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | hermēneuosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hermēneuotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | hermēneuonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | hermēneuovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | hermēneuoloiō |
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 | hermēneuorō | hermēneuorē |
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 | hermēneuorōntos1×ἑρμηνευόμενος | hermēneuorēntos |
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
hermēneu 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.
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
hermēneuotō“means”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular2×
John 1:42… huios Iōannou, sis kalisi Kēfos hem hermēneuotō Petros.… will be called Cephas” (which is translated as Peter).
John 9:7… eis tan kolumbēthran tou Silōam hem hermēneuotō Apostelorēntos. aperchata oun kai nipteta, kai …… in the Pool of Siloam” (which means “Sent”). So the man went and …
hermēneuorōntos“means”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine1×
Hebrews 7:2… apo panteiu merizata Abraam, prōtem men hermēneuorōntos basilevos dikaiosunau epeita de kai basilevos …… tenth of everything. First, his name means “king of righteousness.” Then also, “king …