verb
hermēneuimō
Greekἑρμηνεύω (hermēneuō)
Strong’sG2059
I translate, interpret
stem hermēneu-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
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.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| hermēneuitōἑρμηνεύεται | happening now · he/she/itpresent passive indicative 3rd person singular | means | 2× |
| hermēneuirōtosἑρμηνευόμενος | happening now · subjectpresent 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 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 2 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | hermēneuimō | hermēneuime | hermēneuimi | hermēneuima | hermēneuimē | hermēneuimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | hermēneuisō | hermēneuise | hermēneuisi | hermēneuisa | hermēneuisē | hermēneuiselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hermēneuitō2×ἑρμηνεύεται | hermēneuite | hermēneuiti | hermēneuita | hermēneuitē | hermēneuitelē |
| we 1st person plural | hermēneuinō | hermēneuine | hermēneuini | hermēneuina | hermēneuinē | hermēneuinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | hermēneuivō | hermēneuive | hermēneuivi | hermēneuiva | hermēneuivē | hermēneuivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | hermēneuilō | hermēneuile | hermēneuili | hermēneuila | hermēneuilē | hermēneuilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | hermēneuimeiō | hermēneuimeia | hermēneuimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | hermēneuiseiō | hermēneuiseia | hermēneuiseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hermēneuiteiō | hermēneuiteia | hermēneuiteiē |
| we 1st person plural | hermēneuineiō | hermēneuineia | hermēneuineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | hermēneuiveiō | hermēneuiveia | hermēneuiveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | hermēneuileiō | hermēneuileia | hermēneuileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | hermēneuisōr | hermēneuisar | hermēneuisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hermēneuitōr | hermēneuitar | hermēneuitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | hermēneuivōr | hermēneuivar | hermēneuivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | hermēneuilōr | hermēneuilar | hermēneuilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | hermēneuimoiō | hermēneuimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | hermēneuisoiō | hermēneuisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hermēneuitoiō | hermēneuitoia |
| we 1st person plural | hermēneuinoiō | hermēneuinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | hermēneuivoiō | hermēneuivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | hermēneuiloiō | hermēneuiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acted on passive voice | hermēneuirō | hermēneuiri | hermēneuira | hermēneuirē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acted on passive voice | hermēneuirōtos1×ἑρμηνευόμενος | hermēneuiritos | hermēneuiratos | hermēneuirētos |
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
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
hermēneuitō“means”happening now · he/she/itpresent passive indicative 3rd person singular2×
John 1:42“translated”agata auton pros ton Iēsun. embleparatos auto tos Iēsus legata; Sis asō Simōnos tos huios Iōannou, sis kalisi Kēfos hem hermēneuitō Petros.Andrew brought him to Jesus, who looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which is translated as Peter).
John 9:7“means”kai legata auto; Hupagasōr niptesar eis tan kolumbēthran tou Silōam hem hermēneuitō Apostelirētos. aperchata oun kai nipteta, kai erchata bleparōtos.Then He told him, “Go, wash in the Pool of Siloam” (which means “Sent”). So the man went and washed, and came back seeing.
hermēneuirōtos“means”happening now · subjectpresent passive participle nominative singular masculine1×
Hebrews 7:2“means”ho kai dekatan apo panteiu merizata Abraam, prōtem men hermēneuirōtos basilevos dikaiosunau epeita de kai basilevos Salēm, hem atō basilevos eirēnau,and Abraham apportioned to him a tenth of everything. First, his name means “king of righteousness.” Then also, “king of Salem” means “king of peace.”