διερμηνεύω
diermēneúō · G1329 · Greek · 6 occurrences
Meanings
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to translate, to interpret
To translate from one language to another
ExamplesActs 9:36 Now in Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which when translated means Dorcas); this woman was excelling in acts of kindness and charity which she did habitually.
1 Corinthians 14:27 If anyone speaks in a tongue, it must be by two or at the most three, and each one in turn, and one is to interpret;
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to explain, to interpret
To explain on a more extensive and formal level the meaning of something which is particularly obscure or difficult to comprehend
ExamplesLuke 24:27 Then beginning with Moses and with all the Prophets, He explained to them the things written about Himself in all the Scriptures.
How it’s used In 6 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
6 occurrences in 4 groups
- Not stated: he, she or it 3
- εἷςone 1
- ὅςwho, which, that 1
- πᾶςall, every, each 1
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ἑαυτοῦhimself, herself, itself 1
To or for whomIndirect object
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- αὐτόςhe, she, it, same 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ἐνin+ γραφήScripture, the Scriptures 1
With adverbsAdverbs
1 occurrences in 2 groups
- ἐκτόςexcept, outside 1
- μήnot 1
Named alongside itApposition
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- Ταβιθάthe gazelle 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Semantic domains 2 entries
- To translate, to interpret33.145
- Used of rendering a name or phrase from one language into another, as of Tabitha's name being translated as Dorcas in Acts 9:36.
- To explain, to interpret33.148
- Used of unfolding the meaning of Scripture or of an utterance in tongues, as of Jesus explaining the things concerning Himself throughout the Scriptures in Luke 24:27, and Paul's teaching that one who speaks in a tongue should pray that he may interpret in 1 Corinthians 14:13.
Word family 7 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon imperfect διηρμηνευον and (without augment cf. Buttmann, 34 (30)) διερμηνευον (Lk 24:27 L…
1. to unfold the meaning of what is said, explain, expound: τί, Lk 24:27; absolutely, 1 Cor 12:30; 1 Cor 14:5, 1 Cor 14:13, 1 Cor 14:27.
2. to translate into one's native language: Acts 9:36 (2 Macc. 1:36; Polybius 3, 22, 3, and several times in Philo (cf. Siegfried, Glossar. Phil. under the word)).
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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