Hermēneuō ἑρμηνεύω

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Hermēneuō
ἑρμηνεύω
Transliterationhermēneuō
Strong's numberG2059
LanguageGreek
Part of speechverb
Glossto interpret
Occurrences3 in 3 verses
Most frequent inJohn (2)

Hermēneuō (Greek ἑρμηνεύω, Strong's G2059) is a Greek verb meaning “to interpret”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

ἑρμηνεύω
[in LXX: Est.4:7 (תִּרְגַּם), Est.10:3 Job.42:17β* ;]
1. to explain.
2. to interpret: Luk.24:27 (WH, mg.), Jhn.1:39, 43 9:7, Heb.7:2.†
(AS)

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

KJVinterpretation (3), interpreted (1)
BSBmeans (2), is translated (1)

Verses

Every verse with Hermēneuō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

John

Hebrews

Notes

  1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
  2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).
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