Greek verb · G1329
διερμηνεύω
diermeneuodee-er-main-yoo'-o
to interpret
6 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: diermēneúō
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G1329is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 3 of 27New Testament books
- 5spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G1329
to explain thoroughly, by implication, to translate
The King James renders it: expound, interpret(-ation).
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
diermeneuo is rendered "to interpret". It stands 6 times in the Greek text, across three books.
- Four of the uses stand in 1 Corinthians, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Luke 24:27And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them what was written in all the Scriptures about Himself.
- The Greek text spells it five different ways.
The first use
And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them what was written in all the Scriptures about Himself.
Luke 24:27διερμήνευσεν
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Four of the word's six uses are in 1 Corinthians.
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- being translated1
- do interpret1
- He interpreted1
- he may interpret1
- he shall interpret1
- should interpret1
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| διέρχομαι | dierchomai | to pass through | Uses43 |
| διερωτάω | dierotao | to ascertain | Uses1 |
| διερμηνευτής | diermeneutes | interpreter | Uses1 |
All 6, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
5 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- διερμηνεύῃ2
- διερμηνευέτω1
- διερμηνευομένη1
- διερμηνεύουσιν1
- διερμήνευσεν1
The grammar of each form
- verb · present active, subjunctive · 3rd person singular2V-PAS-3S
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-AAI-3S
- verb · present active, indicative · 3rd person plural1V-PAI-3P
- verb · present active, command · 3rd person singular1V-PAM-3S
- verb · present passive, participle · nominative (subject) · feminine singular1V-PPP-NSF
Luke
one use
And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them what was written in all the Scriptures about Himself.
- διερμήνευσενdiermeneusenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He interpreted
Acts
one use
In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated as Dorcas), who was always occupied with works of kindness and charity.
- διερμηνευομένηdiermeneuomeneverb · present passive, participle · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: being translated
1 Corinthians
four uses
Do all have gifts of healing? Do all speak in tongues? Do all interpret?
- διερμηνεύουσινdiermeneuousinverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: do interpret
I wish that all of you could speak in tongues, but I would rather have you prophesy. He who prophesies is greater than one who speaks in tongues, unless he interprets so that the church may be edified.
- διερμηνεύῃdiermeneueverb · present active, subjunctive · 3rd person singulartagged: he shall interpret
Therefore, the one who speaks in a tongue should pray that he may interpret.
- διερμηνεύῃdiermeneueverb · present active, subjunctive · 3rd person singulartagged: he may interpret
If anyone speaks in a tongue, two, or at most three, should speak in turn, and someone must interpret.
- διερμηνευέτωdiermeneuetoverb · present active, command · 3rd person singulartagged: should interpret
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.