Greek verb · G2727
κατηχέω
katecheokat-ay-kheh'-o
to resound.; to teach by word of mouth, instruct, inform
8 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: katēchéō
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G2727is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 5 of 27New Testament books
- 7spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G2727
to sound down into the ears, i.e. (by implication) to indoctrinate ("catechize") or (genitive case) to apprise of
The King James renders it: inform, instruct, teach.
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
katecheo is rendered "to resound.; to teach by word of mouth, instruct, inform". It stands 8 times in the Greek text, across five books.
- Three of the uses stand in Acts, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "to resound.".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Luke 1:4so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.
- The Greek text spells it seven different ways.
The first use
so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.
Luke 1:4κατηχήθης
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Three of the word's eight uses are in Acts.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: to resound., and to teach by word of mouth, instruct, inform.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| to resound. | Tagged as
| WhereLuke 1:4so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught. |
| to teach by word of mouth, instruct, informsee 131. | Tagged as
| WhereLuke 1:4so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught. |
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.
All 8, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
7 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
- κατηχούμενος2
- κατηχήθης1
- κατηχήθησαν1
- κατηχημένος1
- κατήχηνται1
- κατηχήσω1
- κατηχοῦντι1
The grammar of each form
- verb · present passive, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singular2V-PPP-NSM
- verb · aorist active, subjunctive · 1st person singular1V-AAS-1S
- verb · aorist passive, indicative · 2nd person singular1V-API-2S
- verb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person plural1V-API-3P
- verb · present active, participle · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singular1V-PAP-DSM
- verb · perfect passive, indicative · 3rd person plural1V-RPI-3P
- verb · perfect passive, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singular1V-RPP-NSM
Luke
one use
so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.
- κατηχήθηςkatechethesverb · aorist passive, indicative · 2nd person singulartagged: you were instructed
Acts
three uses
He had been instructed in the way of the Lord and was fervent in spirit. He spoke and taught accurately about Jesus, though he knew only the baptism of John.
- κατηχημένοςkatechemenosverb · perfect passive, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: instructed
But they are under the impression that you teach all the Jews who live among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children or observe our customs.
- κατηχήθησανkatechethesanverb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: They have been informed
Take these men, purify yourself along with them, and pay their expenses so they can have their heads shaved. Then everyone will know that there is no truth to these rumors about you, but that you also live in obedience to the law.
- κατήχηνταιkatechentaiverb · perfect passive, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they have been informed
Romans
one use
if you know His will and approve of what is superior because you are instructed by the law;
- κατηχούμενοςkatechoumenosverb · present passive, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: being instructed
1 Corinthians
one use
But in the church, I would rather speak five coherent words to instruct others than ten thousand words in a tongue.
- κατηχήσωkatechesoverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 1st person singulartagged: I may instruct
Galatians
two uses
Nevertheless, the one who receives instruction in the word must share in all good things with his instructor.
- κατηχούμενοςkatechoumenosverb · present passive, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: being taught
- κατηχοῦντιkatechountiverb · present active, participle · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: teaching
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.