ἑρμηνεύωhermēneúō
to translate
Greek (New Testament) · G2059
Meanings
1. to explain.
2. to interpret: Luke 24:27, John 1:39, John 1:43, John 9:7, Hebrews 7:2.
Same root
- ἙρμῆςHermēs · G2060Hermes, the name of the messenger of the Greek deities; also of a Christian
- ἑρμηνείαhermēneía · G2058translation
- μεθερμηνεύωmethermēneúō · G3177to explain over, i.e. translate
- διερμηνεύωdiermēneúō · G1329to explain thoroughly, by implication, to translate
- δυσερμήνευτοςdysermḗneutos · G1421difficult of explanation
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- John 1:42 Then Andrew brought Simon to meet Jesus. Looking intently at Simon, Jesus said, “Your name is Simon, son of John—but you will be called Cephas” (which means “Peter”).
- John 9:7 He told him, “Go wash yourself in the pool of Siloam” (Siloam means “sent”). So the man went and washed and came back seeing!
- Hebrews 7:2 Then Abraham took a tenth of all he had captured in battle and gave it to Melchizedek. The name Melchizedek means “king of justice,” and king of Salem means “king of peace.”
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.