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G1334 διηγέομαι (diēgéomai)
Greek
Verb
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Quick Definition

I relate in full, describe

Strong's Definition

to relate fully

Derivation: from G1223 (διά) and G2233 (ἡγέομαι);

KJV Usage: declare, shew, tell

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

διηγέομαι, διηγοῦμαι (imperative 2 person singular διηγοῦ, participle διηγούμενος); future διηγήσομαι; 1 aorist διηγησάμην; to lead or carry a narration through to the end, (cf. the figurative use of German durchfuhren); set forth, recount, relate in full: absolutely, Heb_11:32; τί, describe, Act_8:33 (see γενεά, 3); τίνι followed by indirect discourse, πῶς etc., Mar_5:16; Act_9:27; Act_12:17 (here T omit; Tr brackets the dative); followed by ἅ εἶδον, Mar_9:9; ὅσα ἐποίησε or ἐποίησαν, Luk_8:39; Luk_9:10. (Aristophanes, Thucydides, Xenophon, Plato, others; the Sept. often for ρΘτΗψ.) (Compare: ἐκδιηγέομαι.)

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

διηγέομαι diēgeomai 8x pr. to lead throughout; to declare thoroughly, detail, recount, relate, tell, Mar_5:16 ; Mar_9:9 ; Luk_8:39 ; Act_8:33 ; Heb_11:32

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

δι -ηγέομαι , -οῦμαι , [in LXX chiefly for H5608 pi .;] to set out in detail, recount, describe: absol. , Heb_11:32 ; c . acc rei , Act_8:33 ; c. dat. pers ., seq . πῶς , Mar_5:16 , Act_9:27 ; Act_12:17 ; ἅ εἶδον , Mar_9:9 ; ὅσα ἐποίησε , -αν , Luk_8:39 ; Luk_9:10 .†

Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT

διηγέομαι [page 161] A good ex. of this word is found in the prodigal s letter, BGU III. 846 .14 (ii/A.D.). ἤκουσα παρὰ το [ῦ Ποστ ]ούμου τὸν εὑρόντα σαι ἐν τῳ Ἀρσαινοείτῃ καὶ ἀκαίρω̣ς πάντα σοι διήγηται , and unseasonably related all to you. Cf. P Rein 48 .5 (ii/A.D.) φθάσας ἀπέστειλα πρός σε τὸν ἀγροφύλακα διηγησάμενός σοι ( pour te raconter ) τὴν οὖσαν διάθεσιν ἐνθάδε , P Lond 479 .7 (? iii/A.D.) (= II. p. 256) διηγήσομαι τὰ συνβάντα̣ μοι περὶ τῶν καμήλω (ν ). MGr δι (η )γοῦμαι = relate, narrate, as of old.

Liddell-Scott — Intermediate Greek Lexicon

διηγέομαι fut. ήσομαι Dep. "to set out in detail, describe in full", Thuc. , etc.

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon

δι-ηγέομαι, -οῦμαι [in LXX chiefly for סָפַר pi. ;] to set out in detail, recount, describe: absol., Heb.11:32; with accusative of thing(s), Act.8:33; with dative of person(s), before πῶς, Mrk.5:16, Act.9:27 12:17; ἅ εἶδον, Mrk.9:9; ὅσα ἐποίησε, -αν, Luk.8:39 9:10.† (AS)

Bible Occurrences (8)

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