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Koine Greek wordlink #100560

SR GNT Acts 21:19 ἐξηγεῖτο (exaʸgeito) ‘and having greeted them he was explaining by one each’ Strongs=18340 Lemma=exēgeomai
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=imperfect voice=middle person=3rd number=singular
Refers to Word #100543 Person=Paul

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Only use of identical word form ἐξηγεῖτο (V-IIM3..S) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἐξηγεῖτο’ (V-IIM3..S) is always and only glossed as ‘he was explaining’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘exēgeomai’ have 6 different glosses: ‘having explained’, ‘were explaining’, ‘he was explaining’, ‘explained’, ‘explained him’, ‘explaining’.

Greek words (5) other than ἐξηγεῖτο (V-IIM3..S) with a gloss related to ‘explaining’

MARK 4:34 ἐπέλυεν (epeluen) V-IIA3..S Lemma=epiluō ‘to his own apprentices/followers he was explaining all things’ SR GNT Mark 4:34 word 15

LUKE 24:35 ἐξηγοῦντο (exaʸgounto) V-IIM3..P ‘and they were explaining the things on the’ SR GNT Luke 24:35 word 3

ACTs 11:4 ἐξετίθετο (exetitheto) V-IIM3..S Lemma=ektithēmi ‘having begun but Petros was explaining to them consecutively saying’ SR GNT Acts 11:4 word 5

ACTs 15:12 ἐξηγουμένων (exaʸgoumenōn) V-PPM.GMP ‘from Barnabas and Paulos explaining as_much_as did god’ SR GNT Acts 15:12 word 23

ACTs 28:23 ἐξετίθετο (exetitheto) V-IIM3..S Lemma=ektithēmi ‘lodging more to whom he was explaining testifying the kingdom’ SR GNT Acts 28:23 word 15

Key: V=verb IIA3..S=indicative,imperfect,active,3rd person singular IIM3..P=indicative,imperfect,middle,3rd person plural IIM3..S=indicative,imperfect,middle,3rd person singular PPM.GMP=participle,present,middle,genitive,masculine,plural