Biblical Greek

greek #2059 - ἑρμηνεύω herméneuó (to interpret)

Original Word:	ἑρμηνεύω
Transliteration:	herméneuó
Definition:	to interpret
Part of Speech:	Verb
Phonetic Spelling:	(her-mayn-yoo'-o)
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

interpret.

From a presumed derivative of Hermes (as the god of language); to translate -- interpret.

see GREEK Hermes

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

Strong's 2059: ἑρμηνεύω

ἑρμηνεύω: (present passive ἑρμηνεύομαι); (from Ἑρμῆς, who was held to be the god of speech, writing, eloquence, learning);

1.to explain in words, expound: (Sophocles, Euripides), Xenophon, Plato, others.

2.to interpret, i. e. to translate what has been spoken or written in a foreign tongue into the vernacular (Xenophon, an. 5, 4, 4): John 1:38 () R G T, (); ; Hebrews 7:2. (2 Esdr. 4:7 for תַּרְגֵּם.) (Compare: διερμηνεύω, μεθερμηνεύω.)

Englishman's Concordance (References)

Strong's Greek: 2059. ἑρμηνεύω (herméneuó) — 3 Occurrences

John 1:42 - V-PIM/P-3S
GRK:Κηφᾶς ὃ ἑρμηνεύεται Πέτρος
NAS: Cephas (which is translated Peter).
KJV: which is by interpretation, A stone.
INT: Cephas which means Peter

John 9:7 - V-PIM/P-3S
GRK:Σιλωάμ ὃ ἑρμηνεύεται Ἀπεσταλμένος ἀπῆλθεν
NAS: (which is translated, Sent).
KJV: (which is by interpretation, Sent.)
INT: of Siloam which means Sent He went

Hebrews 7:2 - V-PPM/P-NMS
GRK:πρῶτον μὲν ἑρμηνευόμενος Βασιλεὺς Δικαιοσύνης
NAS: [the spoils], was first of all, by the translation [of his name], king
KJV: first being by interpretation King
INT: first indeed translated king of righteousness

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