κατευλόγει

kateulogei

He began blessing

G27205

Mark 10:16 · Word #4

Lexicon G27205

Strong'sG27205

Morphology V IMPF ACT IND 3P SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense IMPF — Imperfect — Continuous or repeated past action
Voice ACT — Active — The subject performs the action
Mood IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality
Person 3P — 3rd person — The one spoken about ("he/she/it/they")
Number SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

PhraseHe began blessing
Literalwas-blessing-intensely

Lexical Info

Lemmaκατευλογέω
Strong'sG27205

SIBI-P1 Translation G27205-01

he was continually speaking-good-upon

Morphological NotesVerb; imperfect tense (ongoing/repeated past action), active voice, indicative mood, 3rd person singular. The imperfect highlights continuous or iterative action in past time.
Rendering RationaleThe verb combines κατά (down/upon, often intensifying) with εὐλογέω (to speak well, to bless, from εὖ "good" and λόγος "word"). Rendering it as "speaking-good-upon" preserves the root idea of verbal blessing, while "was continually" reflects the imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular—an ongoing or repeated action in past time.

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