εὑρέθη

eurethe

was found

a prolonged form of a primary , which (together with another cognate form) is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect; to find (literally or figuratively):--find, get, obtain, perceive, see.

G2147

1 Peter 2:22 · Word #6

Lexicon G2147

Lemmaεὑρίσκω
Transliterationheurískō
Strong'sG2147
In-contextwas found
Literalwas-found

Morphology V AOR PASS IND 3P SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense AOR — Aorist — Simple occurrence, often past
Voice PASS — Passive — The subject receives 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

Lexical Info

Lemmaεὑρίσκω
Strong'sG2147

SIBI-P1 G2147-16

he/she/it was found

Morphological NotesVerb; aorist tense (simple past), passive voice, indicative mood, 3rd person singular. The aorist presents the action as a complete event, while the passive marks the subject as the one discovered.
Rendering RationaleThe verb εὑρέθη is the aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular of εὑρίσκω. The rendering "he/she/it was found" preserves the simple past (aorist) aspect and the passive voice, indicating that the subject underwent the action of being discovered or located.

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Words from Root εὑρίσκω (find, discover, obtain, come upon, perceive)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G2147-01 euramenos having-found-for-himself
G2147-02 euran they found
G2147-03 eure he/she/it might find

Word Usage (176 occurrences of G2147)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Matthew 1:18 εὑρέθη eurethe she was found
Matthew 2:8 εὕρητε eurete you find
Matthew 7:7 εὑρήσετε euresete