ἀνακαινοῦται
anakainóō
is being renewed
To make new again, to renew in quality or condition; to bring back to a fresh or improved state. In various contexts, it can refer to physical renovation or, more frequently in Koine usage, moral, spiritual, or interior renewal.
2 Corinthians 4:16 · Word #16
Lexicon G341
| Lemma | ἀνακαινόω |
| Transliteration | anakainóō |
| Strong's | G341 |
| Definition | To make new again, to renew in quality or condition; to bring back to a fresh or improved state. In various contexts, it can refer to physical renovation or, more frequently in Koine usage, moral, spiritual, or interior renewal. |
Morphology V PRS PASS IND 3P SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state of being |
| Tense | PRS — Present — Ongoing or repeated action |
| 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 |
Common Translation
| Phrase | is being renewed |
| Literal | is-renewed |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἀνακαινόω |
| Strong's | G341 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G341-02
is being made new again
| Morphological Notes | Verb; present tense (ongoing action), passive voice (subject receives action), indicative mood (statement of fact), 3rd person singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The present passive indicative, third singular, denotes an ongoing action received by the subject. "Is being made new again" preserves the passive voice, continuous aspect, and the root sense of renewal inherent in ἀνά + καινός. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
is being renewed
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | 'Is being made new again' is unnecessarily wordy; 'is being renewed' expresses the sense of ἀνακαινοῦται clearly and is supported by the silex definition. |