ἐκδιηγέομαι G1555
tell in detail, describe thoroughly, relate fully
This compound verb means to tell or describe something in full detail. Acts uses it twice: Habakkuk 1:5 (quoted in Acts 13:41) challenges hearers to report what God will do, and Acts 15:3 describes Paul and Barnabas detailing the Gentile conversions. The prefix 'ek-' intensifies the basic verb, emphasizing thoroughness and completeness in narration.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Referring to detailed, thorough narration of events, this sense emphasizes full reporting rather than summary. Acts 13:41 uses it in a prophetic context of declaring God's surprising work, while 15:3 describes the missionaries' detailed account of Gentile conversions bringing joy to believers. The Spanish 'relatando' and French 'exposer' suggest exposition and full description. 2×
AR["يَروونَ", "يُخبِرُكُم"]·ben["বর্ণনা-করে"]·DE["ἐκδιηγούμενοι", "ἐκδιηγῆται"]·EN["describing", "should-describe"]·FR["exposer"]·heb["יְסַפֵּר", "מְסַפְּרִים"]·HI["बताए", "वर्णन-करते-हुए"]·ID["menceritakan"]·IT["narrare"]·jav["nyariyosaken"]·KO["상세히-이야기하며", "설명할지라도"]·PT["narrar", "relatando"]·RU["повествуя", "расскажет"]·ES["os-la-contara", "relatando"]·SW["akieleza", "wakieleza"]·TR["anlatsa", "anlatıyorlardı"]·urd["بیان-کرتے-ہوئے", "بیان-کرے"]
Related Senses
H0559 1. say, speak, tell (5297×)G3004 1. say, tell, speak (2226×)H1696 1. speak, say, tell (Piel) (1105×)H7121 1. call, summon, name (575×)H6680 1. command, order, charge (483×)H6030b 1. answer, respond, reply (289×)G2980 1. speak, talk (277×)H5046 1. Hifil: to tell, report (237×)G0611 1. answer or respond verbally (232×)H1288 1. Piel: bless, invoke blessing (227×)H7650 1. swear, take an oath (Niphal) (154×)H3789 1. Qal passive participle: written, recorded (112×)H1984b 1. praise, laud (Piel) (111×)H7592 1. ask, inquire, question (96×)H3034 1. give thanks, praise (Hifil) (94×)G1321 1. teach, instruct actively (92×)H3789 2. Qal active: write, compose (89×)G1125 1. to write, compose (a letter or document) (84×)H5046 2. Hifil: to declare, proclaim (79×)H7892a 1. song, musical composition (78×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
ἐκδιηγέομαι, tell in detail, LXX+5th c.BC+