1. relate, explain, make known — The sole NT sense of ἐξηγέομαι (middle deponent), meaning to narrate, relate, explain, or make known in detail. In classical Greek the word had a broader range including 'lead' and 'prescribe,' but in the NT it is used exclusively in its narrative/expository sense. Occurrences include: the two Emmaus disciples relating what happened on the road (Luke 24:35), Peter explaining his vision to Cornelius's messengers (Acts 10:8), Barnabas and Paul describing the signs and wonders God had done among the Gentiles (Acts 15:12), James summarizing Simeon's report (Acts 15:14), Paul relating in detail what God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry (Acts 21:19), and the theologically pregnant statement that the only-begotten Son has 'made known' (revealed/exegeted) the Father (John 1:18). All inflectional forms -- aorist indicative ἐξηγήσατο, imperfect ἐξηγοῦντο/ἐξηγεῖτο, aorist participle ἐξηγησάμενος, present participle ἐξηγουμένων -- express this same core meaning. Multilingual glosses are unanimous: German erzählt (narrated), Hebrew סִפֵּר/גִּלָּה (told/revealed), Korean 설명했다/이야기했다 (explained/related), Arabic رَوَى/شَارِحًا (narrated/explaining), Spanish relató/explicó (related/explained). 6×
AR["أَخْبَرَ","رَوَى","شَارِحًا","كانا-يَرْويانِ","يَرويانِ"]·ben["তিনি-বর্ণনা-করলেন","প্রকাশ-করেছেন","বর্ণনা-করছিলেন","বর্ণনা-করছে","বর্ণনা-করলেন","ব্যাখ্যা-করে"]·DE["erzaehlen","erzählt"]·EN["describing","has-made-known","having-explained","he-was-relating","related","were-explaining"]·FR["exposer","raconter"]·heb["גִּלָּה","כַּאֲשֶׁר","כָּל-מַה","סִפְּרוּ","סִפֵּר"]·HI["प्रकट-किया।","बताकर","बताते-हुए","वर्णन-करता-था","वर्णन-करते-थे","वर्णन-किया"]·ID["dia-menceritakan","menceritakan","menjelaskan","menyatakan.","telah-menceritakan"]·IT["esporre","narrare"]·jav["nyariosaken","nyariyosaken","nyariyosaken,","sampun-nerangaken."]·KO["그가-자세히-말했다","나타내셨다","설명하는","설명한-후에","설명했다","이야기했다"]·PT["explicou","relatando","relatou,","revelou."]·RU["излагающих","изложил","рассказавший","рассказывал,","рассказывали","явил"]·ES["explicando","explicó","relataba","relataban","relatando","relató"]·SW["akiwaeleza","alieleza","alielezea","amemfunua","wakieleza","walieleza"]·TR["anlattı","anlatırken","anlatıyorlardı","açıkladı","açıklayan"]·urd["بیان-کر-کے","بیان-کرتے","بیان-کرتے-تھے","بیان-کیا","ظاہر-کیا۔"]
Senses
BDB / Lexicon Reference
ἐξηγ-έομαι, to be leader of, with genitive person, τῶν δ᾽ ἐξηγείσθω Refs 8th c.BC+ __2 with accusative person, lead, govern, in Refs 5th c.BC+ __2.b absolutely, Refs 5th c.BC+ __3 with dative person et accusative of things, show one the way to, τοῖσι ἐχθροῖσι τῆς πατρίδος ἅλωσιν Refs 5th c.BC+: with dative person only, go before, lead, ἡμῖν Refs 5th c.BC+: with accusative loci only, lead the way…