Definition

to explain over, i.e. translate

Etymology

from G3326 (μετά) and G2059 (ἑρμηνεύω);

Word family

• μετά metá
• ἑρμηνεύω hermēneúō

How the KJV renders it

• (by) interpret(-ation)

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.