deiknyō · show

What it means

deiknyō (δεικνύω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “show”.

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How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To make another see or understand something.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• show ×22
• he showed ×4
• showed ×3
• shows ×2
• I have shown ×1
• was shown ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×3
• Mark×2
• Luke×5
• John×7
• Acts×2
• 1 Corinthians×1
• 1 Timothy×1
• Hebrews×1
• James×3
• Revelation×8

• Matthew 4:8

  Again the devil takes him to a very high mountain and shows him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory,

• Matthew 8:4

  And Jesus says to him, “See that you tell no one; but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”

• Matthew 16:21

  From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go away to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and high priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised.

• Mark 1:44

  and says to him, “See that you say nothing to anyone; but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing what Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”

• Mark 14:15

  And he will show you a large upstairs room furnished and ready; and prepare for us there.”

• Luke 4:5

  And leading him up, he showed him all the kingdoms of the inhabited world in a moment of time.

• Luke 5:14

  And he ordered him to tell no one: “But go, show yourself to the priest, and make an offering for your cleansing, as Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”

• Luke 20:24

  “Show me a denarius. Whose image and inscription does it have?” And they answered and said, “Caesar’s.”

• Luke 22:12

  And that one will show you a large upstairs room furnished; prepare it there.”

• Luke 24:40

  And when he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet.

• John 2:18

  So the Jews answered and said to him, “What sign do you show us, since you do these things?”

• John 5:20

  For the Father holds the Son dear and shows him all that he himself does; and he will show him greater works than these, so that you may be amazed.

• John 10:32

  Jesus answered them, “I have shown you many good works from the Father; for which of these works are you stoning me?”

• John 14:8

  Philip says to him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us.”

• John 14:9

  Jesus says to him, “Have I been with you so long and you do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?

• John 20:20

  And having said this, he showed them his hands and his side. So the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.

• Acts 7:3

  and said to him, ‘Go out from your land and from your relatives, and come into the land that I will show you.’

• Acts 10:28

  And he said to them, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jewish man to associate with or visit a foreigner; but to me God showed that I should call no person profane or unclean.

• 1 Corinthians 12:31

  But earnestly desire the greater gifts. And I show you a still more excellent way.

• 1 Timothy 6:15

  which he will show at the proper time, the happy and only Sovereign, the King of those who reign and Lord of those who rule as lords,

• Hebrews 8:5

  they worship in a copy and shadow of the heavenly things, just as Moses was warned when he was about to complete the tent: See, he says, that you make everything according to the pattern that was shown to you on the mountain.

• James 2:18

  But someone will say: You have faith, and I have works. Show me your faith apart from works, and I will show you my faith by my works.

• James 3:13

  Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good conduct his works in the gentleness of wisdom.

• Revelation 1:1

  The revelation of Jesus the Messiah, which God gave him to show to his slaves what must take place soon; and he made it known by sending it through his angel to his slave John,

• Revelation 4:1

  After these things I looked, and look, a door standing open in heaven, and the first voice, which I had heard speaking with me like a trumpet, was saying, “Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after these things.”

• Revelation 17:1

  And one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and spoke with me, saying, “Come, I will show you the judgment of the great prostitute who is seated on many waters,

• Revelation 21:9

  And one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came and spoke with me, saying, “Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.”

• Revelation 21:10

  And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,

• Revelation 22:1

  And he showed me a river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb

• Revelation 22:6

  And he said to me, “These words are faithful and true; and the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent his angel to show his slaves what must take place soon.

• Revelation 22:8

  And I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed me these things.

And 2 more times.