σημαίνω
sēmainō · signify, indicate
Greek word · Strong’s number G4591 · appears 6 times in the Bible
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sēmainō (σημαίνω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “signify, indicate”.
Indicate, make known by a sign; give to understand.
How to say it
sē·mai·nō
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
- Signify, let it be grasped by signs or words.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- show ×2
- he made it known ×1
- indicated ×1
- indicating ×1
- showing ×1
Related words
Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- John 12:33
He said this to show by what kind of death he was going to die.
- John 18:32
This was so that the word of Jesus might be fulfilled that he had spoken, showing by what kind of death he was going to die.
- John 21:19
He said this to show by what kind of death he would glorify God. And having said this, he says to him, “Follow me.”
- Acts 11:28
And one of them named Agabus stood up and indicated through the Spirit that a great famine was going to come over all the inhabited world; and this took place in the time of Claudius.
- Acts 25:27
For it seems unreasonable to me to send a prisoner without also indicating the charges against him.”
- 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,