4584. Semein
Strong's Lexicon
Semein: To signify, to mark, to indicate

Original Word: Σημεῖν
Part of Speech: Proper Noun, Indeclinable
Transliteration: Semein
Pronunciation: say-MAY-in
Phonetic Spelling: (sem-eh-ee')
Definition: To signify, to mark, to indicate
Meaning: Semein, an ancestor of Jesus.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek noun σημεῖον (sēmeion), meaning "sign" or "mark."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of signs is אוֹת (oth), Strong's Hebrew 226, which also means "sign" or "mark."

Usage: The verb "Semein" is used to convey the act of marking or indicating something, often in the context of providing a sign or symbol. In the New Testament, it is typically associated with the demonstration of divine power or the indication of a significant event or truth.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, signs and symbols were often used to convey messages or indicate divine intervention. The concept of signs was deeply embedded in both Jewish and Hellenistic cultures, where they were seen as manifestations of divine will or as indicators of important truths. In the biblical context, signs often served to authenticate a message or a messenger from God.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
of Hebrew origin Shimi
Definition
Semein, an Isr.
NASB Translation
Semein (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4584: Σεμεϊ

Σεμεϊ, L marginal reading Σεμεΐν, T Tr WH Σεμηιν (see WHs Appendix, p. 155; cf. εἰ, ) (שִׁמְעִי, i. e. famous), Semein (so R. V. but A. V. Semei), the name of a man: Luke 3:26.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Semei.

Of Hebrew origin (Shim'iy); Semei (i.e. Shimi), an Israelite -- Semei.

see HEBREW Shim'iy

Forms and Transliterations
Σεμεειν Σεμεείν Σεμεῒν Semein Semeï̀n
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Englishman's Concordance
Luke 3:26 N
GRK: Ματταθίου τοῦ Σεμεῒν τοῦ Ἰωσήχ
NAS: the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Josech,
KJV: which was [the son] of Mattathias, which was [the son] of Semei, which was [the son] of Joseph,
INT: of Mattathias of Semein of Joseph

Strong's Greek 4584
1 Occurrence


Σεμεῒν — 1 Occ.















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