Strong's Lexicon sémainó: To signify, to indicate, to make known Original Word: σημαίνω Word Origin: From the Greek word σῆμα (sēma), meaning "a sign" or "a mark." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The concept of indicating or signifying in Hebrew can be related to words like אוֹת (oth, Strong's H226), which means "sign" or "token." Usage: The Greek verb "sémainó" is used to convey the act of indicating or making something known, often through signs or symbols. In the New Testament, it is frequently used in contexts where a deeper or hidden meaning is revealed, often through divine or prophetic communication. It implies a form of communication that goes beyond mere words, often involving symbolic or metaphorical language. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, signs and symbols were a common means of communication, especially in religious and philosophical contexts. Prophets, oracles, and seers often used symbolic language to convey messages from the divine. In the Jewish tradition, signs were also significant, as seen in the Old Testament where God used signs to communicate with His people. The use of "sémainó" in the New Testament reflects this cultural understanding of signs as a means of divine revelation. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom séma (a sign, mark) Definition to give a sign NASB Translation communicated (1), indicate (3), signifying (2). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 4591: σημαίνωσημαίνω; imperfect ἐσήμαινον (Acts 11:28 L WH text); 1 aorist ἐσημανα, for ἐσήμηνα which is the more common form in the earlier and more elegant Greek writings (see Matthiae, § 185; Kühner, § 343, under the word; (Veitch, under the word); Lob. ad Phryn., p. 24f; Winers Grammar, § 15, under the word; Buttmann, 41 (35)); (from σῆμα a sign); from (Homer), Aeschylus, Herodotus down; to give a sign, to signify, indicate: τί, Acts 25:27; followed by indirect discourse, John 12:33; John 18:32; John 21:19; equivalent to to make known: absolutely Revelation 1:1; followed by the accusative with an infinitive Acts 11:28. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance signify. From sema (a mark; of uncertain derivation); to indicate -- signify. Forms and Transliterations εσημαινεν ἐσήμαινεν εσήμαναν εσήμανε εσήμανεν ἐσήμανεν σημαίνει σημαίνειν σημαινέτωσαν σημαινούσης σημαινων σημαίνων σημαναι σημάναι σημᾶναι σημάνατε σημανείς σημανείτε σημανή σημάνη σημανώ σημάνωσιν σημασία σημασίαν σημασίας σημασιών esemanen esēmanen esḗmanen semainon semaínon sēmainōn sēmaínōn semanai semânai sēmanai sēmânaiLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance John 12:33 V-PPA-NMSGRK: δὲ ἔλεγεν σημαίνων ποίῳ θανάτῳ NAS: this to indicate the kind KJV: This he said, signifying what death INT: moreover he said signifying by what [kind of] death John 18:32 V-PPA-NMS John 21:19 V-PPA-NMS Acts 11:28 V-IIA-3S Acts 25:27 V-ANA Revelation 1:1 V-AIA-3S Strong's Greek 4591 |
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