Sēmainō σημαίνω
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| σημαίνω | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | sēmainō |
| Strong's number | G4591 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to signify |
| Occurrences | 6 in 6 verses |
| Most frequent in | John (3) |
Sēmainō (Greek σημαίνω, Strong's G4591) is a Greek verb meaning “to signify”. It occurs 6 times in 6 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
σημαίνω
(σῆμα, a sign), [in LXX for רוּעַ hi., תָּקַע, etc. ;]
to give a sign, signify, indicate: with accusative of thing(s), Act.25:27, Rev.1:1 (cf. MM, xxii); with accusative and inf., Act.11:28; before quæst. indir., Jhn.12:33 18:32 21:19.†
(AS)
(σῆμα, a sign), [in LXX for רוּעַ hi., תָּקַע, etc. ;]
to give a sign, signify, indicate: with accusative of thing(s), Act.25:27, Rev.1:1 (cf. MM, xxii); with accusative and inf., Act.11:28; before quæst. indir., Jhn.12:33 18:32 21:19.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | signifying (3), signified (2), signify (1), he (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | indicate (3), predicted (1), specifying (1), he made it known (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Sēmainō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
John
- John 12:33This he said, signifying what death he should die.He said this to indicate the kind of death He was going to die.
- John 18:32That the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he spake, signifying what death he should die.This was to fulfill the word that Jesus had spoken to indicate the kind of death He was going to die.
- John 21:19This spake he, signifying by what death he should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow me.Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. And after He had said this, He told him, “Follow Me.”
Acts
- Acts 11:28And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius Cesar.One of them named Agabus stood up and predicted through the Spirit that a great famine would sweep across the whole world. (This happened under Claudius.)
- Acts 25:27For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner, and not withal to signify the crimes laid against him.For it seems unreasonable to me to send on a prisoner without specifying the charges against him.”
Revelation
- Revelation 1:1The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John,
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).