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Lexicon :: Strong's G4591 - sēmainō

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σημαίνω
Transliteration
sēmainō (Key)
Pronunciation
say-mah'-ee-no
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From sema (a mark, of uncertain derivation)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 7:262,1015

Strong’s Definitions

σημαίνω sēmaínō, say-mah'-ee-no; from σῆμα sēma (a mark; of uncertain derivation); to indicate:—signify.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's G4591 in the following manner: signify (6x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x
The KJV translates Strong's G4591 in the following manner: signify (6x).

  1. to give a sign, to signify, indicate

  2. to make known

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
σημαίνω sēmaínō, say-mah'-ee-no; from σῆμα sēma (a mark; of uncertain derivation); to indicate:—signify.
STRONGS G4591:
σημαίνω; 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.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

John
12:33; 18:32; 21:19
Acts
11:28; 11:28; 25:27
Revelation
1:1

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4591 matches the Greek σημαίνω (sēmainō),
which occurs 6 times in 6 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 12:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:33 - He said this to show by what kind of death he was going to die.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 18:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:32 - This was to fulfill the word that Jesus had spoken to show by what kind of death he was going to die.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 21:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 21:19 - (This he said to show by what kind of death he was to glorify God.) And after saying this he said to him, “Follow me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 11:28

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:28 - And one of them named Agabus stood up and foretold by the Spirit that there would be a great famine over all the world (this took place in the days of Claudius).

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:27

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:27 - For it seems to me unreasonable, in sending a prisoner, not to indicate the charges against him.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 1:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:1 - The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants[fn] the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,
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