◄ 4591. sémainó ►
Strong's Lexicon sémainó: To signify, to indicate, to make known Original Word: σημαίνω Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: sémainó Pronunciation: say-MY-no Phonetic Spelling: (say-mah'-ee-no) Definition: To signify, to indicate, to make known Meaning: I signify, indicate, give a sign, make known. 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 Origin from séma (a sign, mark) Definition to give a sign NASB Translation communicated (1), indicate (3), signifying (2). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 4591: σημαίνω 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. 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 sēmânai Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance John 12:33 V-PPA-NMS GRK: 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 GRK: ὃν εἶπεν σημαίνων ποίῳ θανάτῳ NAS: He spoke, signifying by what kind KJV: which he spake, signifying what death INT: which he spoke signifying by what death John 21:19 V-PPA-NMS GRK: δὲ εἶπεν σημαίνων ποίῳ θανάτῳ NAS: He said, signifying by what kind KJV: spake he, signifying by what INT: moreover he said signifying by what death Acts 11:28 V-IIA-3S GRK: ὀνόματι Ἄγαβος ἐσήμανεν διὰ τοῦ NAS: stood up and [began] to indicate by the Spirit KJV: Agabus, and signified by INT: by name Agabus he signified by the Acts 25:27 V-ANA GRK: αὐτοῦ αἰτίας σημᾶναι NAS: a prisoner, not to indicate also KJV: not withal to signify the crimes INT: him charges to signify Revelation 1:1 V-AIA-3S GRK: τάχει καὶ ἐσήμανεν ἀποστείλας διὰ NAS: and He sent and communicated [it] by His angel KJV: and he sent and signified [it] by his INT: quickness and he signified [it] having sent by Strong's Greek 4591 6 Occurrences ἐσήμανεν — 2 Occ. σημαίνων — 3 Occ. σημᾶναι — 1 Occ.