σημαίνω

sēmainōto signifyHow to read Greek
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Definition

σημαίνω

(σῆμα, a sign), [in LXX for רוּעַ hi., תָּקַע, etc. ;]

to give a sign, signify, indicate: with accusative of thing(s), Acts 25:27, Revelation 1:1 (cf. MM, xxii); with accusative and inf., Acts 11:28; before quæst. indir., John 12:33; 18:32; 21:19.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

6 total
  1. John 12:33σημαίνων · to indicate
    He said this to indicate the kind of death He was going to die.
  2. John 18:32σημαίνων · to indicate
    This was to fulfill the word that Jesus had spoken to indicate the kind of death He was going to die.
  3. John 21:19σημαίνων · to indicate
    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.”
  4. Acts 11:28ἐσήμανεν · [and] predicted
    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.)
  5. Acts 25:27σημᾶναι · specifying
    For it seems unreasonable to me to send on a prisoner without specifying the charges against him.”
  6. Revelation 1:1ἐσήμανεν · He made it known
    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,