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δεικνύω
deiknýō · Greek · Strong's G1166 · 32 occurrences
The KJV renders 29 different Hebrew and Greek words as “shew”
What it means
to show (literally or figuratively)
a prolonged form of an obsolete primary of the same meaning;
How the KJV renders it
shew
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“shew”
also renders emphanízō (G1718), poiéō (G4160), dēlóō (G1213), mēnýō (G3377), katatíthēmi (G2698), apangéllō (G518), parístēmi (G3936), dídōmi (G1325), apodeíknymi (G584), epideíknymi (G1925), phaneróō (G5319), anadeíknymi (G322), paréchō (G3930), katangéllō (G2605), diēgéomai (G1334), lógos (G3056), próthesis (G4286), légō (G3004), gâlâh (H1540), hakkârâh (H1971), chăvâʼ (H2324), châzaq (H2388), yâdaʻ (H3045), yârâh (H3384), nâthan (H5414), ʻâsâh (H6213), shîyth (H7896), shâmaʻ (H8085)
Answers that weigh this word
- Are any foods forbidden to Christians today?
- What does James 2:24 mean ('justified by works and not by faith alone')?
- Did Jesus claim to be God?
- Are we saved by faith alone, or by faith plus works?
- Do believers spend eternity in heaven, or on a renewed earth?
- Are the clean and unclean food laws of Leviticus 11 binding on Christians?
Where it appears
32 occurrences in the Greek text, first 30 verses shown.
1 Corinthians 12:31 · V-PAI-1S
But earnestly desire the best gifts. Moreover, I show a most excellent way to you.
1 Timothy 6:15 · V-FAI-3S
which at the right time he will show, who is the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords.
Acts 7:3 · V-FAI-1S
and said to him, ‘Get out of your land and away from your relatives, and come into a land which I will show you.’
Acts 10:28 · V-AAI-3S
He said to them, “You yourselves know how it is an unlawful thing for a man who is a Jew to join himself or come to one of another nation, but God has shown me that I shouldn’t call any man unholy or unclean.
Hebrews 8:5 · V-APP-ASM
who serve a copy and shadow of the heavenly things, even as Moses was warned by God when he was about to make the tabernacle, for he said, “See, you shall make everything according to the pattern that was shown to you on the mountain.”
James 2:18 · V-AAM-2S
Yes, a man will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without works, and I will show you my faith by my works.
James 3:13 V-AAM-3SJohn 2:18 V-PAI-2SJohn 5:20 V-FAI-3SJohn 10:32 V-AAI-1SJohn 14:8 V-AAM-2SJohn 14:9 V-AAM-2SJohn 20:20 V-AAI-3SLuke 4:5 V-AAI-3SLuke 5:14 V-AAM-2SLuke 20:24 V-AAM-2PLuke 22:12 V-FAI-3SMatthew 4:8 V-PAI-3SMatthew 8:4 V-AAM-2SMatthew 16:21 V-PANMark 1:44 V-AAM-2SMark 14:15 V-FAI-3SRevelation 1:1 V-AANRevelation 4:1 V-FAI-1SRevelation 17:1 V-FAI-1SRevelation 21:9 V-FAI-1SRevelation 21:10 V-AAI-3SRevelation 22:1 V-AAI-3SRevelation 22:6 V-AANRevelation 22:8 V-PAP-GSM
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.