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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)
Questions this word decides
- 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?
Where it appears
32 occurrences in the Greek text, first 30 verses shown.
1 Corinthians 12:31 V-PAI-1S1 Timothy 6:15 V-FAI-3SActs 7:3 V-FAI-1SActs 10:28 V-AAI-3SHebrews 8:5 V-APP-ASMJames 2:18 V-AAM-2SJames 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.