Shew (show)
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G1166,deiknumi / deiknuo ] denotes
(a) to show, exhibit," e.g.,
Matthew 4:8;
Matthew 8:4;
John 5:20;
John 20:20;
1 Timothy 6:15;
(b) "to show by making known,"
Matthew 16:21;
Luke 24:40;
John 14:8-
John 14:9;
Acts 10:28;
1 Corinthians 12:31;
Revelation 1:1;
Revelation 4:1;
Revelation 22:6;
(c) "to show by way of proving,"
James 2:18;
James 3:13.
[ 2,,
G322,
anadeikumi ]
signifies
(a) "to lift up and show, show forth, declare" (ana, "up," and No. 1),
Acts 1:24;
(b) to "appoint,"
Luke 10:1. See
APPOINT, No. 14.
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G1731,
endeiknumi ]
signifies
(1) "to show forth, prove" (Middle Voice), said
(a) of God as to His power,
Romans 9:17; His wrath,
Romans 9:22; the exceeding riches of His grace,
Ephesians 2:7;
(b) of Christ, as to His longsuffering,
1 Timothy 1:16;
(c) of Gentiles, as to "the work of the Law written in their hearts,"
Romans 2:15;
(d) of believers, as to the proof of their love,
2 Corinthians 8:24; all good fidelity,
Titus 2:10; meekness,
Titus 3:2; love toward God's Name,
Hebrews 6:10; diligence in ministering to the saints,
Hebrews 6:11;
(2) "to manifest by evil acts,"
2 Timothy 4:14, "did (me much evil)," marg., "showed."
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G1925,
epideiknumi ]
epi, "upon," intensive, and No. 1, signifies
(a) "to exhibit, display,"
Matthew 16:1;
Matthew 22:19;
Matthew 24:1;
Luke 17:14 (in some mss.
Luke 24:40; No. 1 in the best texts); in the Middle Voice, "to display," with a special interest in one's own action,
Acts 9:39;
(b) "to point out, prove, demonstrate,"
Acts 18:28;
Hebrews 6:17.
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G5263,
hupodeiknumi ]
primarily, "to show secretly (hupo, 'under'), or by tracing out," hence, "to make known, warn," is translated "to show" in
Luke 6:47;
Acts 9:16; in
Acts 20:35, AV (RV, "I gave ... an example"). See
EXAMPLE,
WARN.
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G4160,
poieo ]
"to make, to do," is translated, "He hath showed" in
Luke 1:51; "to show (mercy),"
Luke 1:72, RV (AV, "perform"); "showed (mercy),"
Luke 10:37;
John 6:30, AV, "showest Thou," RV, "doest Thou (for a sign);"
Acts 7:36, AV, "showed," RV, "wrought;"
James 2:13, "showed (no mercy);" in
Mark 13:22 in the best texts (some have didomi), "shall show (signs)." See
DO, No. 1.
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G3377,
menuo ]
"to disclose, make known" (what was secret), is rendered "to show" in
Luke 20:37;
1 Corinthians 10:28; in a forensic sense,
John 11:57;
Acts 23:30, RV (AV, "it was told"). See
TELL.
[ 8,,
G3936,
paristemi ]
"to show," in
Acts 1:3;
2 Timothy 2:15 (AV): See
PRESENT, No. 1.
[ 9,,
G3930,
parecho ]
"to afford, give, show," etc., in the Active Voice, is translated "showed" in
Acts 28:2; in the Middle Voice, "showing" in
Titus 2:7 (1st part). See
BRING, No. 21.
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G1804,
exangello ]
"to tell out, proclaim abroad, to publish completely" (ek, or ex, "out," angello, "to proclaim"), is rendered "show forth" in
1 Peter 2:9; it indicates a complete proclamation (verbs compounded with ek often suggest what is to be done fully).
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G1325,
didomi ]
"to give," is rendered "to show" in
Matthew 24:24. See
also No. 6.
Notes: The AV translates the following words by the verb "to show" in the passages indicated. The RV gives the better renderings:
(1) apodeiknumi ("to demonstrate"),
2 Thessalonians 2:4, "setting (himself) forth," See
SET, No. 17;
(2) anangello ("to declare"),
Matthew 11:4, "tell;"
John 16:13-
John 16:15, "declare;"
John 16:25, "shall tell;"
Acts 19:18;
Acts 20:20, "declaring;"
(3) katangello,
Acts 16:17;
Acts 26:23;
1 Corinthians 11:26, "proclaim;" in the last passage the partaking of the elements at the Lord's Supper is not a "showing forth" of His death, but a proclamation of it;
(4) phaneroo,
John 7:4;
John 21:1 (twice),
John 21:14;
Romans 1:19, "to manifest;"
(5) deloo, ("to make plain"),
2 Peter 1:14, "signify;"
(6) diegeomai ("to recount"),
Luke 8:39, "declare;"
(7) emphanizo ("to manifest"),
Acts 23:22, "hast signified;"
(8) euangelizo,
Luke 1:19, "to bring glad tidings;"
(9) katatithemi ("to lay up"),
Acts 24:27, "to gain;"
(10) lego ("to tell"),
1 Corinthians 15:51, "I tell;"
(11) energeo,
Matthew 14:2;
Mark 6:14, "work;"
(12) ophthe (lit., "was seen"),
Acts 7:26, "He appeared;"
(13) ginomai ("to become"),
Acts 4:22, "was wrought;"
(14) in
Acts 10:40, emphanes, "manifest," with didomi, "to give," and ginomai, "to become," gave ... to be made manifest" (AV "showed ... openly");
(15) apangello ("to announce"),
Matthew 11:4, "tell;"
Matthew 12:18, "declare;"
Matthew 28:11, "told;"
Luke 14:21, "told;"
Acts 26:20, "declare;"
Acts 28:21, "report;"
1 Thessalonians 1:9, "report;"
1 John 1:2, "declare;"
(16) In
Luke 1:58, AV, megaluno, to magnify (RV), is rendered "shewed great."
(17) See
also SHEWING.
Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words