Shew (show) - Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words
Shew (show)
[ 1,,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.
[ 3,,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."
[ 4,,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.
[ 5,,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.
[ 6,,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.
[ 7,,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.
[ 10,,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).
[ 11,,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.