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ἐνδείκνυμι

To indicate (by word or act)

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ἐνδείκνυμι G1731
Pronunciation endeíknymi

What does ἐνδείκνυμι (endeíknymi) mean in the Bible?

ἐνδείκνυμι (endeíknymi) is a Greek word meaning "to indicate (by word or act)". ἐν-δείκνυμι [in LXX for לָכַד, גָּמַל, רָאָה hi.

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Meaning

to indicate (by word or act)
Extended definition

to mark, point out. Mid„

1to show forth, prove: with accusative of thing(s), Rom.2:15 9:22, Eph.2:7, Tit.2:10 3:2, Heb.6:11; before ἐν, with dative of person(s), Rom.9:17 (LXX), 1Ti.1:16; before εἰς, Heb.6:10 (with cogn. accusative), 2Co.8:24.
2to manifest (by act): with accusative of thing(s) and dative of person(s), 2Ti.4:14 (cf. Gen.50:15, 17, and see MM, Exp., xiii).
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Aorist Present
Voices
Middle
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 3×
Aorist Middle Eph 2:7 · 1 Tim 1:16 · Rom 9:17 3×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 3×
Present Middle Titus 2:10 · Titus 3:2 · 2 Cor 8:24 3×
Indicative states a fact or reality 3×
Aorist Middle 2 Tim 4:14 · Heb 6:10 2×
Present Middle Rom 2:15 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 2×
Aorist Middle Rom 9:22 1×
Present Middle Heb 6:11 1×
11 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 11 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 2 ongoing 1 subjunctive 3 infinitive 2 participle 3
Tense
aorist 6 present 5
Voice
middle 11
Mood
subjunctive 3 participle 3 indicative 3 infinitive 2
NT Occurrences
Romans 2:15 ἐνδείκνυνται present middle indicative ongoing Romans 9:17 ἐνδείξωμαι aorist middle subjunctive subjunctive Romans 9:22 ἐνδείξασθαι aorist middle infinitive infinitive 2 Corinthians 8:24 ἐνδεικνύμενοι present middle participle participle Ephesians 2:7 ἐνδείξηται aorist middle subjunctive subjunctive 1 Timothy 1:16 ἐνδείξηται aorist middle subjunctive subjunctive 2 Timothy 4:14 ἐνεδείξατο aorist middle indicative completed Titus 2:10 ἐνδεικνυμένους present middle participle participle Titus 3:2 ἐνδεικνυμένους present middle participle participle Hebrews 6:10 ἐνεδείξασθε aorist middle indicative completed Hebrews 6:11 ἐνδείκνυσθαι present middle infinitive infinitive

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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