Word

δηλόω

dēlóō · G1213 · Greek · 7 occurrences

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Meanings

to make known, to make plain, to reveal

To make something known by making evident what was either unknown before or what may have been difficult to understand

Examples
1 Corinthians 1:11 For I have been informed concerning you, my brothers and sisters, by Chloe’s people, that there are quarrels among you.
1 Corinthians 3:13 each one’s work will become evident; for the day will show it because it is to be revealed with fire, and the fire itself will test the quality of each one’s work.
Colossians 1:8 and he also informed us of your love in the Spirit.
to make clear to make evident

To make something evident or clear by explanation

Examples
Hebrews 12:27 This expression, “Yet once more,” denotes the removing of those things which can be shaken, as of created things, so that those things which cannot be shaken may remain.
1 Peter 1:11 seeking to know what person or time the Spirit of Christ within them was indicating as He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow.

How it’s used In 6 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Who or what does itSubject

7 occurrences in 7 groups

πνεῦμαspirit 2
ἔτιstill 1
ἡμέραday 1
κύριοςLord 1
αὐτόςhe, she, it, same 1
Not stated: he, she or it 1

What it acts on, or what is saidObject

5 occurrences in 6 groups

εἰμίto be 2
ἀγάπηlove 1
μετάθεσιςchange, removal 1
οὗτοςthis 1
φανερόωto reveal, to make known, to appear 1
ἀποκαλύπτωto reveal, to disclose, to make fully known 1

To or for whomIndirect object

3 occurrences in 1 groups

ἐγώI, we 3

With prepositionsPrepositional phrases

1 occurrences in 2 groups

περίconcerning, about, for+ σύyou 1
ὑπόby, under+ Χλόη"green" 1

With adverbsAdverbs

1 occurrences in 1 groups

καίand 1

Named alongside itApposition

2 occurrences in 4 groups

διάκονοςservant, deacon 1
ἐγώI, we 1
καιρόςtime, occasion, period of time 1
τίςwho? what?, why? for what reason? 1

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

In the other Testament 1 word

יָדַע yâdaʻ · H3045 · to learn, to find out, to know: יָדַע (yâdaʻ, H3045) encompasses a broad semantic range of knowing, understanding, and making known, while δηλόω (dēlóō, G1213) specifically denotes the act of making something plain or clear through declaration or explanation; the Greek term represents a narrower declarative function within the Hebrew term's wider epistemological domain.

Semantic domains 2 entries

To make known, to make plain, to reveal28.42: Used of disclosing information not previously known, as of Paul being informed by Chloe's people about the Corinthian divisions in 1 Corinthians 1:11 and Epaphras making known the Colossians' love in the Spirit in Colossians 1:8.
To make clear to make evident33.152: Used of causing something to become manifest, as of each one's work becoming evident, since the day will show it by fire, in 1 Corinthians 3:13, the Holy Spirit signifying that the way into the holy place was not yet disclosed in Hebrews 9:8, and the shaking of what can be shaken signified in the quotation in Hebrews 12:27.

Word family 8 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

δῆλος dēlos · G1212 · clearly known, easily known, evident · 3×δηλόωdēlóō · G1213πρόδηλος pródēlos · G4271 · very easily known, very clear, very obvious · 3×ἄδηλος ádēlos · G82 · not evident, not perceived, unseen · 2×ἀδηλότης adēlótēs · G83 · uncertainty · 1×ἀδήλως adḗlōs · G84 · without purpose, unintentionally, aimlessly · 1×ἔκδηλος ékdēlos · G1552 · easily known, very evident, quite obvious · 1×κατάδηλος katádēlos · G2612 · easily understood, very evident, very clear · 1×

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon δήλω; (imperfect ἐδηλουν; future δηλώσω); 1 aorist ἐδήλωσα; passive (imperfect 3 person…

δήλω; (imperfect ἐδηλουν; future δηλώσω); 1 aorist ἐδήλωσα; passive (imperfect 3 person singular ἐδηλοῦτο (1 Pet 1:11 WH marginal reading)); 1 aorist ἐδηλωθην; (δῆλος); the Sept. for הודִיעַ and sometimes for הורָה; in Greek authors from (Aeschylus and) Herodotus down; to make manifest: τί, 1 Cor 3:13; to make known by relating, to declare: τί, Col 1:8; τίνι περί τίνος, ὅτι, at, 1 Cor 1:11; to give one to understand, to indicate, signify: τί, Heb 12:27; 2 Pet 1:14; followed by the accusative with an infinitive Heb 9:8; εἰς τί, point unto, 1 Pet 1:11.

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain

Topical studies with this word 2 entries

Well Known, Clearly Shown, Revealed6 occurrences Interpret, Mean, Explain2 occurrences

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0