μηνύω
mēnýō · G3377 · Greek · 4 occurrences
Meanings
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to inform, to reveal
To provide information concerning something, with emphasis upon the fact that such information is secret or known only to a select few
ExamplesLuke 20:37 “But as for the fact that the dead are raised, even Moses revealed this in the passage about the burning bush, where he calls the Lord THE GOD OF ABRAHAM, THE GOD OF ISAAC, AND THE GOD OF JACOB.
John 11:57 Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that if anyone knew where He was, he was to report it, so that they might arrest Him.
Acts 23:30 When I was informed that there would be a plot against the man, I sent him to you at once, also instructing his accusers to bring charges against him before you.”
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
4 occurrences in 4 groups
- εἰμίto be 1
- ΜωσεύςMoses 1
- Not stated: he, she or it 1
- Not stated (participle) 1
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
1 occurrences in 2 groups
- ἐγείρωto raise, to get up 1
- λέγωto say 1
To or for whomIndirect object
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ἐγώI, we 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ἐπίon+ βάτοςthorn plant 1
Words describing itAdjectives, demonstratives, participles
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ἐκεῖνοςthat, that one, there 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- διάthrough 2
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.
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Semantic domains 1 entry
- To inform, to reveal33.209
- This sense denotes making known something previously hidden or unknown. Luke 20:37 says that “even Moses revealed this in the passage about the burning bush,” referring to the resurrection of the dead.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon (cf. Curtius, § 429): 1 aorist ἐμηνυσα; 1 aorist passive participle feminine μηνυθεισα;…
1. to disclose or make known something secret; in a forensic sense, to inform, report: followed by ποῦ ἐστιν, Jn 11:57; τίνι τί, passive, Acts 23:30.
2. universally, to declare, tell, make known: 1 Cor 10:28.
3. to indicate, intimate: of a teacher; followed by ὅτι, Lk 20:37. (A. V. uniformly show.)
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
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
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