Word

ἀποδείκνυμι

apodeíknymi · G584 · Greek · 4 occurrences

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Meanings

to demonstrate, to show, to make clearly known

To cause something to be known as genuine, with possible focus upon the source of such knowledge

Examples
Acts 2:22 “Men of Israel, listen to these words: Jesus the Nazarene, a Man attested to you by God with miracles and wonders and signs which God performed through Him in your midst, just as you yourselves know—
to show to be true, to prove

To demonstrate that something is true

Examples
Acts 25:7 After Paul arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many, and serious, charges against him which they could not prove,
to show publicly, to demonstrate publicly

To cause something to be known publicly

Examples
1 Corinthians 4:9 For I think, God has exhibited us, the apostles, last of all as men condemned to death, because we have become a spectacle to the world, both to angels and to mankind.
2 Thessalonians 2:4 who opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, displaying himself as being God.

How it’s used In 4 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 3 groups

Not stated (participle) 2
θεόςGod 1
Not stated (infinitive) 1

What it acts on, or what is saidObject

3 occurrences in 5 groups

γίνομαιto become, to happen, to be 1
ἑαυτοῦhimself, herself, itself 1
ἐγώI, we 1
εἰμίto be 1
ὅςwho, which, that 1

With prepositionsPrepositional phrases

1 occurrences in 2 groups

εἰςto+ σύyou 1
ἀπόfrom+ θεόςGod 1

What is done to itIt is the object

2 occurrences in 2 groups

δοκέωto think, to suppose, to seem 1
ἰσχύωto be able to 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.

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Near synonyms 2 words

φανερόω phaneróō · G5319 · to make appear, to make visible, to cause to be seen: Greek verb meaning 'to make manifest' or 'reveal,' closely parallel to ἀποδείκνυμι in the sense of making something clearly known or evident. Both verbs share the semantic domain of public demonstration and manifestation, though φανερόω emphasizes making visible what was previously hidden while ἀποδείκνυμι emphasizes proving or demonstrating publicly.
παρίστημι parístēmi · G3936 · to present (oneself), to cause to be, to cause to serve as: Greek verb that in certain uses means 'to demonstrate' or 'prove,' overlapping with ἀποδείκνυμι's sense of showing evidence or accrediting. Both verbs can be used in contexts of formal demonstration or proof, particularly in the sense of presenting someone or something as qualified or authorized.

In the other Testament 2 words

נָגַד nâgad · H5046 · to tell, to inform, to report: Hebrew verb commonly used for 'to make known' or 'to declare,' semantically equivalent to ἀποδείκνυμι in its sense of demonstrating or making something clearly known. This is a standard translation equivalent in contexts of public declaration or demonstration.
רָאָה râʼâh · H7200 · to see, to look, to notice: Hebrew verb in its causative (Hiphil) form means 'to show, cause to see,' which corresponds to the demonstrative/exhibiting sense of ἀποδείκνυμι. Both verbs share the semantic field of making something visible or manifest to others.

Semantic domains 3 entries

To demonstrate, to show, to make clearly known28.50: In 1 Corinthians 4:9, Paul writes, “God has exhibited (apédeixen) us, the apostles, last of all as men condemned to death, because we have become a spectacle to the world,” describing the apostles' plight put clearly on display before onlookers.
To show publicly, to demonstrate publicly28.65: In Acts 2:22, Peter describes “Jesus the Nazarene, a Man attested (apodedeigménon) to you by God with miracles and wonders and signs which God performed through Him in your midst,” describing a public, communal attestation before a whole crowd.
To show to be true, to prove72.5: In Acts 25:7, Paul's accusers brought “many, and serious, charges against him which they could not prove (apodeĩxai),” describing an attempt, and failure, to establish a claim as factually true.

Word family 14 words

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

δεικνύω deiknýō · G1166 · to make known, to demonstrate, to show · 33×ἐνδείκνυμι endeíknymi · G1731 · to cause to be known, to show, to demonstrate · 11×ἐπιδείκνυμι epideíknymi · G1925 · to show, to show to be true, to prove · 7×ὑπόδειγμα hypódeigma · G5262 · model, example · 6×ὑποδείκνυμι hypodeíknymi · G5263 · to make known, to demonstrate, to show · 6×ἀποδείκνυμιapodeíknymi · G584ἔνδειξις éndeixis · G1732 · proof, evidence, verification · 4×ἀναδείκνυμι anadeíknymi · G322 · to make known, to show, to reveal · 2×δειγματίζω deigmatízō · G1165 · to disgrace in public, to put to shame · 2×ἀνάδειξις anádeixis · G323 · to make known, to show, to reveal · 1×ἀπόδειξις apódeixis · G585 · proof, evidence, verification · 1×δεῖγμα deîgma · G1164 · example (such as to warn), means by which something is known · 1×ἔνδειγμα éndeigma · G1730 · proof, evidence, verification · 1×παραδειγματίζω paradeigmatízō · G3856 · to disgrace in public, to put to shame · 1×

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon 1 aorist ἀπέδειξα; perfect passive participle ἀποδεδειγμένος; (frequent in Greek writings…

1 aorist ἀπέδειξα; perfect passive participle ἀποδεδειγμένος; (frequent in Greek writings from Pindar Nem. 6, 80 down);
1. properly, to point away from oneself, to point out, show forth; to expose to view, exhibit (Herodotus 3, 122 and often): 1 Cor 4:9. Hence,
2. to declare: τινα, to show, prove what kind of a person anyone is, Acts 2:22 (where manuscript D gives the gloss (δεδοκιμ)ἀσμενον); 2 Thess 2:4 (Lachmann marginal reading ἀποδειγνυοντα). to prove by arguments, demonstrate: Acts 25:7. Cf. Winer's De verb. comp. etc. Part iv., p. 16f.

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

Topical studies with this word 3 entries

Well Known, Clearly Shown, Revealed1 occurrence Able To Be Known2 occurrences True, False1 occurrence

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