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ἀνάδειξιςStrong’s G0323

anadeixis

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Anadeixis is the Greek word usually translated “appearance”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel.”
Luke 1:80 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “appearance”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • of appearance 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Luke 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    ἀνάδειξις anadeixis · public appearance

    ἀνά-δειξις, -εως, ἡ (ἀναδείκνυμι), [in LXX: Sir.43:6 * ;] a sheaving forth, announcement: Luk.1:80.† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “appearance” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    APPE'ARANCE, noun

    1. The act of coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye; as, his sudden appearance surprised me.
    2. The thing seen; a phenomenon; as an appearance in the sky.
    3. Semblance; apparent likeness.“There was upon the tabernacle as it were the appearance of fire” Numbers 9:15
    4. External show; semblance assumed, in opposition to reality or substance; as, we are often deceived by appearances; he has the appearance of virtue.“For man looketh on the outward appearance” 1 Samuel 16:7
    All definitions
    1. Personal presence; exhibition of the person; as, he made his first appearance at court or on the stage.
    2. Exhibition of the character; introduction of a person to the public in a particular character, as a person makes his appearance in the world, as a historian, an artist, or an orator.
    3. Probability; likelihood.
    4. Presence; mien; figure; as presented by the person, dress or manners; as, the lady made a noble appearance
    5. A being present in court; a defendant's filing common or special bail to a process.
    6. An apparition.

    Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.