To disclose
μηνύωStrong’s G3377mēnuō
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Mēnuō is the Greek word usually translated “showed”, “shall show” and “when was being disclosed”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“Now that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed at the bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.”
Meaning
Usually translated “showed”, “shall show” and “when was being disclosed”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- showed 1
- he shall show 1
- when was being disclosed 1
- having shown 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 1
- John 1
- Acts 1
- 1 Corinthians 1
4 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- John 11:57Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a commandment, that, if any man knew where he were, he should shew it, that they might take him.
- Acts 23:30And when it was told me how that the Jews laid wait for the man, I sent straightway to thee, and gave commandment to his accusers also to say before thee what they had against him. Farewell.
- 1 Corinthians 10:28But if any man say unto you, This is offered in sacrifice unto idols, eat not for his sake that shewed it, and for conscience sake: for the earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof:
Greek dictionary
μηνύω mēnuō · to disclose
μηνύω [in LXX: 2Ma.3:7 2Mac 6:11 2Mac 14:37, 3Ma.3:28, 4Ma.4:3 * ;] to disclose, declare, make known: Luk.20:37, 1Co.10:28; in forensic sense, to inform, report: Jhn.11:57; pass., with dative of person(s), Act.23:30.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “disclose” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
DISCLOSE, verb transitive
discloze. [dis and close; Latin See Close.]
- To uncover; to open; to remove a cover from, and lay open to the view.
- To discover; to lay open to the view; to bring to light.
- To reveal by words; to tell; to utter; as, to disclose the secret thoughts of the heart.
- To make known; to show in any manner.
All definitions and other forms of “disclose”
- To open; to hatch. [Not used.]
DISCLOSE, noun
Discovery.
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.