To signify
σημαίνωStrong’s G4591sēmainō
Appears in 6 verses of the New Testament
In short
Sēmainō is the Greek word usually translated “signifying”, “signified” and “specify”. It appears in 6 verses of the New Testament.
“This he said, signifying what death he should die.”
Meaning
Usually translated “signifying”, “signified” and “specify”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- signifying 3
- he signified 2
- to specify 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- John 3
- Acts 2
- Revelation 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- John 18:32That the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he spake, signifying what death he should die.
- John 21:19This spake he, signifying by what death he should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow me.
- Acts 11:28And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius Caesar.
- Acts 25:27For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner, and not withal to signify the crimes laid against him.
- Revelation 1:1The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
Greek dictionary
σημαίνω sēmainō · to signify
σημαίνω (σῆμα, a sign), [in LXX for רוּעַ hi., תָּקַע, etc. ;] to give a sign, signify, indicate: with accusative of thing(s), Act.25:27, Rev.1:1 (cf. MM, xxii); with accusative and inf., Act.11:28; before quæst. indir., Jhn.12:33 18:32 21:19.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “signify” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SIG'NIFY, verb transitive
[Latin significo; signum, a sign, and facio, to make.]
- To make known something, either by signs or words; to express or communicate to another any idea, thought, wish, a hod, wink, gesture, signal or other sign.
- To mean; to have or contain a certain sense.
- To import; to weigh; to have consequence; used in particular phrases; as, it signifies much or little; it signifies nothing.
- To make known; to declare.
All definitions and other forms of “signify”
SIG'NIFY, verb intransitive
To express meaning with force. [Little used.]
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.