What does δῆλος (dēlos) mean in the Bible?
δῆλος (dēlos) is a Greek word meaning "clear".
Greek · G1212
δῆλος
Clear
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δῆλοςG1212
Pronunciationdēlos
What does δῆλος (dēlos) mean in the Bible?
δῆλος (dēlos) is a Greek word meaning "clear".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1212?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include away (1), clearly (1), it is clear (1).
Where does δῆλος (dēlos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 26:73. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Corinthians (1), Galatians (1), Matthew (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itaway1×Matthew 26:73
clearly1×1 Corinthians 15:27
it is clear1×Galatians 3:11
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 26:73
Aligned rows3
Books represented3
Matthew11 Corinthians1Galatians1
Source forms
δῆλον2xdēlon1 Corinthians 15:27, Galatians 3:11
δῆλόν1xdēlonMatthew 26:73
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular2x1 Corinthians 15:27, Galatians 3:11
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular1xMatthew 26:73
Evidence Summary
Greek word. clear
Strong'sG1212
Lexical occurrences3 versesGreek text appearances4 timesWord forms2 forms3 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
clear
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
1visible.
Synonymsφανερός, with ref. to outward appearance, manifest as opposite to concealed; δ. with ref. to inner perception, evident, known, understood.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 26:73Adjective Accusative Singular Masculine
δῆλόνdhlon
clear, manifest, evident
Read verse1 Corinthians 15:27Adjective Nominative Singular Neuter
δῆλονdhlon
clear, manifest, evident
Read verseGalatians 3:11Adjective Nominative Singular Neuter
δῆλον·dhlon
clear, manifest, evident
Read verse1 Timothy 6:7Adjective Nominative Singular Neuter
δῆλονdhlon
clear, manifest, evident
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns2Aligned forms3Case patternNominative (2)Number patternSingular (3)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Neuter1 Cor 15:27 · Gal 3:112×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineMatt 26:731×
Word Origins
δῆλος is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.
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