What does δῆλος (dēlos) mean in the Bible?
δῆλος (dēlos) is a Greek word meaning "clear".
Greek · G1212
δῆλος
Clear
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δῆλος G1212
Pronunciation dēlos
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 It away 1× Matthew 26:73
clearly 1× 1 Corinthians 15:27
it is clear 1× Galatians 3:11
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 26:73
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 3
Matthew 1 1 Corinthians 1 Galatians 1
Source forms
δῆλον 2x dēlon 1 Corinthians 15:27, Galatians 3:11
δῆλόν 1x dēlon Matthew 26:73
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular 2x 1 Corinthians 15:27, Galatians 3:11
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular 1x Matthew 26:73
Evidence Summary
Greek word. clear
Strong's G1212
Lexical occurrences 3 verses Greek text appearances 4 times Word forms 2 forms 3 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
clear
Extended definition Source: 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 corpus Greek 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 26:73 Adjective Accusative Singular Masculine
δῆλόν dhlon
clear, manifest, evident
Read verse 1 Corinthians 15:27 Adjective Nominative Singular Neuter
δῆλον dhlon
clear, manifest, evident
Read verse Galatians 3:11 Adjective Nominative Singular Neuter
δῆλον· dhlon
clear, manifest, evident
Read verse 1 Timothy 6:7 Adjective Nominative Singular Neuter
δῆλον dhlon
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 patterns 2 Aligned forms 3 Case pattern Nominative (2) Number pattern Singular (3)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Neuter 1 Cor 15:27 · Gal 3:11 2×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 26:73 1×
Word Origins
δῆλος is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain