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ἐπιδείκνυμι

To exhibit (physically or mentally)

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ἐπιδείκνυμι G1925
Pronunciation epideíknymi

What does ἐπιδείκνυμι (epideíknymi) mean in the Bible?

ἐπιδείκνυμι (epideíknymi) is a Greek word meaning "to exhibit (physically or mentally)". ἐπι-δείκνυμι [in LXX: Pro.

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Meaning

to exhibit (physically or mentally)
Extended definition

To display or demonstrate something physically visible, or to prove a point through evidence or argument

1to show, exhibit, display: with accusative and dative, Mat.16:1 22:19 24:1, Luk.17:14. Mid., to display for oneself or as one's own (but cf. El., § 55, 1): Act.9:39.
2to show, point out, prove: with accusative, Heb.6:17; with accusative and inf., Act.18:28 (cf. MM, Exp., xiv).
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Aorist Present
Voices
Active Middle
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 3×
Aorist Active Matt 16:1 · Matt 24:1 · Heb 6:17 3×
Imperative command or strong request 2×
Aorist Active Matt 22:19 · Luke 17:14 2×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 2×
Present Middle Acts 9:39 1×
Present Active Acts 18:28 1×
7 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 7 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
imperative 2 infinitive 3 participle 2
Tense
aorist 5 present 2
Voice
active 6 middle 1
Mood
infinitive 3 participle 2 imperative 2
NT Occurrences
Matthew 16:1 ἐπιδεῖξαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 22:19 ἐπιδείξατέ aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 24:1 ἐπιδεῖξαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Luke 17:14 ἐπιδείξατε aorist active imperative imperative Acts 9:39 ἐπιδεικνύμεναι present middle participle participle Acts 18:28 ἐπιδεικνὺς present active participle participle Hebrews 6:17 ἐπιδεῖξαι aorist active infinitive infinitive

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

Biblical Witnesses
Luke 17:14 show epideíknymi Imperative · Aorist Active
Jesus commands lepers to display themselves to priests for physical examination
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Acts 18 — The Lord Strengthens the Mission in Corinth and Beyond

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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