What does ἐπιδείκνυμι (epideíknymi) mean in the Bible?
ἐπιδείκνυμι (epideíknymi): To display or demonstrate something physically visible, or to prove a point through evidence or argument
Greek · G1925
ἐπιδείκνυμι
To exhibit (physically or mentally)
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ἐπιδείκνυμι G1925
Pronunciation epideíknymi
What does ἐπιδείκνυμι (epideíknymi) mean in the Bible?
ἐπιδείκνυμι (epideíknymi): To display or demonstrate something physically visible, or to prove a point through evidence or argument
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1925?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Show (2), proving (1), showing [him] (1), to make (1), to point out (1).
Where does ἐπιδείκνυμι (epideíknymi) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 16:1. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (3), Acts (2), Hebrews (1), Luke (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 Show 2× Matthew 22:19, Luke 17:14
proving 1× Acts 18:28
showing [him] 1× Acts 9:39
to make 1× Hebrews 6:17
to point out 1× Matthew 24:1
to show 1× Matthew 16:1
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 16:1 ἐπιδεῖξαι to to show Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active Matthew 22:19 ἐπιδείξατέ to Show Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural Matthew 24:1 ἐπιδεῖξαι to to point out Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active Luke 17:14 ἐπιδείξατε to show Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural Acts 9:39 ἐπιδεικνύμεναι to showing [him] Verb - Present Participle Middle - Nominative Feminine Plural Acts 18:28 ἐπιδεικνὺς to proving Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Hebrews 6:17 ἐπιδεῖξαι to to make Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 16:1
Aligned rows 7
Books represented 4
Matthew 3 Luke 1 Acts 2 Hebrews 1
Source forms
ἐπιδεῖξαι 3x epideixai Matthew 16:1, Matthew 24:1, Hebrews 6:17
ἐπιδεικνύμεναι 1x epideiknymenai Acts 9:39
ἐπιδεικνὺς 1x epideiknys Acts 18:28
ἐπιδείξατε 1x epideixate Luke 17:14
ἐπιδείξατέ 1x epideixate Matthew 22:19
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active 3x Matthew 16:1, Matthew 24:1, Hebrews 6:17
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural 2x Matthew 22:19, Luke 17:14
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Acts 18:28
Verb - Present Participle Middle - Nominative Feminine Plural 1x Acts 9:39
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To display or demonstrate something physically visible, or to prove a point through evidence or argument
Strong's G1925
Lexical occurrences 7 verses Greek text appearances 9 times Word forms 3 forms 7 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Luke 17:14 Source Gloss
to exhibit (physically or mentally)
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
To display or demonstrate something physically visible, or to prove a point through evidence or argument
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
9 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 16:1 Verb Aorist Active Infinitive
ἐπιδεῖξαι epideixai
I show, prove
Read verse Matthew 22:19 Verb Second Person Plural Aorist Active Imperative
ἐπιδείξατέ epideixate
I show, prove
Read verse Matthew 24:1 Verb Aorist Active Infinitive
ἐπιδεῖξαι epideixai
I show, prove
Read verse Luke 17:14 Verb Second Person Plural Aorist Active Imperative
ἐπιδείξατε epideixate
I show, prove
Read verse Luke 20:24 Verb Second Person Plural Aorist Active Imperative
ἐπιδείξατέ epideixate
I show, prove
Read verse Luke 24:40 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἐπέδειξεν epedeixen
I show, prove
Read verse Acts 9:39 Verb Present Middle Participle Nominative Plural Feminine
ἐπιδεικνύμεναι epideiknumenai
I show, prove
Read verse Acts 18:28 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ἐπιδεικνὺς epideiknuv
I show, prove
Read verse Hebrews 6:17 Verb Aorist Active Infinitive
ἐπιδεῖξαι epideixai
I show, prove
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 mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 7 Tenses Aorist, Present Voices Active, Middle
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
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×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 7 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
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)
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
Jesus commands lepers to display themselves to priests for physical examination
Showing 1 selected witness from 7 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ἐπιδείκνυμι is built from these roots:
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