What does μηνύω (mēnýō) mean in the Bible?
μηνύω (mēnýō) is a Greek word meaning "to disclose".
Greek · G3377
μηνύω
To disclose
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μηνύω G3377
Pronunciation mēnýō
What does μηνύω (mēnýō) mean in the Bible?
μηνύω (mēnýō) is a Greek word meaning "to disclose".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3377?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include demonstrates (1), must report [it] (1), told [you] (1), was informed that (1).
Where does μηνύω (mēnýō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 20:37. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Corinthians (1), Acts (1), John (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 demonstrates 1× Luke 20:37
must report [it] 1× John 11:57
told [you] 1× 1 Corinthians 10:28
was informed that 1× Acts 23:30
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 20:37 ἐμήνυσεν to demonstrates Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular John 11:57 μηνύσῃ to must report [it] Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular Acts 23:30 Μηνυθείσης to was informed that Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Genitive Feminine Singular 1 Corinthians 10:28 μηνύσαντα to told [you] Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 20:37
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 4
Luke 1 John 1 Acts 1 1 Corinthians 1
Source forms
ἐμήνυσεν 1x emēnysen Luke 20:37
Μηνυθείσης 1x Mēnytheisēs Acts 23:30
μηνύσαντα 1x mēnysanta 1 Corinthians 10:28
μηνύσῃ 1x mēnysē John 11:57
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Luke 20:37
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular 1x 1 Corinthians 10:28
Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Genitive Feminine Singular 1x Acts 23:30
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x John 11:57
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to disclose
Strong's G3377
Lexical occurrences 4 verses Greek text appearances 4 times Word forms 3 forms 4 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to disclose
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.
Luke 20:37 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἐμήνυσεν emhnusen
I reveal, inform
Read verse John 11:57 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Subjunctive
μηνύσῃ, mhnush
I reveal, inform
Read verse Acts 23:30 Verb Aorist Passive Participle Genitive Singular Feminine
μηνυθείσης mhnuqeishv
I reveal, inform
Read verse 1 Corinthians 10:28 Verb Aorist Active Participle Accusative Singular Masculine
μηνύσαντα mhnusanta
I reveal, inform
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 4 Tenses Aorist Voices Active, Passive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 1×
Aorist Active Luke 20:37 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 1×
Aorist Active John 11:57 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 2×
Aorist Passive Acts 23:30 1×
Aorist Active 1 Cor 10:28 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 4
Voice
active 3 passive 1
Mood
participle 2 subjunctive 1 indicative 1
NT Occurrences
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)
Word Origins
μηνύω 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