What does ἀποδείκνυμι (apodeíknymi) mean in the Bible?
ἀποδείκνυμι (apodeíknymi): To exhibit publicly or prove conclusively; connotes demonstrating something openly to an audience.
Greek · G584
ἀποδείκνυμι
To display
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ἀποδείκνυμι G584
Pronunciation apodeíknymi
What does ἀποδείκνυμι (apodeíknymi) mean in the Bible?
ἀποδείκνυμι (apodeíknymi): To exhibit publicly or prove conclusively; connotes demonstrating something openly to an audience.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G584?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include certified (1), has displayed (1), proclaiming himself (1), prove (1).
Where does ἀποδείκνυμι (apodeíknymi) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 2:22. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (2), 1 Corinthians (1), 2 Thessalonians (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 certified 1× Acts 2:22
has displayed 1× 1 Corinthians 4:9
proclaiming himself 1× 2 Thessalonians 2:4
prove 1× Acts 25:7
Show sample aligned rows
Acts 2:22 ἀποδεδειγμένον to certified Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Singular Acts 25:7 ἀποδεῖξαι to prove Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active 1 Corinthians 4:9 ἀπέδειξεν to has displayed Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 2 Thessalonians 2:4 ἀποδεικνύντα to proclaiming himself Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Acts 2:22
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 3
Acts 2 1 Corinthians 1 2 Thessalonians 1
Source forms
ἀπέδειξεν 1x apedeixen 1 Corinthians 4:9
ἀποδεδειγμένον 1x apodedeigmenon Acts 2:22
ἀποδεικνύντα 1x apodeiknynta 2 Thessalonians 2:4
ἀποδεῖξαι 1x apodeixai Acts 25:7
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x 1 Corinthians 4:9
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active 1x Acts 25:7
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Singular 1x Acts 2:22
Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular 1x 2 Thessalonians 2:4
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To exhibit publicly or prove conclusively; connotes demonstrating something openly to an audience.
Strong's G584
Lexical occurrences 4 verses Greek text appearances 4 times Word forms 3 forms 4 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to display
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
To exhibit publicly or prove conclusively; connotes demonstrating something openly to an audience.
1to bring out, show forth, exhibit (Lft., Notes, 200; ICC, in l): 1Co.4:9.
2to declare, show: Act.2:22
3to prove: Act.25:7.
4As frequently in late Gk., to proclaim to an office: before ὅτι, 2Th.2:4 (Milligan, in l; MM, see word; Lft., Notes. 113.)
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.
Acts 2:22 Verb Perfect Passive Participle Accusative Singular Masculine
ἀποδεδειγμένον apodedeigmenon
I show by proof, demonstrate, set forth
Read verse Acts 25:7 Verb Aorist Active Infinitive
ἀποδεῖξαι, apodeixai
I show by proof, demonstrate, set forth
Read verse 1 Corinthians 4:9 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἀπέδειξεν apedeixen
I show by proof, demonstrate, set forth
Read verse 2 Thessalonians 2:4 Verb Present Active Participle Accusative Singular Masculine
ἀποδεικνύντα apodeiknunta
I show by proof, demonstrate, set forth
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 Perfect, Aorist, Present Voices Passive, Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 2×
Perfect Passive Acts 2:22 1×
Present Active 2 Thess 2:4 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Aorist Active Acts 25:7 1×
Indicative states a fact or reality 1×
Aorist Active 1 Cor 4:9 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 2 present 1 perfect 1
Voice
active 3 passive 1
Mood
participle 2 indicative 1 infinitive 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
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