ὑποδείκνυμι
hupodeiknumi
to show
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek word "ὑποδείκνυμι" (hupodeiknumi) primarily means "to show." This concept of showing encompasses a range of physical actions, implying a tangible or observable demonstration. Within the Bible, this word is used six times, suggesting a specific focus in its usage. It might imply highlighting something that was previously obscure, pointing out a particular feature, or making something evident. The physical nature of its meaning implies a sense of visibility or tangibility. While the specific contexts of its usage are not provided, its limited occurrence suggests that it plays a particular role in the biblical narrative. This could be to highlight important details, demonstrate a principle, or emphasize a reality that needs to be acknowledged.
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Occurrences in Scripture
6 total occurrences across the text
But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for his baptism, he said to them, “You offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
Luke 3:7He said therefore to the multitudes who went out to be baptized by him, “You offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
Luke 6:47Everyone who comes to me, and hears my words, and does them, I will show you who he is like.
Luke 12:5But I will warn you whom you should fear. Fear him who after he has killed, has power to cast into Gehenna. Yes, I tell you, fear him.
Acts 9:16For I will show him how many things he must suffer for my name’s sake.”
Acts 20:35In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring you ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”