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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 4591. σημαίνω (sémainó) -- To signify, to indicate, to make known</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/4591.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/romans/13-12.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/4591.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 4591</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/4590.htm" title="4590">◄</a> 4591. sémainó <a href="../greek/4592.htm" title="4592">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">sémainó: To signify, to indicate, to make known</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">σημαίνω</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>sémainó<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>say-MY-no<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(say-mah'-ee-no)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To signify, to indicate, to make known<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>I signify, indicate, give a sign, make known.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>From the Greek word σῆμα (sēma), meaning "a sign" or "a mark."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The concept of indicating or signifying in Hebrew can be related to words like אוֹת (oth, Strong's H226), which means "sign" or "token."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Greek verb "sémainó" is used to convey the act of indicating or making something known, often through signs or symbols. In the New Testament, it is frequently used in contexts where a deeper or hidden meaning is revealed, often through divine or prophetic communication. It implies a form of communication that goes beyond mere words, often involving symbolic or metaphorical language.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, signs and symbols were a common means of communication, especially in religious and philosophical contexts. Prophets, oracles, and seers often used symbolic language to convey messages from the divine. In the Jewish tradition, signs were also significant, as seen in the Old Testament where God used signs to communicate with His people. The use of "sémainó" in the New Testament reflects this cultural understanding of signs as a means of divine revelation.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from séma (a sign, mark)<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to give a sign<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>communicated (1), indicate (3), signifying (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 4591: σημαίνω</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">σημαίνω</span></span>; imperfect <span class="greek2">ἐσήμαινον</span> (<a href="/interlinear/acts/11-28.htm">Acts 11:28</a> <span class="manuref">L</span> <span class="manuref">WH</span> text); 1 aorist <span class="greek2">ἐσημανα</span>, for <span class="greek2">ἐσήμηνα</span> which is the more common form in the earlier and more elegant Greek writings (see <span class="abbreviation">Matthiae</span>, § 185; Kühner, § 343, under the word; (<span class="abbreviation">Veitch</span>, under the word); <span class="abbreviation">Lob. ad Phryn.</span>, p. 24f; <span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>s Grammar, § 15, under the word; <span class="abbreviation">Buttmann</span>, 41 (35)); (from <span class="greek2">σῆμα</span> a sign); from (<span class="abbreviation">Homer</span>), <span class="abbreviation">Aeschylus</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Herodotus</span> down; <span class="accented">to give a sign, to signify, indicate</span>: <span class="greek2">τί</span>, <a href="/interlinear/acts/25-27.htm">Acts 25:27</a>; followed by indirect discourse, <a href="/interlinear/john/12-33.htm">John 12:33</a>; <a href="/interlinear/john/18-32.htm">John 18:32</a>; <a href="/interlinear/john/21-19.htm">John 21:19</a>; equivalent to <span class="accented">to make known</span>: absolutely <a href="/interlinear/revelation/1-1.htm">Revelation 1:1</a>; followed by the accusative with an infinitive <a href="/interlinear/acts/11-28.htm">Acts 11:28</a>.<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>signify. <p>From sema (a mark; of uncertain derivation); to indicate -- signify. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>εσημαινεν ἐσήμαινεν εσήμαναν εσήμανε εσήμανεν ἐσήμανεν σημαίνει σημαίνειν σημαινέτωσαν σημαινούσης σημαινων σημαίνων σημαναι σημάναι σημᾶναι σημάνατε σημανείς σημανείτε σημανή σημάνη σημανώ σημάνωσιν σημασία σημασίαν σημασίας σημασιών esemanen esēmanen esḗmanen semainon semaínon sēmainōn sēmaínōn semanai semânai sēmanai sēmânai<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/john/12-33.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 12:33</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular">V-PPA-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/12.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">δὲ ἔλεγεν <b>σημαίνων</b> ποίῳ θανάτῳ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> this <span class="itali">to indicate</span> the kind<br><a href="/kjvs/john/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> This he said, <span class="itali">signifying</span> what death<br><a href="/interlinear/john/12-33.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> moreover he said <span class="itali">signifying</span> by what [kind of] death<p><b><a href="/text/john/18-32.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 18:32</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular">V-PPA-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/18.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὃν εἶπεν <b>σημαίνων</b> ποίῳ θανάτῳ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/18.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> He spoke, <span class="itali">signifying</span> by what kind<br><a href="/kjvs/john/18.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> which he spake, <span class="itali">signifying</span> what death<br><a href="/interlinear/john/18-32.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> which he spoke <span class="itali">signifying</span> by what death<p><b><a href="/text/john/21-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 21:19</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular">V-PPA-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/21.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">δὲ εἶπεν <b>σημαίνων</b> ποίῳ θανάτῳ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/21.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> He said, <span class="itali">signifying</span> by what kind<br><a href="/kjvs/john/21.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> spake he, <span class="itali">signifying</span> by what<br><a href="/interlinear/john/21-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> moreover he said <span class="itali">signifying</span> by what death<p><b><a href="/text/acts/11-28.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 11:28</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular">V-IIA-3S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὀνόματι Ἄγαβος <b>ἐσήμανεν</b> διὰ τοῦ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> stood <span class="itali">up and [began] to indicate</span> by the Spirit<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Agabus, <span class="itali">and signified</span> by<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/11-28.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> by name Agabus <span class="itali">he signified</span> by the<p><b><a href="/text/acts/25-27.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 25:27</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active">V-ANA</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/25.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">αὐτοῦ αἰτίας <b>σημᾶναι</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/25.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> a prisoner, <span class="itali">not to indicate</span> also<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/25.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> not withal <span class="itali">to signify</span> the crimes<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/25-27.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> him charges <span class="itali">to signify</span><p><b><a href="/text/revelation/1-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 1:1</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular">V-AIA-3S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τάχει καὶ <b>ἐσήμανεν</b> ἀποστείλας διὰ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and He sent <span class="itali">and communicated</span> [it] by His angel<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and he sent <span class="itali">and signified</span> [it] by his<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/1-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> quickness and <span class="itali">he signified [it]</span> having sent by<p><b><a href="/greek/4591.htm">Strong's Greek 4591</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_4591.htm">6 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/ese_manen_4591.htm">ἐσήμανεν — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/se_maino_n_4591.htm">σημαίνων — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/se_manai_4591.htm">σημᾶναι — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/4590.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="4590"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="4590" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/4592.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="4592"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="4592" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>