verb
apodeikamō
Strong’sG584
I show by proof, demonstrate, set forth
stem apodeik-4 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books4 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
ἀπο-δείκνυμι,
[in LXX: Es 2:9 (ראה), al.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G584 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
(and ἀποδεικνύω Refs 5th c.BC+, Ionic dialect ἀποδέκνῦμι Refs 5th c.BC+future -δείξω, Ionic dialect -δέξω:—
A point away from other objects at one, and so:
A.I point out, display, make known, whether by deed or word, σφι γνώμαςRefs 5th c.BC+; proclaim, τὴν ἡμέρην “GDI” [same place];—passive, τῶν οῠρων ἀποδεχθέντωνRefs 4th c.BC+
A.I.2 bring forward, produce, μαρτύρια τούτωνRefs 5th c.BC+participle, ὑγιέα τινὰ ἐόντα ἀ. produce him safe and sound, Refs 5th c.BC+
A.I.3 produce, deliver accounts, τὸν λόγονRefs
A.I.4 publish a law, Refs 5th c.BC+
A.I.5 appoint, assign, τέμενος ἀ. τινίRefs 5th c.BC+; τὴν τρίτην ἀ. ἐκκλησίαν to fix, prescribe it, Refs 4th c.BC+:—passive, τοῖσί ἐστι χῶρος ἀποδεδεγμένοςRefs 5th c.BC+
A.I.5.b with infinitive, κώμας ὅθεν ἀπέδειξαν οἱ ἡγεμόνες λαμβάνειν τὰ ἐπιτήδεια whence they appointed that they should receive.., Refs 5th c.BC+ —passive, τοῖσι ἀποδεδέχθαι.. ἕλκειν (impersonal) it had been appointed them to draw, Refs 5th c.BC+
A.I.6 show by argument, prove, demonstrate, Refs 5th c.BC+; ὅτι.. Refs; πότερον.. ἢ.. Refs: with double accusative, prove one so and so, οὓς ἀποδείξω λέκτρων προδόταςRefs 5th c.BC+: followed by participle, ἀ. λόγῳ.. οὐδὲν μετεόνRefs 5th c.BC+; ἀ. τινὰ λέγοντα οὐδέν make it evident that.., Refs
A.II show forth a person or thing as so and so, hence:
A.II.1 appoint, proclaim, create, ἀ. τινὰ στρατηγόνRefs 5th c.BC+: with infinitive, στρατηγὸν εῖναιRefs 5th c.BC+; ἀ. τούτους τὴν πόλιν νέμεινNT:—passive, to be so created, Refs 5th c.BC+; ὕπατος ἀποδεδειγμένος, = Latin consul designatus, Refs
A.II.2 make, render, mostly with an adjective, ἀ. τινὰς μοχθηροτάτους make them finished rascals, Refs 5th c.BC+: with a substantive, γέλωτα ἀ. τινάRefs: with participle, βλέποντ᾽ ἀποδείξω σ᾽ ὀξύτερον τοῦ ΛυγκέωςRefs 5th c.BC+ —passive, πολέμιοι ἀποδεδειγμένοι declared enemies, Refs 5th c.BC+
A.II.3 represent as, ἀ. παῖδα πατρὸς ἑωυτῶν ἕκαστον ἐόνταRefs 5th c.BC+:— passive, ἀνδραγαθίη δ᾽ αὕτη ἀποδέδεκται is represented, considered as.., Refs 5th c.BC+; οὐδὲ.. οὗτοι ἐν τοῖσι ἄλλοισι θεοῖσι ἀποδεδέχαται have not been considered, admitted among.., Refs:—these two last examples may be passive usages of ἀποδέχομαι.
A.II.4 with infinitive, ordain a thing or person to be, Refs 5th c.BC+
A.II.5 dedicate, consecrate, θέατρονRefs 1st c.AD+:—passive, νεὼς ἀποδέδεικταιRefs 2nd c.AD+
B middle, show forth, exhibit something of one's own, ἀποδέξασθαι τὴν γνώμην deliver one's opinion, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀ. ἀρετάς display high qualities, Refs 5th c.BC+; of buildings and the like, μνημόσυνα ἀ.Refs 5th c.BC+; οὐδεμίαν στρατηΐην ἀ. not to have any military service to show, Refs:—passive, ἔργα μεγάλα καὶ θαυμαστὰ.. ἀποδεχθέντα Refs
B.2 middle in active sense, ἀποδεδειγμένοι ἦσαν ὅτι had declared that.., Refs 5th c.BC+
C passive, see above Refsaorist ἀπεδείχθην is always passive, as Refs 5th c.BC+; and so mostly perfect ἀποδέδειγμαι,Refs 5th c.BC+; but the participle of the latter is sometimes active, see above Refs 5th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
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Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| apodeikataἀπέδειξεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | exhibited | 1× |
| apodeikaraἀποδεῖξαι | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | prove | 1× |
| apodeikarōntonἀποδεικνύντα | happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative singular masculine | proclaiming | 1× |
| apodeikorēntonἀποδεδειγμένον | has happened · objectperfect middle or passive participle accusative singular masculine | attested | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 140, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apodeikamō | apodeikame | apodeikami | apodeikama | apodeikamē | apodeikamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | apodeikasō | apodeikase | apodeikasi | apodeikasa | apodeikasē | apodeikaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apodeikatō | apodeikate | apodeikati | apodeikata1×ἀπέδειξεν | apodeikatē | apodeikatelē |
| we 1st person plural | apodeikanō | apodeikane | apodeikani | apodeikana | apodeikanē | apodeikanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apodeikavō | apodeikave | apodeikavi | apodeikava | apodeikavē | apodeikavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | apodeikalō | apodeikale | apodeikali | apodeikala | apodeikalē | apodeikalelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apodeikomō | apodeikome | apodeikomē | apodeikomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | apodeikosō | apodeikose | apodeikosē | apodeikoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apodeikotō | apodeikote | apodeikotē | apodeikotelē |
| we 1st person plural | apodeikonō | apodeikone | apodeikonē | apodeikonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apodeikovō | apodeikove | apodeikovē | apodeikovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | apodeikolō | apodeikole | apodeikolē | apodeikolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apodeikameiō | apodeikameia | apodeikameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | apodeikaseiō | apodeikaseia | apodeikaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apodeikateiō | apodeikateia | apodeikateiē |
| we 1st person plural | apodeikaneiō | apodeikaneia | apodeikaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apodeikaveiō | apodeikaveia | apodeikaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | apodeikaleiō | apodeikaleia | apodeikaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apodeikomeiō | apodeikomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | apodeikoseiō | apodeikoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apodeikoteiō | apodeikoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | apodeikoneiō | apodeikoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apodeikoveiō | apodeikoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | apodeikoleiō | apodeikoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | apodeikasōr | apodeikasar | apodeikasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apodeikatōr | apodeikatar | apodeikatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | apodeikavōr | apodeikavar | apodeikavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | apodeikalōr | apodeikalar | apodeikalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | apodeikosōr | apodeikosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apodeikotōr | apodeikotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | apodeikovōr | apodeikovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | apodeikolōr | apodeikolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apodeikamoiō | apodeikamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | apodeikasoiō | apodeikasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apodeikatoiō | apodeikatoia |
| we 1st person plural | apodeikanoiō | apodeikanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | apodeikavoiō | apodeikavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | apodeikaloiō | apodeikaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apodeikomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | apodeikosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apodeikotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | apodeikonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | apodeikovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | apodeikoloiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | apodeikarō | apodeikari | apodeikara1×ἀποδεῖξαι | apodeikarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | apodeikorō | apodeikorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | apodeikarōntos1× | apodeikarintos | apodeikarantos | apodeikarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | apodeikorōntos | apodeikorēntos1× |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
apodeik is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
apodeikata“exhibited”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×
1 Corinthians 4:9“exhibited”… tos theos nin toin apostoloin eschatoin apodeikata hōs epithanatioin, hoti theatrem genina to …… to me that God has displayed us apostles at the end of the procession, like prisoners appointed for death. We have become a spectacle to the whole world …
apodeikara“prove”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×
Acts 25:7… barueim aitiōmeim kataferarōntois heim ouk ischuale apodeikara,… serious charges that they could not prove.
apodeikarōnton“proclaiming”happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative singular masculine1×
2 Thessalonians 2:4… eis ton naon tou theou kathizara apodeikarōnton heauton hoti atō theos.… himself in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.
apodeikorēnton“attested”has happened · objectperfect middle or passive participle accusative singular masculine1×
Acts 2:22“attested”… logoin houtoin. Iēsun ton Nazōraion, andron apodeikorēnton apo tou theou eis vin dunamiai …… this message: Jesus of Nazareth was a man certified by God to you by miracles, wonders, and …