verb
deikamō
Strong’sG1166
I point out, show
stem deik-33 times in the New Testamentin 10 of 27 books15 forms occur
What it means
A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.
AI Summary
δείκνυμι means to show or point out something, in the sense of physically displaying or exhibiting it to someone 1234. This covers cases such as showing a person a place, an object, a wound, or a vision 1.
It also means to make known, in the sense of revealing or explaining something rather than physically presenting it 13.
A further sense is to prove or demonstrate, used when establishing something to be true or clear rather than simply displaying it 13.
Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Dodson. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.
The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:
Abbott-Smith — the 1922 lexicon entry, in full
δείκνυμι, δεικνύω (v. Bl., § 23, 1; Veitch, s.v.),
[in LXX chiefly for רָאָה hi.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1166 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saiddike-noo'-o
to show (literally or figuratively)
Froma prolonged form of an obsolete primary of the same meaning;
King Jamesshew.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
(also δεικνύω Refs 8th c.BC+; Ionic dialect δέκνυμι Refs 5th c.BC+; Cretan dialect δίκνυμι (προ-) Refs; 3rd.pers. singular δείκνυ Refs 8th c.BC+; imperative δείκνυεRefs 5th c.BC+, 3rd.pers. singular δεικνύτω Refs 5th c.BC+: imperfect 3rd.pers. plural ἐδείκνυσαν Refs 5th c.BC+, also -υον Refs 5th c.BC+; 3rd.pers. singular δείκνυεν Refs 5th c.BC+: future δείξω Refs 8th c.BC+, Ionic dialect δέξω Refs 5th c.BC+aorist 1 ἔδειξα, Epic dialect δεῖξα Refs 8th c.BC+, Ionic dialect ἔδεξα Refs 5th c.BC+: perfect δέδειχα Refs 4th c.BC+ —middle, with perfect passive, for Epic dialect forms δεικνύμενος, δείδεκτο, δειδέχαται, δειδέχατο, see at {δειδίσκομαι}:—passive, future δειχθήσομαι Refs 5th c.BC+: aorist ἐδείχθην Refs 5th c.BC+: perfect δέδειγμαι Refs 5th c.BC+, Ionic dialect δέδεκται Refs 5th c.BC+:—bring to light, show forth, [θεὸς] ἡμῖν δεῖξε [τέρας] Refs 8th c.BC+; τὸν κτανόνταRefs 5th c.BC+; of artists, portray, represent, Refs 2nd c.AD+; cause, δυσθέατα πήματα ἐδείξατ᾽ Refs 4th c.BC+; render so and so, τυφλοὺς τοὺς ἐμβλέποντας δεικνύει Refs 4th c.BC+ —middle, δείκνυμαι set before one, ἄεθλα Refs 8th c.BC+
2 show, point out, δ. Ἀλέξανδρον Μενελάῳ Refs 8th c.BC+; δέσμιον.. ἔδειξ᾽ Ἀχαιοῖς (i.e. αὐτόν) Refs 5th c.BC+; αὐτὸ δ. experiment will show, Refs 5th c.BC+; δείξει δὴ τάχα alone, time will show, Refs 5th c.BC+; δ. εἴς τινα point towards, Refs 5th c.BC+:—middle, δείξατο δ᾽ εἰς Κρονίωνα Refs
3 show, make known, especially by words, explain, ὁδόν Refs 8th c.BC+
4 show, prove, with participle, ποῦ γὰρ ὢν δείξω φίλο; Refs 5th c.BC+ it is clear or proven, Refs 5th c.BC+
5 of accusers, inform against, τινά Refs 5th c.BC+
6 display, exhibit, ἀγλαΐαν Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀρετήν, προθυμίαν, Refs 5th c.BC+
7 offer, proffer, καὶ τὰ πίστ᾽ ἐδειξάτην Refs 4th c.BC+. (Cf. Latin dīco, Gothic gateihan 'announce', OHG. zeigōn 'show'.)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| deikamōδείκνυμι | happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular | show | 1× |
| deikasōδεικνύεις | happening now · youpresent active indicative 2nd person singular | show | 1× |
| deikatōδείκνυσιν | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | shows | 2× |
| deikamiδείξω | will happen · Ifuture active indicative 1st person singular | show | 4× |
| deikatiδείξει | will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular | show | 4× |
| deikamaἔδειξα | happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular | shown | 1× |
| deikataἔδειξεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | showed | 6× |
| deikameiaδείξω | happened · Iaorist active subjunctive 1st person singular | show | 1× |
| deikasarδεῖξον | happened · youaorist active imperative 2nd person singular | show | 6× |
| deikatarδειξάτω | happened · he/she/itaorist active imperative 3rd person singular | show | 1× |
| deikavarΔείξατέ | happened · yeaorist active imperative 2nd person plural | show | 1× |
| deikarōδεικνύειν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | show | 1× |
| deikaraδεῖξαι | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | show | 2× |
| deikarōntouδεικνύοντός | happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive singular masculine | showed | 1× |
| deikirantonδειχθέντα | happened · objectaorist passive participle accusative singular masculine | shown | 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 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 19 occurrences
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 | deikamō1×δείκνυμι | deikame | deikami4×δείξω | deikama1×ἔδειξα | deikamē | deikamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | deikasō1×δεικνύεις | deikase | deikasi | deikasa | deikasē | deikaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | deikatō2×δείκνυσιν | deikate | deikati4×δείξει | deikata6×ἔδειξεν | deikatē | deikatelē |
| we 1st person plural | deikanō | deikane | deikani | deikana | deikanē | deikanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | deikavō | deikave | deikavi | deikava | deikavē | deikavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | deikalō | deikale | deikali | deikala | deikalē | deikalelē |
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 | deikomō | deikome | deikomē | deikomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | deikosō | deikose | deikosē | deikoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | deikotō | deikote | deikotē | deikotelē |
| we 1st person plural | deikonō | deikone | deikonē | deikonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | deikovō | deikove | deikovē | deikovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | deikolō | deikole | deikolē | deikolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | deikimi | deikima |
| you 2nd person singular | deikisi | deikisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | deikiti | deikita |
| we 1st person plural | deikini | deikina |
| ye 2nd person plural | deikivi | deikiva |
| they 3rd person plural | deikili | deikila |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | deikameiō | deikameia1×δείξω | deikameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | deikaseiō | deikaseia | deikaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | deikateiō | deikateia | deikateiē |
| we 1st person plural | deikaneiō | deikaneia | deikaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | deikaveiō | deikaveia | deikaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | deikaleiō | deikaleia | deikaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | deikomeiō | deikomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | deikoseiō | deikoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | deikoteiō | deikoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | deikoneiō | deikoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | deikoveiō | deikoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | deikoleiō | deikoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | deikimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | deikiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | deikiteia |
| we 1st person plural | deikineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | deikiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | deikileia |
Commands — imperative mood, 8 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | deikasōr | deikasar6×δεῖξον | deikasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | deikatōr | deikatar1×δειξάτω | deikatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | deikavōr | deikavar1×Δείξατέ | deikavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | deikalōr | deikalar | deikalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | deikosōr | deikosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | deikotōr | deikotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | deikovōr | deikovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | deikolōr | deikolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | deikisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | deikitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | deikivar |
| they 3rd person plural | deikilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | deikamoiō | deikamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | deikasoiō | deikasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | deikatoiō | deikatoia |
| we 1st person plural | deikanoiō | deikanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | deikavoiō | deikavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | deikaloiō | deikaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | deikomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | deikosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | deikotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | deikonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | deikovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | deikoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | deikimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | deikisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | deikitoia |
| we 1st person plural | deikinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | deikivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | deikiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 3 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | deikarō1×δεικνύειν | deikari | deikara2×δεῖξαι | deikarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | deikorō | deikorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | deikiri | deikira |
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 | deikarōntos1× | deikarintos | deikarantos | deikarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | deikorōntos | deikorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | deikirintos | deikirantos1× |
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
deik 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.
33 occurrences, every one of them listed
deikamō“show”happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular1×
1 Corinthians 12:31… kai ēti kata huperbolan hodan vi deikamō.… greater gifts. And now I will show you the most excellent way.
deikasō“show”happening now · youpresent active indicative 2nd person singular1×
John 2:18… Ioudaiois kai legala auto; Tinem sēmem deikasō ni, hoti houteim poiasō?… Jews demanded, “What sign can You show us to prove Your authority to …
deikatō“shows”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular2×
Matthew 4:8… diabolos eis orem hupsēlem liōs, kai deikatō auto pantain tain basileiain tou kosmou …… to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the …
John 5:20… patros filatō ton huion kai panteim deikatō auto heim autos poiatō, kai megotereim …The Father loves the Son and shows Him all He does. And to …
deikami“show”will happen · Ifuture active indicative 1st person singular4×
James 2:18… su chōris teiu ergeiu, kamis si deikami ek teiu ergeiu mu tan pistian.… faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds.
Revelation 4:1… meta mu, legarōntos; Anabainasar hōde, kai deikami si heim datō genera. meta houteim… Come up here, and I will show you what must happen after these …
Revelation 17:1… kai lalata meta mu legarōntos; Deuro, deikami si tem krimem tau pornau tau …… said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment of the great …
Revelation 21:9… kai lalata meta mu legarōntos; Deuro, deikami si tan numfan tan gunaikan teu …… said to me, “Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of …
deikati“show”will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular4×
Mark 14:15kai autos vi deikati anagaiem megem strōnnuorēntem hetoimem; kai ekei …And he will show you a large upper room, furnished …
Luke 22:12kakeinos vi deikati anagaiem megem strōnnuorēntem; ekei hetoimazavar.And he will show you a large upper room, already …
John 5:20… heim autos poiatō, kai megotereim houteiu deikati auto ergeim, hina vis thaumazaveiō.… And to your amazement, He will show Him even greater works than these.
1 Timothy 6:15han kairoi idioi deikati tos makarios kai monos dunastos, tos …… kings and Lord of lords— will bring about in His own time.
deikama“shown”happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular1×
John 10:32… autoi tos Iēsus; Polleim ergeim kaleim deikama vi ek tou patrou; dia poiem …But Jesus responded, “I have shown you many good works from the …
deikata“showed”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular6×
Luke 4:5Kai anagarantos auton deikata auto pantain tain basileiain tau oikoumenau …… up to a high place and showed Him in an instant all the …
Luke 24:40kai houtem legarantos deikata autoi tain cheirain kai toin podoin.… when He had said this, He showed them His hands and feet.
John 20:20kai houtem legarantos deikata tain cheirain kai tan pleuran autoi. …After He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side …
Acts 10:28… ē proserchorō allofulo; kami tos theos deikata mēdenon koinon ē akatharton legarō anthrōpon;… or visit him. But God has shown me that I should not call …
Revelation 21:10… epi orem megem kai hupsēlem, kai deikata mi tan polan tan hagian Ierousalēm …… a mountain great and high, and showed me the holy city of Jerusalem …
Revelation 22:1Kai deikata mi potamon hudeu zōau lampron hōs …Then the angel showed me a river of the water …
deikameia“show”happened · Iaorist active subjunctive 1st person singular1×
Acts 7:3… eis tan gēan han an si deikameia.… go to the land I will show you.’
deikasar“show”happened · youaorist active imperative 2nd person singular6×
Matthew 8:4… Horasōr mēdeno legaseia, alla hupagasōr siauton deikasar to hierevo, kai prosferasar tem dōrem …… you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer …
Mark 1:44… mēdeno mēdenem legaseia, alla hupagasōr siauton deikasar to hierevo kai prosferasar peri tou …… you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and present …
Luke 5:14… parangelata auto mēdeno legara, alla apercharantos deikasar siauton to hierevo, kai prosferasar peri …… anyone,” Jesus instructed him. “But go, show yourself to the priest and present …
John 14:8Legatō auto Filippos; Kurior, deikasar ni ton patron, kai arkatō ni.Philip said to Him, “Lord, show us the Father, and that will …
John 14:9… horatē ton patron; pōs sis legasō; Deikasar ni ton patron?… the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?
James 2:18… Sis pistian echasō kamis ergeim echamō. deikasar mi tan pistian su chōris teiu …… have faith and I have deeds.” Show me your faith without deeds, and …
deikatar“show”happened · he/she/itaorist active imperative 3rd person singular1×
James 3:13Tinos sofos kai epistēmōnos en vi? deikatar ek tau kalau anastrofau teim ergeim …… and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good conduct, by …
deikavar“show”happened · yeaorist active imperative 2nd person plural1×
Luke 20:24Deikavar mi dēnariem; tinou echatō eikonan kai …“Show Me a denarius. Whose image and …
deikarō“show”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
Matthew 16:21Apo tote archeta tos Iēsus deikarō toi mathētoi autou hoti datō auton …… that time on Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go …
deikara“show”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive2×
Revelation 1:1… Christou, han dōata auto tos theos deikara toi douloi autou, heim datō genera …… Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come …
Revelation 22:6… toiu profētoiu, apostelata ton angelon autou deikara toi douloi autou heim datō genera …… prophets, has sent His angel to show His servants what must soon take …
deikarōntou“showed”happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive singular masculine1×
Revelation 22:8“showed”… emprosthen toiu podoiu tou angelou tou deikarōntou mi houteim.… and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had shown me these things.
deikiranton“shown”happened · objectaorist passive participle accusative singular masculine1×
Hebrews 8:5… poiasi panteim kata ton tupon ton deikiranton si en te ore;… make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.”