verb
epideikamō
Strong’sG1925
I show, prove
stem epideik-7 times in the New Testamentin 4 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.
ἐπι-δείκνυμι
[in LXX: Pr 12:17 (פּוּחַ hi.), Is 37:26 (בּוֹא hi.), Ep. Jer 59, II Mac 15:32, al;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1925 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Refs 3rd c.BC+, future -δείξω: aorist ἐπέδειξα, Ionic dialect Refs 5th c.BC+:—exhibit as a specimen, Refs 5th c.BC+: generally, display, exhibit, Refs 5th c.BC+ parade it before.., Refs 5th c.BC+; of speeches, compositions, etc., ἐπιδειξάτω τῇ βουλῇ he shall exhibit his draft, Refs 6th c.BC+
2. more frequently in middle, show off or display for oneself or what is one's own, μουσικὰν ὀρθὰν ἐ. give a specimen of his article., Refs 5th c.BC+ exhibited me naked, Refs 5th c.BC+ showed all his army, Refs recall Alexander, Refs 6th c.BC+; σοφίαν, πονηρίαν, Refs 5th c.BC+
2.b. ἐπίδειξαι.. ἅττ᾽ ἐδίδασκες give a specimen of.. , Refs 5th c.BC+, show off, make a display of one's powers, Refs 6th c.BC+; ὃν.. ἐθεάσασθε ἐπιδεικνύμενον giving a display (of fighting in armour), Refs 5th c.BC+; of a rhetorician lecturing, Refs; of epideictic orators, Refs 4th c.BC+; of a musician, Refs 2nd c.AD+: with participle, ἐ. Refs 6th c.BC+.
II. show, point out, Refs 6th c.BC+; ἐ. αὐτήν, ἥτις Refs; ἐ. τὸν ἀλεκτρυόν᾽ ὡς ἐτυράννει show, prove that.., Refs 6th c.BC+, etc.: with participle, ἐ. πάντα Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐ. τινὰ φονέα ὄντα show that one is a murderer, variant in Refs 5th c.BC+ prove that one took bribes, Refs 6th c.BC+; ἐ. αὑτὸν φοβερὸν (i.e. Refs 6th c.BC+: with accusative, ἐ. ὅ τι ἂν ἐγκαλῇ Refs 4th c.BC+ —passive, ἐπιδείκνυται αὐθέντης (i.e. ὤν) Refs 6th c.BC+ (ἐπιδεῖξαι secl. Cobet).
II.2. middle, Refs 6th 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.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| epideikavarἐπιδείξατέ | happened · yeaorist active imperative 2nd person plural | show | 2× |
| epideikaraἐπιδεῖξαι | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | show | 3× |
| epideikarōntosἐπιδεικνὺς | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | showing | 1× |
| epideikorōntaisἐπιδεικνύμεναι | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural feminine | showing | 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, no 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 | epideikamō | epideikame | epideikami | epideikama | epideikamē | epideikamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | epideikasō | epideikase | epideikasi | epideikasa | epideikasē | epideikaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epideikatō | epideikate | epideikati | epideikata | epideikatē | epideikatelē |
| we 1st person plural | epideikanō | epideikane | epideikani | epideikana | epideikanē | epideikanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epideikavō | epideikave | epideikavi | epideikava | epideikavē | epideikavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | epideikalō | epideikale | epideikali | epideikala | epideikalē | epideikalelē |
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 | epideikomō | epideikome | epideikomē | epideikomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | epideikosō | epideikose | epideikosē | epideikoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epideikotō | epideikote | epideikotē | epideikotelē |
| we 1st person plural | epideikonō | epideikone | epideikonē | epideikonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epideikovō | epideikove | epideikovē | epideikovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | epideikolō | epideikole | epideikolē | epideikolelē |
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 | epideikameiō | epideikameia | epideikameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | epideikaseiō | epideikaseia | epideikaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epideikateiō | epideikateia | epideikateiē |
| we 1st person plural | epideikaneiō | epideikaneia | epideikaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epideikaveiō | epideikaveia | epideikaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | epideikaleiō | epideikaleia | epideikaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epideikomeiō | epideikomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | epideikoseiō | epideikoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epideikoteiō | epideikoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | epideikoneiō | epideikoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epideikoveiō | epideikoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | epideikoleiō | epideikoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 2 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | epideikasōr | epideikasar | epideikasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epideikatōr | epideikatar | epideikatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | epideikavōr | epideikavar2×ἐπιδείξατέ | epideikavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | epideikalōr | epideikalar | epideikalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | epideikosōr | epideikosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epideikotōr | epideikotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | epideikovōr | epideikovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | epideikolōr | epideikolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epideikamoiō | epideikamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | epideikasoiō | epideikasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epideikatoiō | epideikatoia |
| we 1st person plural | epideikanoiō | epideikanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | epideikavoiō | epideikavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | epideikaloiō | epideikaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epideikomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | epideikosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epideikotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | epideikonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | epideikovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | epideikoloiō |
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 | epideikarō | epideikari | epideikara3×ἐπιδεῖξαι | epideikarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | epideikorō | epideikorē |
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 | epideikarōntos1×ἐπιδεικνὺς | epideikarintos | epideikarantos | epideikarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | epideikorōntos1× | epideikorēntos |
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
epideik 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.
7 occurrences, every one of them listed
epideikavar“show”happened · yeaorist active imperative 2nd person plural2×
Matthew 22:19epideikavar mi tem nomismem tou kēnsou. tois …Show Me the coin used for the …
Luke 17:14kai horarantos legata autoi; Poreuirantois epideikavar heautoin toi hierevoi. kai geneta en …… Jesus saw them, He said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as …
epideikara“show”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive3×
Matthew 16:1… eperōtala auton sēmem ek tou ouranou epideikara autoi.… tested Jesus by asking Him to show them a sign from heaven.
Matthew 24:1… poreuote, kai proserchala tois mathētois autou epideikara auto tain oikodomain teu hiereu;… disciples came up to Him to point out its buildings.
Hebrews 6:17“show”en he perissoterem boulorōntos tos theos epideikara toi klēronomoi tau epangeliau tem ametathetem …So when God wanted to make the unchanging nature of His purpose very clear to the heirs of the promise, He guaranteed …
epideikarōntos“showing”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine1×
Acts 18:28“showing”eutonōs gar toi Ioudaioi diakatelenchote dēmosia epideikarōntos dia taiu grafaiu arō ton christon …For he powerfully refuted the Jews in public debate, proving from the Scriptures that Jesus is the Christ.
epideikorōntais“showing”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural feminine1×
Acts 9:39… auto pantais tais chērais klaiarōntais kai epideikorōntais chitōnoin kai himatieim hoseim poiate meta …… widows stood around him, weeping and showing him the tunics and other clothing …