verb
mēnuamō
Strong’sG3377
I reveal, inform
stem mēnu-4 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.
** μηνύω,
[in LXX: II Mac 3:7 6:11 14:37, III Mac 3:28, IV Mac 4:3*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3377 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidmay-noo'-o
to disclose (through the idea of mental effort and thus calling to mind), i.e. report, declare, intimate
Fromprobably from the same base as G3145 and G3415 (i.e. μάω, to strive);
King Jamesshew, tell.
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
(see. near the end), Doric dialect μᾱν- Refs 5th c.BC+: future -ύσω Refs 5th c.BC+. γ᾽, etc.: aorist ἐμήνῡσα Refs 5th c.BC+perfect μεμήνῡκαRefs 5th c.BC+:—passive, perfect μεμήνῡται Refs 5th c.BC+: aorist ἐμηνύθην Refs 5th c.BC+: future μηνυθήσομαι Refs 2nd c.AD+:—disclose what is secret, reveal: generally, make known, declare, μ. τινί τι Refs 5th c.BC+; τι Refs 5th c.BC+; τί μηνύεις νέο; Refs 5th c.BC+; τὸ πρᾶγμ᾽ οὐ μεμήνυκ᾽ Refs 4th c.BC+; τοὺς ἑτερογνάθους μ. ἡ πέδη indicates, betrays them, Refs 5th c.BC+ [same place]:—passive, κατὰ τὸ μεμηνυμένον Refs 1st c.BC+
2 with accusative et participle, πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα μ. τινὰ ἔχοντα show that he has, Refs 5th c.BC+participle is sometimes omitted, τόδ᾽ ἔργον.. σε μηνύει κακόν (i.e. ὄντα) Refs 5th c.BC+: with accusative et infinitive, [ποιηταὶ] ταῦτα οὕτως ἔχειν μ. Refs 5th c.BC+; also ἡ ἐπιστήμη μ. ὡς.. ἑπομένης τῆς ψυχῆς gives indication of the soul as following, Refs
3 followed by an interrogative or conjunction, μήνυσον αὐτοῖς τίς ἐστιν Refs; ἀλλά μοι μηνύσατε εἰ.. inform me whether.., Refs 5th c.BC+; μ. ὅτι.. Refs 4th c.BC+
4 absolutely, ὡς ὁ ἔμπροσθεν μεμήνυκεν ἡμῖν λόγος Refs 5th c.BC+
II at Athens, inform, lay information against another, κατά τινος Refs 5th c.BC+; τινας Docum. cited in Refs 5th c.BC+passive, μηνύεται information is laid, Refs 5th c.BC+:— passive, also of persons, to be informed against, denounced, τῶν μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ μεμηνυμένωνRefs 5th c.BC+. [ῡ always in future, aorist, and perfect; and in Attic dialect so in present and imperfect; ῠ in Epic dialect and Lyric poetry in present and imperfect, Refs 5th c.BC+, B.[same place], but ῡ, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| mēnuataἐμήνυσεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | showed | 1× |
| mēnuateiaμηνύσῃ | happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular | report | 1× |
| mēnuarantonμηνύσαντα | happened · objectaorist active participle accusative singular masculine | informed | 1× |
| mēnuirantauμηνυθείσης | happened · of, belonging toaorist passive participle genitive singular feminine | informed | 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, 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 | mēnuamō | mēnuame | mēnuami | mēnuama | mēnuamē | mēnuamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | mēnuasō | mēnuase | mēnuasi | mēnuasa | mēnuasē | mēnuaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mēnuatō | mēnuate | mēnuati | mēnuata1×ἐμήνυσεν | mēnuatē | mēnuatelē |
| we 1st person plural | mēnuanō | mēnuane | mēnuani | mēnuana | mēnuanē | mēnuanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | mēnuavō | mēnuave | mēnuavi | mēnuava | mēnuavē | mēnuavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | mēnualō | mēnuale | mēnuali | mēnuala | mēnualē | mēnualelē |
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 | mēnuomō | mēnuome | mēnuomē | mēnuomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | mēnuosō | mēnuose | mēnuosē | mēnuoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mēnuotō | mēnuote | mēnuotē | mēnuotelē |
| we 1st person plural | mēnuonō | mēnuone | mēnuonē | mēnuonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | mēnuovō | mēnuove | mēnuovē | mēnuovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | mēnuolō | mēnuole | mēnuolē | mēnuolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | mēnuimi | mēnuima |
| you 2nd person singular | mēnuisi | mēnuisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mēnuiti | mēnuita |
| we 1st person plural | mēnuini | mēnuina |
| ye 2nd person plural | mēnuivi | mēnuiva |
| they 3rd person plural | mēnuili | mēnuila |
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 | mēnuameiō | mēnuameia | mēnuameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | mēnuaseiō | mēnuaseia | mēnuaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mēnuateiō | mēnuateia1×μηνύσῃ | mēnuateiē |
| we 1st person plural | mēnuaneiō | mēnuaneia | mēnuaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | mēnuaveiō | mēnuaveia | mēnuaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | mēnualeiō | mēnualeia | mēnualeiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | mēnuomeiō | mēnuomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | mēnuoseiō | mēnuoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mēnuoteiō | mēnuoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | mēnuoneiō | mēnuoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | mēnuoveiō | mēnuoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | mēnuoleiō | mēnuoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | mēnuimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | mēnuiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mēnuiteia |
| we 1st person plural | mēnuineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | mēnuiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | mēnuileia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | mēnuasōr | mēnuasar | mēnuasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mēnuatōr | mēnuatar | mēnuatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | mēnuavōr | mēnuavar | mēnuavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | mēnualōr | mēnualar | mēnualēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | mēnuosōr | mēnuosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mēnuotōr | mēnuotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | mēnuovōr | mēnuovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | mēnuolōr | mēnuolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | mēnuisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mēnuitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | mēnuivar |
| they 3rd person plural | mēnuilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | mēnuamoiō | mēnuamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | mēnuasoiō | mēnuasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mēnuatoiō | mēnuatoia |
| we 1st person plural | mēnuanoiō | mēnuanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | mēnuavoiō | mēnuavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | mēnualoiō | mēnualoia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | mēnuomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | mēnuosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mēnuotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | mēnuonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | mēnuovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | mēnuoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | mēnuimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | mēnuisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mēnuitoia |
| we 1st person plural | mēnuinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | mēnuivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | mēnuiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | mēnuarō | mēnuari | mēnuara | mēnuarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | mēnuorō | mēnuorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | mēnuiri | mēnuira |
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 | mēnuarōntos | mēnuarintos | mēnuarantos1× | mēnuarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | mēnuorōntos | mēnuorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | mēnuirintos | mēnuirantos1× |
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
mēnu 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
mēnuata“showed”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 20:37“showed”… de egerolō tois nekrois kai Mōusos mēnuata epi tau batau, hōs legatō kurion …Even Moses demonstrates that the dead are raised, in the passage about the burning bush. For he calls the Lord ‘the God …
mēnuateia“report”happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular1×
John 11:57… hina ean tinos gnōskateia pou atō mēnuateia, hopōs piazaleia auton.… who knew where He was must report it, so that they could arrest …
mēnuaranton“informed”happened · objectaorist active participle accusative singular masculine1×
1 Corinthians 10:28“informed”… atō, mē esthiavōr dia ekeinon ton mēnuaranton kai tan suneidēsian;… then do not eat it, for the sake of the one who told you and for the sake of conscience —
mēnuirantau“informed”happened · of, belonging toaorist passive participle genitive singular feminine1×
Acts 23:30mēnuirantau de mi epiboulau eis ton andron …When I was informed that there was a plot against …