verb
sēmeiomō
Strong’sG4593
I note
stem sēmei-once in the New Testament1 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.
σημειόω, -ῶ
(< σημεῖον), [in LXX: Ps 4:6 (נשׂא)*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4593 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidsay-mi-o'-o
to distinguish, i.e. mark (for avoidance)
Fromfrom G4592;
King Jamesnote.
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
(Doric dialect σᾱμ- Refs 1st c.BC+, mark (by milestones), Refs 2nd c.BC+; seal, ἐπιστολὰς -ωμένας σφραγῖδι Refs 1st c.BC+:—passive, to be marked or stamped, Refs
2 give a signal, impersonal in passive, ὅταν σημειωθῇ Aen. Tact.22.23 (codex M).
II middle, mark for oneself, note down, ὅτι.. Refs 4th c.BC+ (signed) Δυμᾶς, Refs 1st c.AD+; take notice of, pay honour to.. , ὅπως ὁ δῆμος φαίνηται τοὺς καλοὺς κἀγαθοὺς τῶν ἀνδρῶν σημειούμενος Refs
II.2 interpret anything as a sign or portent, Refs 2nd c.BC+; infer as from a sign, ὁ ἐκ τῆς ἐναργείας -ούμενος περὶ τῶν ἀδήλων Refs 4th c.BC+:—in Medicine texts, diagnose, Refs 2nd c.AD+; later, examine, σημειωσόμεθα κοπαρίῳ Refs 7th c.AD+
II.3 in Grammars, of marginal marks, σημείωσαι,= nota bene, Hdn.Gr.Refs:—in passive, σημειοῦται δὲ ὅτι.. Refs 8th c.BC+; τὰ σεσημειωμένα noted as exceptions, Refs 2nd c.AD+ H.: future σεσημειώσεται Refs 2nd c.AD+
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| sēmeiovōrσημειοῦσθε | happening now · yepresent middle or passive imperative 2nd person plural | take note of | 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 54, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sēmeiomō | sēmeiome | sēmeiomē | sēmeiomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | sēmeiosō | sēmeiose | sēmeiosē | sēmeioselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sēmeiotō | sēmeiote | sēmeiotē | sēmeiotelē |
| we 1st person plural | sēmeionō | sēmeione | sēmeionē | sēmeionelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sēmeiovō | sēmeiove | sēmeiovē | sēmeiovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | sēmeiolō | sēmeiole | sēmeiolē | sēmeiolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sēmeiomeiō | sēmeiomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | sēmeioseiō | sēmeioseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sēmeioteiō | sēmeioteiē |
| we 1st person plural | sēmeioneiō | sēmeioneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sēmeioveiō | sēmeioveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | sēmeioleiō | sēmeioleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | sēmeiosōr | sēmeiosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sēmeiotōr | sēmeiotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | sēmeiovōr1×σημειοῦσθε | sēmeiovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | sēmeiolōr | sēmeiolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sēmeiomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | sēmeiosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sēmeiotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | sēmeionoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | sēmeiovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | sēmeioloiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | sēmeiorō | sēmeiorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | sēmeiorōntos | sēmeiorēntos |
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
sēmei 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.
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
sēmeiovōr“take note of”happening now · yepresent middle or passive imperative 2nd person plural1×
2 Thessalonians 3:14… logo nu dia tau epistolau, houton sēmeiovōr, mē sunanamigorō auto, hina entrapiteia;Take note of anyone who does not obey the …