noun · neuter
tekmēriem
Greekτεκμήριον (tekmērion)
Strong’sG5039
a sign, certain proof
stem tekmēri-once in the New Testament1 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
** τεκμήριον, -ου, τό
(< τέκμαρ, a mark, sign), [in LXX: Wi 5:4 19:13, III Mac 3:24 *;]
SYN.: ἔνδειγμα, q.v
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5039 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidtek-may'-ree-on
a token (as defining a fact), i.e. criterion of certainty
Fromneuter of a presumed derivative of τεκμάρ (a goal or fixed limit);
King Jamesinfallible proof.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject or object direct | tekmēriem | tekmērieim |
| of, belonging to genitive | tekmērieu | tekmērieiu |
| to, for dative | tekmērie | tekmēriei1×τεκμηρίοις |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
tekmērie 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
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
tekmēriei“convincing proofs”to, fordative plural1×
Acts 1:3“convincing proofs”hoi kai paristanata heauton zōarōton meta tem paschara auton en pollei tekmēriei, dia hēmeraiu tesserakonta optanerōtos autoi kai legarōtos teim peri tau basileiau tou theou;After His suffering, He presented Himself to them with many convincing proofs that He was alive. He appeared to them over a span of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God.