The Koine Bible

Greek Lexicon

SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

σημαίνω

Lemmaσημαίνω
Citation formσημαίνω
Part of speechverb
GlossI signify, indicate
Strong’sG4591
Transliterationsēmaínō
Definitionto indicate
KJV glosses:--signify.
Derivationfrom (a mark; of uncertain derivation)
SBLGNT occurrences6

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek formGrammar and occurrences
ἐσήμανεν
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAI-S--)Acts 11:28
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAI-S--)Revelation 1:1
σημαίνων
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNSM-)John 12:33
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNSM-)John 18:32
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNSM-)John 21:19
σημᾶναι
verb, aorist, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -AAN----)Acts 25:27

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: σημαινω.