σημεῖον sēmeion · G4592
sign
σημεῖον, -ου, τό ; [in LXX chiefly for אוֹת ; ] ; a sign, mark, token; (a) of that which distinguishes a person or thing from others: Mat.26:48 Luk.2:12, 2Th.3:17 (cf. Deiss., LAE, 153.2); before genitive epexeg., Rom.4:11; with genitive obj., Mat.24:8, 30, 2Co.12:12; with genitive subj., Mat.16:3; (b) a sign of warning or admonition: Mat.12:39 16:4, Luk.2:34 11:29-30, 1Co.14:22; (with) a sign portending future events (Soph., Plat. al.): Mrk.13:4, Luk.21:7, 11 21:25, Act.2:19, Rev.12:1, 3 15:1; (d) of miracles and wonders (MM, xxii), regarded as signs of a divine authority: Mat.12:38-39 16:1, 4 Mrk.8:11-12 Luk.11:16, 29 23:8, Jhn.2:11, 18 2:23 4:54 6:30 10:41 12:18, Act.4:16, 22; pl., …
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
σημεῖον, τό, ; Ionic dialect σημήϊον, Doric dialect σᾱμήϊον [], σᾱμεῖον [], σᾱμᾶον [] —= σῆμα in all senses, and more common in Prose, but never in []: mark by which a thing is known, []; sign of the future, τυραννίδος σ. []; trace, track, σημεῖα δ᾽ οὔτε θηρὸς οὔτε του κυνῶν.. ἐξεφαίνετο []; of a cork on a buoy, []; b Doric dialect, tomb, []; 2 sign from the gods, omen, []; wonder, portent, []; especially of the constellations, regarded as signs, δύεται σημεῖα []; 3 sign or signal to do a …
Where it's used 77 times
Matthew 12:38 · Matthew 12:39 · Matthew 16:1 · Matthew 16:3 · Matthew 16:4 · Matthew 24:3 · Matthew 24:24 · Matthew 24:30 · Matthew 26:48 · Mark 8:11 · Mark 8:12 · Mark 13:4 · Mark 13:22 · Mark 16:17 · Mark 16:20 · Luke 2:12 · Luke 2:34 · Luke 11:16 · Luke 11:29 · Luke 11:30 · Luke 21:7 · Luke 21:11 · Luke 21:25 · Luke 23:8 · John 2:11 · John 2:18 · John 2:23 · John 3:2 · John 4:48 · John 4:54 · John 6:2 · John 6:14 · John 6:26 · John 6:30 · John 7:31 · John 9:16 · John 10:41 · John 11:47 · John 12:18 · John 12:37 · John 20:30 · Acts 2:19 · Acts 2:22 · Acts 2:43 · Acts 4:16 · Acts 4:22 · Acts 4:30 · Acts 5:12 · Acts 6:8 · Acts 7:36 · Acts 8:6 · Acts 8:13 · Acts 14:3 · Acts 15:12 · Romans 4:11 · Romans 15:19 · 1 Corinthians 1:22 · 1 Corinthians 14:22 · 2 Corinthians 12:12 · 2 Thessalonians 2:9 … and 17 more
Source: TBESG G4592; TFLSJ G4592
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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