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Strong's G4592 · Greek

σημεῖον

semeion · say-mi'-on

neuter of a presumed derivative of the base of 4591; an indication, especially ceremonially or supernaturally


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Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

σημεῖον (G4592)

77 σημεῖον , -ου, τό [in LXX chiefly for אוֹת ;] a sign, mark, token ; of that which distinguishes a person or thing from others: Mt 26:48 , Lk 2:12 , II Th 3:17 (cf. Deiss., LAE , 153 2 ); seq. gen. epexeg., Ro 4:11 ; c. gen. obj., Mt 24:8 , 30 , II Co 12:12 ; c. gen. subj., Mt 16:3 ; a sign of warning or admonition: Mt 12:39 16:4 , Lk 2:34 11:29, 30 , I Co 14:22 ; a sign portending future events (Soph., Plat. al.): Mk 13:4 , Lk 21:7 , 11 , 25 , Ac 2:19 , Re 12:1 , 3 15:1 ; of miracles and wonders (MM, xxii), regarded as signs of a divine authority: Mt 12:38, 39 16:1 , 4 , Mk 8:11, 12 Lk 11:16 , 29 23:8 , Jo 2:11 , 18 , 23 4:54 6:30 10:41 12:18 , Ac 4:16 , 22 ; pl., Mk 16:[17 , 20] , Jo 2:11 , 23 3:2 6:2 , 14 , 26 7:31 9:16 11:47 12:37 20:30 , Ac 8:6 , I Co 1:22 (Lft., Notes , 162); the same ascribed to false teachers and demons: Mt 24:24 , Mk 13:22 , II Th 2:9 , Re 13:13, 14 16:14 19:20 ; σ. καὶ τέρατα ( τ. καὶ σ. ; cf. Tr., Syn. , § xci), Mt 24:24 , Mk 13:22 , Jo 4:48 , Ac 2:19 , 43 4:30 5:12 6:8 7:36 14:3 15:12 , Ro 15:19 , II Th 2:9 ; id. seq. καὶ δυνάμεις , II Co 12:12 , He 2:4 ; σ. καὶ δυνάμεις , Ac 8:13 ; δ. καὶ τ. καὶ σ. , Ac 2:22 ; σ. διδόναι , Mt 24:24 , Mk 13:22 .†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain

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