Strong’s G3377 · Greek

μηνύω
mēnýō

Definition

to disclose (through the idea of mental effort and thus calling to mind), i.e. report, declare, intimate

Etymology

probably from the same base as G3145 (μασσάομαι) and G3415 (μνάομαι) (i.e. , to strive);

Where the KJV renders it

  • shew
  • tell

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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