"pr. to show anything by raising it aloft, as a torch; to display, manifest, show plainly or openly, Acts 1:24; to mark out, constitute, appoint by some outward sign, Lk. 10:1*"
Definition and meaning
pr. to show anything by raising it aloft, as a torch; to display, manifest, show plainly or openly, Acts 1:24; to mark out, constitute, appoint by some outward sign, Lk. 10:1*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἀναδείκνυμι
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of anadeiknymi (G322) across the King James Bible.
After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come.
And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen,
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Common questions
Strong's G322 (anadeiknymi) is a Greek word that means: pr. to show anything by raising it aloft, as a torch; to display, manifest, show plainly or openly, Acts 1:24; to mark out, constitute, appoint by some outward sign, Lk. 10:1* It appears 2 times in the King James Bible.
The word anadeiknymi (G322) appears 2 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G322 is anadeiknymi, a Greek word defined as: pr. to show anything by raising it aloft, as a torch; to display, manifest, show plainly or openly, Acts 1:24; to mark out, constitute, appoint by som. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
anadeiknymi is a Greek word found in the New Testament.